What if the next generation of materials is already growing around us? Exploring lavender, AI and circular thinking, this article looks at how science and technology can transform what already exists into what comes next.

Plastic pollution is no longer a distant environmental issue. It is in oceans, soils, air, food systems, and human bodies. The plastic crisis now sits at the intersection of climate change, biodiversity loss, public health, and material design. That is why PRELLAT exists: to prove that materials can have origin, traceability, and cultural meaning, while reducing dependence on fossil resources. Plastic pollution is now part of the material reality we must redesign. Fossil plas