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
