
Month: February 2023


INEOS Secures €3.5 billion Financing for Project One – The Greenest Cracker in Europe.

Can Clothes Ever Be Fully Recycled?

3D Printing with Bacteria-Loaded Ink Produces Bone-Like Composites

Foldable and Compostable Coffee Cup Gets Rid of Annoying Plastic Lid

3rd Annual Bioplastics Innovation Forum (FREE)

Plastic Particles in Mom’s Food Reach Unborn Children

Neste and ILLIG Partner on Sustainable Demonstration Cases

The United Nations Global Compact–Accenture CEO Study

Turning Fruit Waste into Water Purification Material

International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) Standard Update

Bans, Taxes and Polluter-Pays Laws Will Not Stop Runaway Consumption

Neste Launches Renewable Lubricants

Toppan and Polymateria Release Biotransformed Packaging that Degrades in 176 days

Prime Minister Urged to Fund Research into Human Health Impact of Plastic

Pressure Grows to Reclassify Plastic Pellets as Hazardous Substances

PLA Bottles Keep Cooking Oil Fresh for a Long Time

Lyondellbasell and Nexus Circular Partner on Chemical Recycling

Ocean Plastics Speakers by Boompods

Plastic Debate in Montana US

DualPakECO

Compostable Cups Create Confusion in Australia

A newly developed catalyst makes single-use plastics easier to upcycle, recycle and biodegrade

Can Seaweed Remove Carbon Emissions and Replace Fossil-Fuel Plastic?

Degradation of Plastic Waste Using Newly Developed Biocatalysts

Bioplastics from Carrots

Agile BioFoundry Selects New Projects

Inca Renewtech Receives Millions in Funding

Investment in Next-Gen Materials Halved in 2022

Quick Verification Test to Distinguish Compostable Plastics from Conventional Plastics

Indian Court Suggests Sale of Milk in Glass Bottles

Neste, Borealis, Uponor, Wastewise Group enable chemical recycling of hard-to-recycle plastic waste into new high-quality plastic pipes

Planning Permission Granted for Quantafuel First UK Chemical Recycling plant

Stora Enso and Valmet Partner on Next Generation Lignin

Greiner Packaging Receives Certification for Home-Compostable Capsule Packaging

12 Coffee Brands That Use Compostable Pods

INEOS Styrolution Styroflex Proven to be a Superior Cost-Effective Ninder for Biobased Products

INEOS Styrolution launches Bio-Attributed Styrolux ECO and K-Resin ECO Grades

Avantium and Origin Materials Partner on Mass Production of FDCA and PEF

CPCB Seeks Regular Inspection of Biodegradable Plastic Producers

PHV Joins Fiber-to-Fiber Consortium

UPM and Haertol Partner on Sustainable Coolants

New Report Reveals Large Gap in CO2 Removal Needed

Mixed Waste Sorting is Key to Meeting EU Circular Economy Objectives

Yield10 Bioscience Advancements on Herbicide Tolerant Camelina

Texas A&M on Transforming Biomass Waste Into Chemicals

Teijin to Produce and Market Polycarbonate Resin Made from Biomass-derived BPA

Fairbrics Raises €22 M for its CO2-Based Polyester Fiber

Why we Should not Reuse Plastic Water Bottles

Faser Institute Bremen Develops High-Strength PLA

Loliware Raises $15.4 Million

The Stealth Export of Waste Plastic Clothes to Kenya (FREE)

EU Procedure Against France Regarding Waste Management Labels

Mattress Recycling Not as Effective as Often Assumed (FREE)

Petrochemicals in 2022 by McKinsey

Neste Opens Research Centre in Singapore

Bio-Based Products Are Gaining Momentum

PepsiCo Compostable Snack Bag

House Made of Plastic Bottles

Sri Lanka Bans Single-Use Plastics to Save Elephants

UNDP and The Ocean Cleanup Partner on Ocean Plastic Pollution

Pelletize Waste Materials

Onion Based Packaging

The Problem With Recycling According to Tom Szaky

The Company Using Seaweed from Welsh Beaches to Make Plastic Alternatives

Mitsui Chemicals to Supply Bio-BPA to MGC

Zeon Invests in Visolis

Accelerated Degradation of Plastic Products via Yeast Enzyme Treatment

Characterization and Potential Valorization of Industrial Food Processing Wastes

BlackRock Increases Position in Danimer Scientific (DNMR)

How Waste-Eating Bacteria Digest Complex Carbons

Coca-Cola Says it’s Difficult to Source Recycled Plastic at a Reasonable Price in Asia

Great Quote by Greta Thunberg

Kajkao: a Sustainable, Biodegradable Material from Cocoa

What Really Happens to Compostable Bags in the UK?

African American Company Creates Bioplastics

Are Compostable Phone Cases a Better Choice?

Avient Extends Bio-Based Polyolefin Range

Idemitsu and Toray Partner on Biobased ABS
