Darrel Fry's guest appearances

Darrel Fry

You Can Do That Here

YourForest

Amanda Hathorn-Geary

Dan Thompson

Chris Smith

David Price

Larry Sparks

Chris Olson

John Nash

Trent Nelson

Greg Wilson

Mark Johnston

Lindsay Smith

Robert Wagner

Chris McGrath

Chris Kent

Chad Hansen

OwlTail

Plastics in the ocean, plastics in the soil, non-renewable petrochemical products are found littered across the globe. These products are toxic to the environment and add to the already problematic human carbon footprint. What if we can make plastics from a sustainable and renewable resource? What if it could be cost-effective? What if those products could be carbon neutral, or even carbon negative? What is this miracle product? WOOD baby!! Wood PLASTICS and wood CARBON FIBER exist and are knocking on the door of opportunity. ResourcesAdvanced BioCarbon 3DSponsorsWest FraserGreenLink Forestry Inc.Damaged TimberQuotes31.18 - 31.21: “Don’t make it, keep it native.”TakeawaysBioplastics (05.16)Darrel’s work involves utilizing hybrid poplar trees to produce plastic, a tool for addressing environmental issues. The trees filter landfill leaching, remediating pollution and protecting the soil, while biomass is used for advanced materials such as plastic. Sourcing feedstock (10.20)Darrel explains that bioplastics have sugar as the base, which is quickly biodegradable, so is good for use in plastic bags. A high-performing plastic needs other plant materials as well added to it to mimic the rigidity or heat/moisture resistance seen in plants. Tree talk (12.49)Lignin and cellulose are important plant components which determine the quality of plastics produced from them. Wood makes a great source since it contains both and comes from a renewable resource. Materials and nature (19.48)Darrel‘s company makes many different products from wood - plastics and carbon fibre - replacing petrochemical legacy material with biomass material, so the applications are broad. A bioplastic world (24.11)Darrel highlights the difficulty of extracting plant materials and deconstructing biomass to utilize it to its full potential. His company’s vision is to create high-performing, high-value bioplastics to be used at an industrial level as well. Biodegradable = in harmony with life (28.32)Darrel reveals that the key to making something biodegradable is to ensure that earth microbes can recognize it and access it so they can break them down into compounds that enrich the soil. Carbon footprints (34.45)Darrel calls his products carbon-negative since they pre-break down the tree components for the microbes to later break down further in the soil. He sees many applications to bioplastics which will collectively help in lowering carbon emissions. Local economies (37.33)Darrel feels excited about the ability of technology to generate advanced materials in a local area using local resources. Localizing manufacturing and sequestering carbon is how he believes we can address climate change. The future of plastic (41.51)Darrel believes bioplastics have the potential to be much better performing than regular plastics, alongside being more sustainable. He looks at blockchain technologies as a way to create transparency in manufacturing, to check if a product is sustainably made. A sustainable economy (47.40)Darrel addresses the complexity of single-use products. Plastics either end up in a landfill or get burned. However, government policies, politicians and technology are all supporting the growth of the bioplastics industry, and every manufacturer can switch to bioplastics. Creating the future (53.56)Darrel sees bioplastics starting to become mainstream and public appetite for it increasing. He believes his company is at a point where they can demonstrate that at a level that the industry will respect. 

