Month: July 2023
ESG Terminology Dumped by BlackRock (FREE)
The Annual NatureWorks ‘3M Open’ Greenwashing Circus (FREE)
Taipei Bans PLA Containers and Tableware as from Aug 1
Egypt’s Environment Minister reviews progress of municipal solid waste management system
SUP ban update for Jammu and Kashmir
Making Renewable, Infinitely Recyclable Plastics Using Bacteria
Is the next Ice Age coming sooner than Expected? (FREE)
Study Shows Majority Of Foodservice Items In Residential Recycling Stream Are Clean
New Study Sheds Light on Awareness and Preferences for Bioplastics in Japan
Novolex Releases Fifth Annual Sustainability Report (FREE)
Leonard DiCaprio Invests in vegan shoe company
96% of US Climate Data Is Corrupted (FREE)
Mexico’s plastic problem
Creating a canola-based plastic alternative
Introducing ROOTS: Biodegradable 3D-Printed Designer Footwear
Sabah to gain from bio-based initiatives
Braskem Expands Its Biopolymer Production by 30% Following an Investment of US$ 87 Million
Is the official climate change rhetoric a hoax? (FREE)
Despatches from the war against plastic: Plastic Haters, Corruption in the EU Parliament, Agricultural Mulch-film; and PLA (FREE)
PBAT and the Third Reich Connections (FREE)
Research team develops biodegradable Limonene and chitosan film
Physicists Discover an Exotic Material Made of Bosons
PET Seems to be the Winner of the Bioplastics Fiasco
Compostable Bag Controversy in Canada
Timeplast Raises $ 5 Mln
Green Science Alliance Developed Plant-Based Biodegradable Vegan Nail Tips
Biodegradable & Compostable Marine Degradable Marketing & Communications PLA Universities, Institutes & Labs
Compostability Claims of PLA at risk (FREE)
Sailing organisation publishes update on Bioplastics
Draft Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste
Food Safety assessment of PLA plasticizer
Shiseido invests in and forms strategic partnership with biotech company CHITOSE Group
The Not-So-Green Reality of Compostable Plastics
Wood Is Not the Climate-friendly Building Material Some Claim it to Be
Mr. Green Deal Frans Timmermans Resigns from the EU Commission
Belgian court rules Ineos Project One illegal
Braskem I’m Green Bio-PE and the Slavery Connections (FREE)
Harnessing synthetic biology to make sustainable alternatives to petroleum products
Nagano turns to plants for straws to weed out plastic in oceans
British Columbia Takes Action on Plastic Waste
Chinese scientists create edible food packaging to replace plastic
Will the voluntary carbon market survive mistrust and regulation?
What’s in the fine print of COP28 oil executive president Al Jaber’s climate action plan?
TotalEnergies, Aramco and SABIC complete MENA region’s first Chemical Recycling
UK consultation on adoption of a mass balance approach for chemically recycled plastic
PILI finalises two strategic hirings
Ginkgo Bioworks and Sumitomo Chemical Extend Partnership
Bioplastics is a False Greenwash Solutions says the Hill
An Phat Bioplastics Joint Stock Company Shares are subject to Lock-Up Agreement
Potential of biomass cultivated to produce bioplastics
Australia & New Zealand Biodegradable & Compostable Marine Degradable Reports & Studies Universities, Institutes & Labs
University of Queensland tests whether bioplastics breaks down in Moreton Bay
US Chemical Recycling Plant Caught Fire
A New European Project Delves into Advanced Lightweight Bio-Based or Recycled Materials to Facilitate the Decarbonization of the Transport Sector
The Rise Of Eco-Friendly Packaging Solutions
The Hidden Environmental Hazards of Sugar Cane PLA Plastic
World Agricultural Production Monthly Report
India Increases Fair and Remunerative Price for Sugarcane Marketing Year 2023-24Â
The Risks of ‘Chemical Recycling’
Natural Grocers Comes up with Good Idea Regarding plastic Bags
SBS and Solutum Partner on Bioplastics in Philippines
Despatches from the war on Plastics
Bioplastic Dog Poop Bags Pollute Canadian Parks
UK Compostable Plastic Startups May have to Leave UK because of Ban
Shell and PreZero Partner on Chemical Recycling
Scientists use CRISPR to make wood fiber production more sustainable
Melodea Unveils New Biobased Barrier Coating
Bengaluru start-up has an eco-friendly and sustainable solution for plastic straws
British Columbia to Regulate Bioplastic Bags
John Kerry Caught Lying under Oath (Free)
The role of biodegradable materials in reducing medical plastics waste
Brands put brakes on bioplastics over biodiversity and recyclability concerns
No more Bioplastic Support (FREE)
New Investment Tax Credit Announced for Renewable Chemicals
IFF Pioneers Designed Enzymatic Biomaterials Technology Platform to Deliver Sustainable Biopolymers
U.S. Consumer Perception of Compostable Packaging
Advanced Biochemical Thailand absorbs AGC Vinythai
Nova Chemicals Considers Chemical Recycling Plant in Canada
Solvay launches Polycare® Heat Therapy for bio-based thermoprotection in hair care
Official Documents regarding the new corporate structure of Solvay