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PBPC New Board Members
PBPC Announces New Board Members
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Graham Packaging Sourcing Team Discuss ESG
One of the reasons we earned the top ESG rating in our sub-industry was thanks to our dedication throughout our…
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Belgium Recycling Report
Despite the unusual times we are living in, Fost Plus remains on track to achieve its ambitious goals
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Scrap Recycling Industry Position on Environmental Justice
These scrap recyclers industries often pollute soil and waterways with heavy metals
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Dunn Paper New Sustainable Coated Paper Technology
Dunn Paper Delivers a Bio-Based, FC Free, Plastic Alternative with BiOrigin™ Platform
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Grass Replaces Plastic in Food Packaging
Grass replaces plastic in take-away food packaging
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DOE to Fight Plastic Waste
DOE Announces $14.5 Million to Combat Plastics Waste and Pollution
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ASDA Plastic Free Beyond Packaging
We have been working hard to remove plastic from across the business…but it doesn’t just stop at our packaging
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RadiciGroup and Versalis Partner on Sustainable Logistics
RadiciGroup and Versalis committed to sustainable logistics
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ADM Carbon Capture and Storage Project Update
ADM Announces Successful Completion of One Million Metric Ton Carbon Capture and Storage Project
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Italian Waste to Fertiliser Crime Ring
Italian waste management crime ring discovered. The waste to fertiliser maffia. Is this the top of the iceberg?
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Low Carbon Economy Pathways Report
Studies on support to research and innovation policy in the area of bio-based products and services
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Great American Packaging Launches Compostable Line
Great American Packaging Launches New Compostable Product Line
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Australia MP on Compostable Cutlery
There’s a need for leadership on compostable packaging
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Tom Ford Plastic Innovation Award Submissions
Submissions Are Now Open For The Tom Ford Plastic Innovation Prize
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Leveling Cost and Carbon Footprint of Chemical Recycling
Leveling the cost and carbon footprint of circular polymers that are chemically recycled to monomer
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New Enzyme System for Hydrogen Economy
An enzyme could make a dream of the energy industry come true: it can efficiently generate hydrogen from electricity as…
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Bacterial Cellulose
Bacterial cellulose: A smart biomaterial with diverse applications
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OECD Biorefinery Roadmap for Thailand
The OECD – OCDE has released a roadmap on how biorefineries provide an alternative to fossil-based production in Thailand
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Perfecting the Performance of PET (FREE)
Incorporating isosorbide to develop eco-friendly polyesters with exciting potential for hot fill and cosmetic packaging. This is a FREE article.
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US Soccer Goes Parley Ocean Shirts
MLS releases PRIMEBLUE jerseys, teams with Twitter for unique jersey swap honoring fans
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Turning Ocean Plastic into Beach Chairs
Company Turns Ocean Plastic Into Beach Chairs
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Grundens Goes PLA Packaging
Grundéns Sustainability Journey Continues with Introduction of Fully Compostable Packaging
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Paboco Paper Bottle Goes Biobased Barrier
Paboco reveals a prototype of the next generation paper bottle
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Securities Regulator Opens Formal Inquiry into Danimer Scientific (FREE)
State of Kentucky’s securities regulator opens formal inquiry into Danimer Scientific.This is a FREE article
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EPA Funds Ocean Plastic Recycling into Lumber
Anchorage engineer plans to recycle ocean garbage into plastic lumber
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Solvay Extends Bio PPA Portfolio
Partially bio-based resin provides superior performance properties at lowest GWP among all PPA in the market
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NGO Quiz on Bioplastics
An international NGO made a quiz on bioplastics
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New Global Voluntary Carbon Exchange and Marketplace
DBS, SGX, Standard Chartered and Temasek to take climate action through global carbon exchange and marketplace
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Energy Roadmap Report by IEA
Pathway to critical and formidable goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 is narrow but brings huge benefits, according to IEA…
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Agriculture and Biofuel in New EU Green Taxonomy
European Commission Adopts its EU Taxonomy for GreenInvestments
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VinylPlus Progress Report 2021
The Progress Report 2021 highlights the 2020 activies and summarises the key achievements of the past 10 years in each…
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ACC Responds to PS Food Packaging Ban
ACC Calls Ban on Polystyrene Foodservice Packaging Flawed and Misguided
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American Chemistry Council Responds to Plastic Waste Makers Index
The American Chemistry Council today responded to a new report from the Minderoo Foundation: The Plastic Waste Makers Index. The…
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NGO Condemns Dirty Global Waste Trade
The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific together with #breakfreefromplastic is holding a media briefing today on the…
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New FDCA Process by Stora Enso
A new FDCA process by Stora Enso
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Ineos and Lactel Partner on Milk Bottles from Chemical Recycling
INEOS and LACTEL partner to produce the world’s first HDPE Milk Bottles from advanced recycling
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New Biorecycling Routes for Packaging and Agricultural Plastic Waste
New biorecycling routes for food packaging and agricultural plastic waste
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UB Funded to Research Plastic Packaging Recycling
UB-led team receives $555,000 grant to improve recycling of plastic packaging
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A Research Team Could Revolutionize Biosurfactants
New, biological, and safer soaps
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NEXE to Start Producing Compostable Coffee Pods
NEXE Innovations Receives Proprietary Assembly Line to begin Producing its Fully Compostable Nespresso®-Compatible Pod
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Turkey Bans UK Plastic Waste
Turkey to ban plastic waste imports from the UK
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Legal Firms Rally on Danimer Scientific Class Action
The number of US legal firms that rally in the Danimer Scientific Class Action is impressive.
