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Waitrose Launches First Compostable Ready Meal Trays
Waitrose launch the first ever ready meal trays that can be composted at home.
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The Debate: Biodegradable and Compostable Plastic Bags
A study conducted by researchers at the University of Plymouth, designed to provide insights into the environmental deterioration of plastic…
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Emerging Opportunities in Food Packaging
Consumer trends in the food industry are often a driver for changes like new product lines and reformulations. But according…
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How To Make Plastic Climate-Friendly?
If plastics were a country, it would be the fifth highest emitter in the world. Abandoning the needless demand for…
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The Most Important BioBased Packaging Conference in The World
Are you involved in or considering Biobased Packaging? Then, you cannot miss Bio!Pac.
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Nassau County, New York, May Ban Styrofoam Soon
Nassau lawmakers will vote Monday on a plan to ban Styrofoam containers in the county.
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Biodegradable Products Open New Market
DURBAN – Innovation is a wonderful thing. A case in point would be the dinky biodegradable miniature pots with fresh…
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Pakistan Region Promotes The Use of Biodegradable Shopping Bags
The AJK Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has kicked off an integrated campaign across the state to encourage the use of…
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Germany’s Delivery Hero Invests In Biodegradable Packaging
German food delivery company Delivery Hero on Thursday announced an investment in biodegradable packaging manufacturer Bio-Lutions as governments and companies…
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Fiber-based Food Tray By Jospak Receives Wpo Best Packaging Award
The World Packaging Organization WPO has chosen the world’s best packaging of 2019. The cardboard-based food tray by Jospak Oy,…
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A Tougher Bioplastic for Food Packaging
Adding rubber to bioplastic to make it less brittle has led to the development of a new type of bioplastic…
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Stora Enso Launches Bio-Based Alternative to Plastic Packaging
Finland-based firm Stora Enso has unveiled a new cost- and resource-efficient alternative to plastic packaging, DuraSense, in an effort to…
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Biodegradable Plant Based Leather Welded Together From Waste
Mirum is the latest entry in the attempt to make a cheap, sustainable cow-free leather.
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Innovation Award, Bio-based Material of the Year 2019
The Winner of the Prestigious Innovation Award, Bio-based Material of the Year 2019 is …
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Scientists Turn Agricultural Waste Into Food, Packaging And More
By upcycling biomass, innovators aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve the economic viability of farming.
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Oxo-Biodegradable Industry Accuses EU of Science Fraud
The Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association (OPA) has accused the European Commission of improperly halting scientific work on the material.
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BASF Will Market French Biodegradable Plastics Films Lactips
BASF secures contract Lactips to market biodegradable plastic films. French biodegradable plastic producer Lactips has awarded a contract to BASF…
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Biome Bioplastics Welcomes Latest Compostable Packaging Market Report
Biome Bioplastics has welcomed the findings of a new report by the Biomass Biorefinery Network (BBNet), which has identified significant…
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Eastman Launches New Bioplastics
Eastman showcases sustainable packaging innovations at LUXE PACK New York. Specialty plastics provider highlights new recycling innovations and Eastman Trēva™…
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Covestro New Collection of Bio-Based Ingredients, Baycusan Eco
At this week’s NYSCC Suppliers’ Day event in New York City, Cosmetics Design spoke with Jane Sum, Covestro’s head of…
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London Students Turn Lobster Shells into Biodegradable Packaging
A team of students at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London developed a method that turns lobster…
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US Lignin Supplier Flambeau River Papers in Financial Problems
One of Borregaard`s suppliers of lignin raw material, Flambeau River Papers LLC in Wisconsin, USA, announced 8 May 2019 that…
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DowDuPont Sells Biomaterials Unit
DowDuPont Inc. is looking to sell its Biomaterials unit including Sorona-brand biofiber and several other businesses.
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South Korean Lab Develops Cheap Catalyst to Make Bioplastic
A South Korean chemical research laboratory said Wednesday that it developed a catalyst that can inexpensively make eco-friendly bioplastic products.
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NatureWorks is a Cool Company
Why is NatureWorks a Cool Company ?
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The Challenges of the Bioplastics Industry
What are the challenges of the Bioplastics Industry?