Plastics in the ocean, plastics in the soil, non-renewable petrochemical products are found littered across the globe. These products are toxic to the environment and add to the already problematic human carbon footprint. What if we can make plastics from a sustainable and renewable resource? What if it could be cost-effective? What if those products could be carbon neutral, or even carbon negative? What is this miracle product? WOOD baby!! Wood PLASTICS and wood CARBON FIBER exist and are knocking on the door of opportunity. Resources<a href="https://advancedbiocarbon3d.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Advanced BioCarbon 3D</a>Sponsors<a href="https://www.westfraser.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">West Fraser</a><a href="http://greenlinkforestry.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GreenLink Forestry Inc.</a><a href="https://www.damagedtimber.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Damaged Timber</a>Quotes31.18 - 31.21: “Don’t make it, keep it native.”TakeawaysBioplastics (05.16)Darrel’s work involves utilizing hybrid poplar trees to produce plastic, a tool for addressing environmental issues. The trees filter landfill leaching, remediating pollution and protecting the soil, while biomass is used for advanced materials such as plastic. Sourcing feedstock (10.20)Darrel explains that bioplastics have sugar as the base, which is quickly biodegradable, so is good for use in plastic bags. A high-performing plastic needs other plant materials as well added to it to mimic the rigidity or heat/moisture resistance seen in plants. Tree talk (12.49)Lignin and cellulose are important plant components which determine the quality of plastics produced from them. Wood makes a great source since it contains both and comes from a renewable resource. Materials and nature (19.48)Darrel‘s company makes many different products from wood - plastics and carbon fibre - replacing petrochemical legacy material with biomass material, so the applications are broad. A bioplastic world (24.11)Darrel highlights the difficulty of extracting plant materials and deconstructing biomass to utilize it to its full potential. His company’s vision is to create high-performing, high-value bioplastics to be used at an industrial level as well. Biodegradable = in harmony with life (28.32)Darrel reveals that the key to making something biodegradable is to ensure that earth microbes can recognize it and access it so they can break them down into compounds that enrich the soil. Carbon footprints (34.45)Darrel calls his products carbon-negative since they pre-break down the tree components for the microbes to later break down further in the soil. He sees many applications to bioplastics which will collectively help in lowering carbon emissions. Local economies (37.33)Darrel feels excited about the ability of technology to generate advanced materials in a local area using local resources. Localizing manufacturing and sequestering carbon is how he believes we can address climate change. The future of plastic (41.51)Darrel believes bioplastics have the potential to be much better performing than regular plastics, alongside being more sustainable. He looks at blockchain technologies as a way to create transparency in manufacturing, to check if a product is sustainably made. A sustainable economy (47.40)Darrel addresses the complexity of single-use products. Plastics either end up in a landfill or get burned. However, government policies, politicians and technology are all supporting the growth of the bioplastics industry, and every manufacturer can switch to bioplastics. Creating the future (53.56)Darrel sees bioplastics starting to become mainstream and public appetite for it increasing. He believes his company is at a point where they can demonstrate that at a level that the industry will respect.

#92-BioEconomy 2.0 with Darrel Fry

Plastic. It’s everywhere. Everywhere we want and need it, and everywhere we don’t. From the Pacific Garbage Patch to the nano-plastics that now inhabit our own bodies, the wonder product of the middle 20th century has grown to be a plague on humanity. The downside? It’s also really handy useful stuff, and if we shut off all plastic production tomorrow, we’d be in a pretty difficult spot. So how we solve the problem? We’ve been coming it at it through demand management, trying to promote less use, re-use, recycling and the like. As we all know of course trying to plug the pipe at the end never truly works. Moving to a supply management where rather than using less plastic we aim to use better plastic would seem to be a better route. Plastic that is both more advanced than what we have now, and that was truly biodegradable and non-garbage-patch-building sounds like part of the solution. Darrel Fry of Rossland, BC and his company Advanced Bio Carbon 3D is trying to do just that. In fact, it’s their second go at it. 10 years ago, the market wasn’t ready. In this episode we dive in and find out how and why he’s looking at going bigger by going smaller, and helping solve man’s most pressing challenges in the process. Create a better plastic by working with nature, turn it into a better product for the market, and create better environmental and business solutions in the process? You Can Do That Here.                                          

Plastic. It’s everywhere. Everywhere we want and need it, and everywhere we don’t. From the Pacific Garbage Patch to the nano-plastics that now inhabit our own bodies, the wonder product of the middle 20th century has grown to be a plague on humanity. The downside? It’s also really handy useful stuff, and if we shut off all plastic production tomorrow, we’d be in a pretty difficult spot. So how we solve the problem? We’ve been coming it at it through demand management, trying to promote less use, re-use, recycling and the like. As we all know of course trying to plug the pipe at the end never truly works. Moving to a supply management where rather than using less plastic we aim to use better plastic would seem to be a better route. Plastic that is both more advanced than what we have now, and that was truly biodegradable and non-garbage-patch-building sounds like part of the solution. Darrel Fry of Rossland, BC and his company Advanced Bio Carbon 3D is trying to do just that. In fact, it’s their second go at it. 10 years ago, the market wasn’t ready. In this episode we dive in and find out how and why he’s looking at going bigger by going smaller, and helping solve man’s most pressing challenges in the process. Create a better plastic by working with nature, turn it into a better product for the market, and create better environmental and business solutions in the process? You Can Do That Here.

Episode 119 - Darrel Fry of ABC3D