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Coffee BioComposite Made in Vietnam
AirXCoffee successfully launches the World’s First Coffee Bio-Composite that can replace single-use plastic
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Farrel Pomini Partners on Chemical Recycling
FARREL POMINI is pleased to announce its investment in WF RECYCLE-TECH, a United Kingdom company with a patented pyrolysis system…
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Citrus Derivative Makes Transparent Wood Renewable
Citrus derivative makes transparent wood 100 percent renewable
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Recycling Partnership Calls for Billions Investment
Public and Private Investment Will Significantly Improve US Residential Recycling and Catalyze a Circular Economy, says New Report
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Bioblend Biobased Dust Suppressant
In celebration of Earth Day 2021, BioBlend is proud and excited to launch our newest high performance environmentally responsible product
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Liveability Challenge Million Prize Finalists
Congratulations to the six finalists who will take the stage at the Grand Finale to pitch their solutions to some…
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Hyosung Recycles Ocean Plastic into Fiber
Hyosung TNC is launching a project to save the sea with regen®, the leading eco-friendly fiber in the country
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CRISPR Applied to Bioplastics
Can CRISPR revolutionise the world of bioplastics?
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RWDC Named APAC 25 Company
RWDC Industries Named a 2021 APAC 25 Company by Cleantech Group
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Woodly Raises Millions in New Funds
Woodly Ltd. has raised EUR 3 million in growth funding – an exceptional approach to solving the plastic problem convinced…
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Plastic Waste Converted Into Jet Fuel in an Hour
Deconstruction of high-density polyethylene into liquid hydrocarbon fuels and lubricants by hydrogenolysis over Ru catalyst
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Australia, New Zealand And Pacific Islands Launch ANZPAC Plastics Pact
Australia, New Zealand And Pacific Islands Plastics Pact Launches To Tackle Plastics Pollution With Innovative Solutions
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BillerudKorsnäs and Aisa Partner on Fiber Based Cosmetic Packaging
Collaboration gives tubes of paper instead of plastic – and great environmental benefits
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Plastic Waste Makers Index Report
Here’s the Plastic Waste Makers Index Report
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Greenpeace Video on UK Plastic Waste Fiasco (FREE)
1.8 million kilograms of the UK’s plastic waste is exported to other countries every single day. What would it look…
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Sulapac Biobased and Biodegradable Cosmetics Packaging
Now, water-based products can be packaged with a new bio-based Sulapac barrier that biodegrades without leaving permanent microplastics behind
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Praj Technologies Bio Bitumen Breakthrough
Praj’s technology breakthrough for producing “Bio-bitumen”. Eco-friendly renewable material for road construction
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HelloFresh Ocean Plastic CSR
HelloFresh stops 37,5 million plastic bottles from entering the ocean
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Global Bioenergies Production Scale Up
Successful first full-scale fermenter run: 180 m3. Transfer of main units from the Leuna demo plant to the Pomacle facility
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New Food Compliant and Compostable Facestock
Food compliant and compostable: Felix Schoeller Group with new Facestock products
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Danimer Scientific Q1 2021 Results
Danimer Scientific, a Next Generation Bioplastics Company, Announces First Quarter 2021 Results
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New BBI JU Projects
BBI JU To Invest €104.5 Million Into Circular Bio-Based Projects
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PSI Launches PHA Films
EarthFirst Films by PSI Produces First PHA Home Compostable Packaging Film
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Read my lips: We need more recycling. There is no waste (FREE)
Driving a sustainable future requires new ways of thinking and structures. Tomi Nyman’s bi-weekly column aims to bring some food…
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Milliken Sustainability Strategy 2025
Sustainability 2025 – Planet, People and Product
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News from Plastic Land (FREE)
I was doing my shopping when I realised that more plastic packaging had been removed from the supermarket shelves.
