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New Bio-Epoxy Resin for Flame-Retardant Coating Applications
Novel phosphorus-containing epoxy resin from renewable resource for flame-retardant coating applications.
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Coca-Cola is Against Reusable Cups
An email sent by Coca-Cola to the Belgian Government was leaked in the press. Coca-Cola seems to be against using…
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SKY Invests in 10 UK Companies To Fight Plastic Problem
In order to combat our reliance on plastic, and the cost the environment pays for it, Sky’s Ocean Ventures fund…
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Aldi to Trial Cardboard Steak Packaging
This new cardboard steak packaging has been unveiled by UK-based grocery retailer Aldi as part of its initiative to cut…
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British Actress Campaigns Against Bottled Water
Joanna Lumley is the actress known from Absolutely Fabulous. Lumley is backing a campaign to reduce the consumption of bottled…
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New BioComposite Based on Structure of Tiny Crustacean
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have developed a new bio-inspired composite material based on the structure of a…
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Which is Better for the Environment: Compostable Bioplastics or PET?
There are numerous options in food packaging materials, and many major food packagers and retailers often make a choice based…
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Spar Austria Launches Bioplastic Toothbrush Under Private Label
Retail major Spar has launched an organic bioplastic toothbrush in Austria under its private label Beauty Kiss.
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Germany To Ban All Plastic Shopping Bags
Germany is planning to enforce a ban on plastic shopping bags, according to the country’s environment minister.
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Tetra Pak Sustainability Tips
There are growing warnings that in the next few years, the Earth will be put at dangerous risk of global…
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California Says Goodbye to Recycling
We have long called for deposits on everything. California shows that even that is not enough.
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US Congress Initiatives on Plastics
Two Democratic lawmakers asking for feedback on plastic waste bill outline by end of August. Effort part of legislative momentum…
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NBC News – Recycling is not The Answer To Our Trash Problem
In the environment-saving trio of reduce, reuse, and recycle, America has banked most on that last one over the past…
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Bloomberg Covers Bioplastics Made from Sawdust
Beverage giants Pepsi, Danone and Nestle plan to sell water in recyclable plastic bottles made from lumber scraps.
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Plastic Bag Fee and Stop In Connecticut
The green initiative that will charge retail shoppers 10 cents to use plastic disposable bags begins August 1st. But two…
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Biodegradable Alternative to Replace Microplastics in Cosmetics and Toiletries
University of Bath project seeking to commercialise plant-based beads for cosmetics receives major funding.
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New Bio-Based Thermoplastic Adhesive
For the bonding of compostable plastic coatings, Follmann and its subsidiary Sealock have developed a sustainable adhesive made of bio-based…
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New BioPlastics Coming to Market in 2019
Biobased polymers are gaining increased prominence in the minds of consumers, as increased awareness of climate change and plastic pollution…
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Can Bio-Based Polyols Make Leather Finishes More Sustainable?
During this years IULTCS congress in Dresden, Stahl’s Director of Sustainability spoke about the environmental impact of leather chemicals. He…
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Braskem Launches Bioplastics Shoes
One year after its launch, the biobased EVA gains in first application in children’s footwear.
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Novamont Joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation
The Foundation’s largest network continues to expand with six new members joining the diverse and dynamic CE100.
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Dutch Biodegradable Horticultural Foam Company Foamplant Secures EUR 2M Seed Investment
Foamplant has announced the successful closing of a 2 million euro seed investment round with the early-stage venture capital funds…
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Eastman Advances Two Chemical Recycling Options
Going circular seems to be all the rage, and that is certainly a good thing for both mankind’s and the…
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Sequins Are Terrible for the Environment. Plant-Based Sequins Are Now Available
These plant-based sequins will decompose instead of ending up in the ocean, where conventional sequins can be swallowed by fish…
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Global Bioplastics Market To Grow by 20%
Bioplastics Market Expected to Reach $68,577.25 Million by 2024
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Kaneka Wins Japan Bioindustry Award 2019 for Seawater Biodegradable Bioplastics
The poly-hexanoate-butyrate (PHBH) copolymer is produced by Kaneka from plant oil using a recombinant strain of Cupriavidus necator at a…
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Jan Ravenstijn Hits the Jackpot in the US
Cove, the California-based packaging innovation company set to launch the first water bottle made of biodegradable material this year, today…
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Time To Ban PFAS from Food Packaging
The recent discovery of fluorinated chemicals, or PFAS, in food packaging should serve as a reminder that our diets are…
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Chipotle and Sweetgreen Bioplastics Bowls Contain Cancer-Linked and Non-Biodegradable Chemicals
Day after day, people across America flock to Chipotle to get their hands on the fast-food chain’s signature burrito or…
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European Bioplastics Recommends to Use LCAs as Basis for Policy Formulation
In recent years, policy makers have become increasingly reliant on the use of Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) to establish a…
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Braskem Makes a Breakthrough in German Bottling Industry
Braskem, America’s largest producer of thermoplastic resins in and the leading producer of biopolymers in the world has announced that…
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Mitsui Chemicals To Supply Bioplastics for Self Driving Cars
A bio-based polyol supplied by Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. via its Korean joint venture Mitsui Chemicals & SKC Polyurethanes Inc. (MCNS)…
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The McDonalds Straws Fiasco
MCDONALD’S new “eco-friendly” paper straws cannot be recycled.
