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The concern about waste in the world is growing because of the significant environmental impact. Therefore, new alternatives are used, such as recycling, biodegradable polymer, agroindustry waste reuse, and many others. In this sense, this paper proposes a production of new bio-packing based on the waste production from agriculture (sugarcane bagasse) and the drinking industry (plastic bottles from Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)) for agriculture products transportation. Then, this new material was characterized by thermal, chemical, morphological, mechanical, antifungal activity, and hydrophobic character to evaluate its characteristics to use as bio-packing. Following this purpose, all samples are characterized in nature and after production by scanning electron microscopy analysis (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TG), infrared spectroscopy analysis (FTIR), surface angle contact, mechanical properties, and antifungal activity. The results indicated that the sample with 15% of bagasse presents the best mechanical properties. In addition, the presence of porosity can provide the material with low thermal conductivity. Moreover, the antifungal activity indicates that inhibition of fungus micellar growth was proportional to the decrease of bagasse in bio-packing. Then, which offers an innovative strategy for the use of waste in the production of environmentally friendly packing.

The proliferation of different pollutants in waters caused by anthropogenic and industrial activities has become a significant global concern, as they cause many problems, like severe health and environmental harm. Searching for green materials for water removal entirely and efficiently in this context is challenging. In this sense, innovative materials based on industrial waste become an incredible alternative, as they are waste, disposable incorrect in the environment, low-cost, and need to be adequately discharged. Many innovative materials based on industrial waste were performed in the literature, as these eco-friendly alternatives have great potential for many applications, including wastewater treatment. This overview presents various research that demonstrated different innovative materials based on industrial waste, their physicochemical properties, different properties, the adsorption removal, and other wastewater treatment reported based on different models. Based on the literature, we have also demonstrated that innovative materials based on industrial waste exhibit an incredible potential for the adsorption of various pollutants in water, indicating their promising solution of low-cost adsorption removal for wastewater treatment. Finally, this overview shows that these sustainable materials present significant potential for use in wastewater treatment.