10 Feb 2022 --- Researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, have developed a self-cleaning bioplastic based on the biological structure of lotus leaves, which they say can prevent product waste and aid recycling processes in food and beauty markets. Mehran Ghasemlou, lead author of the study, tells PackagingInsights the invention was inspired by the “notoriously water-repellent lotus leaf,” which is native to Northern Australia.