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Asian Countries Are Sending Back The Waste of Wealthy Countries
Several Southeast Asian countries, sick of being the wealthy world’s rubbish dump, have in recent weeks turned back container-loads of…
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Plastic Bag Sales in England Down by a Third in Last Year
Overall, sales of single-use bags by big supermarkets have fallen 90% since 5p charge introduced.
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How To Increase Composting in Australia
With all the recent discussion about plastic exports, it’s easy to forget that organics remains our single largest recycling opportunity,…
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Novamont CEO To Become Member of EU Mission Boards
On 30th July Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, announced the names of the experts who have been…
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Hotels Are Banning Mini Plastic Toiletries and Here are Alternatives
You may love the mini bottles of posh shampoos on your hotel stay, but 200m of them are dumped in…
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Bioplastics Splint For Bone Fractures
A novel splint for immobilizing bone fractures has been developed that can be repeatedly reshaped during treatment, such as, for…
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Discovery of Novel Enzyme Genes and Metabolic Pathway for Lignin Valorization
Microbial conversions known as “biological funneling” have attracted attention for their ability to upgrade heterogeneous mixtures of low-molecular-weight aromatic compounds…
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Palm Oil and The Bioplastics Industry
Are we using palm oil to produce Bioplastics?
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Degradable Polymeric Composite Coatings for Biodegradable Medical Applications
A current study deals with degradable polymeric composite coatings for biodegradable medical applications deposited by laser technology.
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FMCG Should Stop Using Vague Environmental Terms like Biodegradable
Materials are often described as reusable, recyclable, biodegradable or compostable. To the untrained ear these can sound relatively similar, even…
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Japan Funds Bioplastics Industry in South Africa
With excessive plastic waste under the spotlight, sustainable and plant-based alternatives are currently in development in South Africa. The country…
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These Corals Choose to Eat Plastic Over Food
Tiny plastic particles may also be a vehicle for microbes that sicken or even kill corals, a new study finds.
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Coke and Pepsi Abandon the Plastics Lobby
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, two major sellers of plastic bottles, have made sweeping sustainability commitments. Now they are stepping away from…
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Irish Lidle To Sell Seaweed Underwear
This is the next step in sustainable fashion – sustainable undies!
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Trump Goes Into Plastics With Trump Straws
This time it’s real! Trump Goes into Plastics.
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Turning Agro Waste Into Bioplastics
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Italy’s port city of Genoa is making bioplastics from agro-waste. The institute has tied up…
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Colorful Compostable Bioplastics
You have to read this one! I’m impressed.
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Bioplastics Ranking July 2019
Here’s the Ranking of the Most Popular Bioplastic Companies and Brands of July 2019.
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Lavazza to Launch 100 percent Compostable Coffee Capsules in November
Lavazza has announced that it will be introducing Eco Caps, its first 100 percent compostable coffee capsules, with a view…
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BASF Launches Bio-based and Biodegradable Dishwasher Tabs
Taking sustainability of chelating agents to the next level. BASF produces Trilon® M Max EcoBalanced according to the biomass balance…
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Legal Battle on Single-Use Plastics Ban in Indonesia
Indonesia’s top court has rejected a challenge to a ban on single-use plastics on the island of Bali.
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Irish Supermarkets To Be Fined for Using Too Much Plastic
Supermarkets face fines and risk being named and shamed for creating excess waste or using too much plastic under plans…
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Nestlé To Use Biodegradable Security Tags on Transport Fleet
Multinational launches latest initiative to tackle single-use plastic consumption
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Why Haven’t Bioplastics Taken over the World?
As a global call from many public figures, such as David Attenborough, to reduce plastic waste. It begs the question,…
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Most UK People Support Bottle Deposit System
All-in’ model would mean charge added to plastic, glass, aluminium and steel containers.
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Food For Plastic Waste
Hungry, but don’t have cash? No problem, bring plastic waste and get a free meal, said the mayor of an…
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Panasonic Goes Bioplastics
High production costs a concern in shift away from petroleum-based plastics.
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The First Bioplastic Millionaire
Did we Witness the First Bioplastic Millionaire?
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Biodegradable Plastics Have Existed for Decades. So why Aren’t They Mainstream?
As Earth’s oceans becoming a plastic dumping ground, why haven’t biodegradable plastics been normalized yet?
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Philippines Makes Bioplastic From Mango and Seaweed
A Cebuano research intern in the Institute of Biological Chemistry at the Academia Sinica in Taiwan is taking bioplastic a…
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BP Bunge Bioenergia Switches the Marketing Machine On
BP Bunge Bioenergia Switches the Marketing Machine On.
