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Further readings: ▻ Lucy Hooker, BBC News, 11 October 2017: Four solutions to the disposable coffee cup problem ▻ Packaging Europe, 31 January 2018: Holistic approach needed to solve coffee cup recycling problem ▻ Jaakko Liikanen, Paperi Ja Puu, 7 December 2016: Zero-plastic drinking cups from Kotka So, there's another Finnish company you may want keep eye on: Kotkamills. They have somewhat only just started, but hopefully they, or at least their innovation, becomes worldwide. Last time I read news about the innovation (in Finnish), I found out they did not apply patent for it. And that is because patents are public, and therefore also sort of a idea leak.

For me as a Finn, it was a surprise to find a familiar word and a name right under my nose, when visiting Dublin last summer. But for an Irish it must look gibberish. The company name is a rather common surname in Finland. In English it means the same as "Swidden Hill", and "Schwendbau Berg" in German. As many other companies at the same business, it currently does it's best to get rid of the plastic. It just made a big contract with McDonald's to replace plastic straws with paper straws. One of the great new challenges is to replace plastic for what's in the picture. Can you guess what is in the picture, and what the company is? Easy, I am sure, especially if you have used to take your coffee and go. Camera details Camera: Sony Xperia Z1 Compact mobile phone F5321 Exposure: 1/32 sec. Aperture: f/2.0 ISO: 200 Focal Length: 4.2 mm (27 mm equivalent) Lens: Clip-on macro lens (magnifying glass). Editing: Snapseed

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Contribution for The 50 Images-Project: Still Life 5/50 ▻ For all those who knows the DFAS monsters Contribution for The Sunday Challenge: Grunge ▻ When Bad Does Good , in memory of Chris Cornell, the sound of grunge. Some PicMonkey charm added for extra grunge. I got surprised to find so much interesting stuff when trying to find out what porcelain actually is. Like most of the great innovations, also "china" indeed comes from China. What I actually tried to find is the difference between porcelain and faience. And the main difference is the temperature where the both of them becomes burned. Porcelain requires much higher temperature. And that also turned out the reason why especially during 1970s oil crises many ceramic factories settled for producing faience instead. And the blue color typical for many porcelain items is because the blue tint withstands the high temperatures best. Camera details Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ60 Exposure: 1/4 sec. Aperture: f/8.0 ISO: 400 Focal Length: 6.3 mm (35 mm equivalent: 41.0 mm) Editing: GIMP + PicMonkey

Contribution for The Sunday Challenge: Showcase various lamps or other methods of lighting. Contribution for The 50 Images-Project: Still Life 4/50.

Contribution for The 50 Images-Project: Still Life 5/50. Sulfasalazine for ankylosing spondylitis, antihistamine for allergies, and vitamin D for the lack of sunlight. Camera details Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ60 Exposure: 1/30 sec. Aperture: f/8.0 ISO: 400 Focal Length: 9.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 52.0 mm) Editing: GIMP + PicMonkey

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