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Tesco Removes Plastic Packaging for Beer and Cider
Tesco has become the first major retailer to scrap soft plastic rings and shrink wrap packaging from all beers and…
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Perstorp Emission Reduction Target
Perstorp to set science-based emission reduction targets in line with Paris Climate Agreement
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Nexus and Cox Partner on Chemical Recycling
Nexus Fuels emerges as world’s first commercial-scale 100% circular waste plastics solution, resolving a critical environmental challenge
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SK Chemicals Partners on PET Chemical Recycling
SK Chemicals invests in Chinese Company
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SK Chemicals Goes Chemical Recycling
SK chemicals expands “chemical recycling” materials lineup Expansion to account for 50% of sales by 2025
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Colorado Curbside Collection of Compostable Items Evaluation
Curbside collections of compostable items can be rated a ‘success’
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Japan Goes PET Chemical Recycling
New partnership in Japan will recycle PET bottles chemically
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Fraunhofer Goes Chemical Recycling Research
“Waste4Future” paves new ways for plastics recycling
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Doosan and Revotech Partner on Chemical Recycling
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Venturing into the Production of Hydrogen from Waste Plastic
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Microplastic Pollution in California Report
Report Urges California to Act to Protect Marine Ecosystems Against Microplastics
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Class Action Against Danimer Scientific
Danimer Overstated Biodegradable Plastic’s Capability, Suit Says
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Recyclability Claim Lawsuit in France
Two leading food companies fought a legal battle regarding recyclability claims of plastic food packaging. This is very important in…
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Brazil New Agricultural Plan
Brazil’s New Climate Change Adaptation and Low Carbon Emission in Agriculture Plan
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NGOs Send Letter for EU to Stop Biofuels (FREE)
NGOs send letter to EU commissioner
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Goldman Sachs Rating of Chemical Companies
Goldman Sach rating of chemical companies
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Orlen Unipetrol Goes Chemical Recycling
ORLEN Unipetrol is testing chemical recycling of waste plastics
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Bioplastic on Vietnam Dagon Den
BioPlas founder seeks capital to expand production of degradable bio-plastics
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Tesla to Enter US Renewable Fuel Credit Market
Tesla Inc is seeking to enter the multi-billion dollar U.S. renewable credit market
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The TetraPak Fairy Tale (FREE)
What if TetraPak was the worse packaging solution?
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New Bio Acetone Process
Metabolic engineering of Moorella thermoacetica for thermophilic bioconversion of gaseous substrates to a volatile chemical
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EU Chemical Industry Statement on Sustainable Strategy (FREE)
Joint Statement On The 1st Meeting Of The High-Level Roundtable On The Implementation Of The Chemicals Strategy For Sustainability.
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US Army Converts Bacteria into Missile Fuel
The US army has the idea to convert E.coli into fuel for missiles
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New Quadpack Sulapac Cosmetic Packaging
Berlin-based brand i+m chose Sulapac® Nordic Collection by Quadpack for the new member of its natural cosmetics series Award-winning German…
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Australia SUP Ban Web Session
In this session, we cover what impact the National Plastics Plan will have for the phase out of single-use, unnecessary…
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Degradable Batteries
Green and sustainable batteries in a future circular economy
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World Agricultural Production May 2021
Monthly report on crop acreage, yield and production in major countries worldwide. Sources include reporting from FAS’s worldwide offices, official…
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RWDC and Cove Partner on PHA Bottles
Cove & RWDC Industries Sign Exclusive Agreement for Over 350 Million Pounds of PHA.
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Lanzatech and Basf Produce n-octanol (FREE)
Transforming the carbon contained in industrial off-gases into valuable chemicals is the aim of a partnership between LanzaTech and BASF.
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UBQ and Plastics App Partner on Low Carbon 3D Filament (FREE)
UBQ Materials and Plastics App partnership makes sustainable 3D printing functional.
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Xampla New Hires (FREE)
Xampla, creator of plant protein alternatives to single-use plastics, makes two expert hires ahead of first products being brought to…
Latest reports
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Bio-on and Danimer Scientific: The Short Sellers Who Worked Together
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Danimer Scientific: Short Sellers, Class Actions and the Collapse of a PHA Pioneer
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Iraq Trucks Oil Through Syria to Bypass Strait of Hormuz
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Bio-on Founder Challenges Conviction Ahead of Appeal
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European Bioplastics and Novamont: Inside the Campaign Against a Competing Plastics Technology