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The Truth About Biodegradable Plastic Dog Poop Bags
Banning single-use plastic bags is a hot topic these days, with plastic bags being banned in 68 countries worldwide. Many…
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European Consumer Organisations Call for Regulation on Paper and Board Food Contact Materials
While these materials are essential to how we transport, preserve, and ultimately consume our food, they may also negatively impact…
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Bioplastic Ban in Missouri
A ban on single-use disposable food service ware made from plastic or bioplastic that goes into effect for retail outlets…
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Role of Bioplastics in Sustainable Packaging
The packaging industry gathered in Seattle in early April for SPC Impact 2019, an event held by the Sustainable Packaging…
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What Will Chemical Companies Showcase at K 2019?
What will your competitors show at K 2019?
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Scots Firm Develop Biodegradable Packaging Made From Langoustines
A Scottish company is developing a biodegradable food wrapping using waste material from shellfish.
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Bio-On Reassures The Market
Statement from the Bio-On Board of Directors Regarding Recent Attempt to Manipulate Stock Price.
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Is a US Company Bullying The market?
The stock price of Italian bioplastics maker Bio-On srl fell just over 10 percent on July 24 after the release…
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McDonalds Sustainable Toy Commitment
McDonald’s has responded to a viral petition calling on it to cease distributing plastic toys to children in its Happy…
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City of London Corporation to Ban Unnecessary Plastic Waste
The organisation aims to eradicate unnecessary single-use plastics from entire organisation by 2021.
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Iceland Returns to Plastic After Huge Drop in Sales
Iceland boss Richard Walker has admitted the group still has a ‘mountain to climb’ on its plastic-free pledge after it…
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Afterlife Project – Converting WasteWater into PHA
The AFTERLIFE project proposes a flexible, cost- and resource-efficient process for recovering and valorizing the relevant fractions from wastewater. It…
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Panama Becomes First Central American Nation to ban Plastic Bags
Panama on Saturday became the first Central American nation to ban single-use plastic bags to try to curb pollution on…
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Who is LyondellBasell?
Who is the New Partner of Neste?
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Who Will Win The European Social Innovation Competition?
The European Social Innovation Competition is an initiative run by the European Commission across all European countries. The 2019 Competition…
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New Zealand Mayor Clashes With Cosmetic Company Sephora Over Waste Disposal
Matthew Tukaki, Executive Director of the Council and Chair of the Auckland District Council has called on Sephora to answer…
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UK Government Asks Input From the Bioplastics Industry
UK Government seeks evidence to help develop standards for biodegradable, compostable and bio-based plastics, and an understanding of their environmental…
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UK Government Launches Bioplastics Drive
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has announced a drive to encourage innovation in bioplastics.
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Will BP Force Its Way Into Bioplastics?
BP Just announced a New Joint Venture with Bunge. The 50-50% JV will be called BP Bunge Bioenergia.
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History of Cellophane
What happened to the King of Plastics?
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Cambodia Sends Plastic Waste Back to U.S. and Canada
Scores of plastic waste shipments have been arriving in Southeast Asia from Western countries, and now the Asian nations are…
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Israel Goes Bioplastics
Tipa, SodaStream, and Incredibowl are some of the Israeli companies using technology to try and counteract Israel’s bad plastic habit
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Americans Develop Biodegradable Insulation
In a University of Alaska Anchorage laboratory, researchers have been growing lightweight and fuzzy panels from mushroom tissue that they…
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New Biocomposite Lids on Crème Fraiche and Quark Tubs
Stora Enso and Valio are introducing reusable biocomposite lids this fall at Valio’s sales demonstrations. This cooperation is intended to…
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BBC Covers Alternatives to Plastic Packaging
So what can be used instead of plastic packaging? BBC takes a look at some of the alternatives.
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Cigarette Butts and Not Plastic Straws Are Largest Human Caused Pollutant
The plastic straw has been at the forefront of conversations about damaging man-made waste but cigarette butts have turned out…
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Deep Purple EU Received Funding from the Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking
Novamont is glad to be a partner of a new European project, Deep Purple, financed by Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking…
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Asian Delegations Briefed by US Corn Industry
A recent program designed by the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) and the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) offered teams from Japan,…
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Stora Enso Invests in Bio-Based Carbon Materials for Energy Storage
Stora Enso is investing EUR 10 million to build a pilot facility for producing bio-based carbon materials based on lignin.
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South China Morning Post Covers Biodegradable Energy Gel Packets
Bioplastic energy gel packets are made from compostable material that disappears with rain and insects. They are not the perfect…
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Java to Replace Plastic Packaging With Cassava Bioplastics
The Central Java administration has embarked on a mission to gradually replace plastic packaging with bioplastics made of cassava peel,…
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Biofuel Company Secures $118 Mln To Produce Bioplastics
Genera announced today it has secured more than $118 million in new investment for its first manufacturing facility to produce…
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Edible Rice Bioplastics Straws
In efforts to solve the world’s plastic waste problem, a Malaysian company called Mistraws Manufacturing Sdn Bhd has created edible…
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Banning Single Use Plastics in Norway
Eunomia has been working with Mepex on behalf of the Norwegian Environment Agency (NEA) to map the impacts of a…
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Abuses in The Renewable Sector
Death threats, child labour and other human rights abuses by companies in the renewable sector.
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Will UN Make an End to the BioFuel Sector?
A Leaked UN Report on the Food vs fuel debate.