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University of Plymouth Admits Mistake in Biodegradable and Compostable Bags Study
The University of Plymouth has admitted to a ‘discrepancy’ regarding compostables in its study which found biodegradable plastic bags remained…
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UK is First Country to Declare State of Climate Emergency
UK Parliament declares climate change emergency
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Arkema Selects Singapore for its Bio-Sourced Polyamide Production Site
Arkema has chosen the location of Jurong Island in Singapore to build its new world-scale plant dedicated to the manufacture…
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Plastic Manufacturers in Pakistan Alarmed over Biodegradable Bags
PESHAWAR: With Ramazan about to begin, questions are being raised over the plastic bags which the government has procured and…
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Hemp Bio-Composite Researchers Receive Grant from the EPA
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, have been awarded more than 12,000 dollars to study a new way to…
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Thermoforming With Biobased Plastics for Greater Sustainability
Are biobased and biodegradable plastics also suitable for thermoforming?
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Bioplastics, What is it? Properties, Advantages & Products
In packaging technology, bioplastics are seen as a sustainable alternative to environmentally harmful plastics. But what bioplastics exist, what do…
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Hemp Plastics
A Solution to Cannabis Waste Too Good to Be True — For Now
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Bioplastic Tableware Made From Discarded Eggs
German designer Basse Stittgen aims to address the issue of global food waste and overconsumption with a series of tableware…
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This Startup Created a Plastic Alternative From Paper Mill Leftovers
Each year, 12.7 million tons of plastic end up in the ocean. Around the world, public entities and advocacy organizations…
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Sainsbury’s Trials Pre-Cycle Scheme Among Plastic Reduction Plans
Sainsbury’s, which was recently targeted by environmental campaigners, has announced several measures to tackle plastic waste.
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Technology Profile: Polyethylene Furanoate Production (PEF)
This column is based on “Polyethylene Furanoate Production — Cost Analysis,” a report published by Intratec.
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US States Declare war on Styrofoam
Maine Gov. Janet Mills has signed a ban on polystyrene food containers at restaurants and grocery stores, making it the…
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European Bioplastics Doesn’t Agree With University of Plymouth Study
European Bioplastics doesn’t seem to fully agree with the recent study that everyone is talking about.
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Tenfold Increase Forecast for Compostables
A report commissioned by the Biomass Biorefinery Network (BBNet) has highlighted the major potential for compostable packaging in the UK,…
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Bioplastics Makes its Entry into the Luxury Packaging Awards
The “Luxury Packaging Awards” finally includes bioplastics and sustainable packaging under the category name: Luxury Resource Efficient Pack.
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Ariel and Lenor Commit to Reduce Plastic Packaging
P&G set new target to reduce plastic use in European Fabric Care brands by 30 per cent by 2025.
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Biodegradable Plastic Bags Survive Three Years in Soil
Biodegradable plastic bags can still carry shopping three years after being left in a natural environment.
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Tailor-Made Enzymatic Solutions Reduce Time and Cost of Biorefinery Processes
Non-food, woody materials (namely lignocellulosic biomass) is the largest renewable reservoir of fermentable starches to substitute fossil fuels. It can…
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London Marathon Replacing Plastic Bottles with Biodegradable Seaweed Pouches
The organizers behind the London Marathon will use edible, biodegradable seaweed pouches containing water in place of thousands plastic bottles…
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How Michigan State is Building Better Bioplastics: BTN LiveBIG
We are surrounded by plastics. They’re in our homes, on our persons; they make up our built environments and our…
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Montreal Moves to Ban Styrofoam and Single-Use Plastic Food Packaging
Single-use plastic and Styrofoam food packaging could be banned in Montreal by next April.
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Deliveroo to Trial Food Container Reuse Service in the UK
Online delivery service Deliveroo has partnered with clean technology (cleantech) company OXWASH to trial a takeaway container cleaning service for…
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Plastic Options May Also be Harmful
Barbados – Stakeholders affected by the April 1 ban on petro-based, single-use plastics have expressed concern about the safety of…
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The Battle Between Oregon Composters and the Biodegradable Products Institute
A Message from the Oregon Composters and the Reply from the Biodegradable Products Institute.
