{"id":4687,"date":"2024-01-05T08:54:46","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T01:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/?p=4687"},"modified":"2024-01-05T09:06:33","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T02:06:33","slug":"eco-friendly-coconut-husk-coolers-a-sustainable-alternative-to-plastic-foam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/eco-friendly-coconut-husk-coolers-a-sustainable-alternative-to-plastic-foam\/","title":{"rendered":"Eco-Friendly Coconut Husk Coolers: A Sustainable Alternative to Plastic Foam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>TLDR<\/strong>: Philippine company turns coconut husks into eco-friendly coolers, combating plastic waste and aiding coconut farmers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This article is a summary of a You Tube video &#8220;Can Coconuts Replace Plastic Foam Coolers? | World Wide Waste | Business Insider&#8221; by Business Insider<br \/>\n<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lHgBJT1_x9A?si=W0pOFfVqSZ-ruyAg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Key Takeaways:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Coconut Waste Utilization<\/strong>: In the Philippines, a company transforms coconut husks, a byproduct of coconut oil production, into biodegradable insulation for coolers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Environmental Impact<\/strong>: Traditional plastic foam coolers are hard to recycle and often end up polluting waterways. Coconut husk-based coolers offer a sustainable alternative.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Economic Opportunity for Farmers<\/strong>: The initiative provides additional income to coconut farmers who previously discarded or burned the husks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Innovative Processing<\/strong>: The husks undergo a series of processes, including drying, decorticating, and a hydraulic press, to create insulation panels.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Efficiency of Coconut Insulation<\/strong>: The natural structure of coconut fibers provides effective insulation, similar to polystyrene foam.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Origins of the Idea<\/strong>: The project initially aimed to help fishermen keep their catch fresh, but evolved into a broader mission to reduce plastic waste.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Microplastic Pollution<\/strong>: Polystyrene foam breaks down into microplastics, posing risks to marine life and potentially to humans through the food chain.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Global Use of Polystyrene Foam<\/strong>: Foam coolers are extensively used worldwide, particularly in the seafood industry, contributing to significant environmental pollution.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Expansion of the Product Line<\/strong>: The company has diversified from large coolers for fishermen to consumer-friendly products, including a collapsible cooler made with recycled materials.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Future Goals and Challenges<\/strong>: Fortuna cools aims to make the product completely biodegradable and increase support for coconut farmers, while exploring more sustainable liner options.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philippine company turns coconut husks into eco-friendly coolers, combating plastic waste and aiding coconut farmers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4688,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-43","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4687"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4687\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4694,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4687\/revisions\/4694"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}