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The Gaia House is a 3D-Printed Prototype Made of Biodegradable Materials
WASP, a 3D printing studio based out of Italy, recently produced a full-scale residential prototype out of soil, rice products,…
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Shake Shack Moving to Biodegradable Straws
Soon, all U.S. Shake Shacks will eschew the standard straw in service of sustainability, instead importing boxes of biodegradable yet…
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Biodegradable Food Trays for Woodland Students Won’t be Cheap
The trays would cost around $32,000 more per year
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Bags Made From Algae
The Mobius line of bags from tentree uses foam made from algae.
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US Surfer and Activist Launch first 100% Biodegradable Cooler
“Single-use products, like plastic bottles and Styrofoam coolers, should not exist anymore. I’m proud to represent a real game changer.”
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Stanford Experts Discuss Challenges and Opportunities in Disposing of Waste
Recycling is becoming harder and more expensive in the U.S. and policymakers are increasingly seeking solutions to mounting trash. Stanford…
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Algopack, From Brown Seaweeds to Blue Bioplastic
Having spent most of his family vacation in Brittany, seaweeds were no stranger to David Coti, the Founder of Algopack,…
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Hanwha Chemical Teams up With Yonsei to Develop Bioplastic tech
Hanwha Chemical has established a research center together with Yonsei University to develop innovative eco-friendly technologies, the chemical firm said…
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Young Indian Entrepreneur Goes Bioplastics
Now, he morphed from being a freelancer technology developer to an entrepreneur to set up his own enterprise- The Phi…
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Chinese Revolutionise The Use of Corn
Plant cell walls, as repositories of fixed carbon, are an important source of biomass, which is mainly composed of cellulose,…
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Bioplastic From Red Fruit Might Save Planet
Plastic is the number one enemy of our planet. While eco-activists encourage lessening plastic use all over the world, scientists…
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Row Blows up over Disposal of Bioplastic Bags in West Sussex
A row has blown up over the disposal of ‘compostable’ bioplastic bags in West Sussex following concerns raised by a…
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If it Says Biodegradable, It Might not be Compostable
Washington state is getting new rules on compostable bags and cutlery under House Bill 1569, one of a handful of…
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Green Plastic Production Made Easy
A one-step method enables scalable and more environmentally friendly production of plant-derived plastic monomers, paving the way towards the mass…
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DuPont Teijin Films Makes Progress in Chemical Recycling
DuPont Teijin Films has announced the launch of its new LuxCR depolymerisation process which upcycles post-consumer waste.
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LignoCOST: Pan-European Network on the Sustainable Valorisation of Lignin
Biorizon co-initiator VITO participates in LignoCOST. This network, that is coordinated by Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, aims for a…
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Evian Unveils Refillable Device in Bid to Slash Plastic Waste
French bottled water company Evian is set to begin trials of a new refillable in-home water appliance next month, in…
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4 Ways to Cut Plastic’s Growing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Every stage of plastic’s life cycle, from fossil fuel extraction to disposal, produces greenhouse gases. A new study looked at…
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Recycling Industry Hates Bioplastics, Designers Love It
Designers argue for and against bioplastics
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Diageo to Remove Plastic from Guinness Multipacks
Drinks firm will replace holders with 100% recyclable and biodegradable cardboard packs
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BIO-HArT: Patents, Publications & Pilot Plant
Since 2016, Biorizon researchers and partners have been working in the cross-border BIO-HArT project to scale up technology for the…
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New Consortium Will Convert Biomass Waste into Furfural
Biorizon is setting up a consortium around the conversion of biomass waste into furfural. We’re looking for waste streams, such…
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Shell Walks Away From U.S. Refining Lobby
Royal Dutch Shell Plc on Tuesday became the first major oil and gas company to announce plans to leave a…
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Sealed Air & Kuraray Upgrade Plant-based Food Packaging Production Facilities
Sealed Air Corporation has invested in capacity at its Simpsonville, S.C. facility to produce plant-based food packaging. This facility will…
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ASU Researcher Uses Algae to Make Biodegradable Plastic
ASU professor Taylor Weiss works on developing bio-plastics in a lab on ASU’s Polytechnic campus
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Using Camel Cricket Bacteria to Degrade Plastic
A micro-organism discovered in greenhouse camel crickets can degrade lignin from wood, say researchers in the US. The new finding,…
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LVF Plans to Breakdown Plastic Waste with Biodegradable PET
Leeds-based LVF has become one of the first packaging companies in the UK to manufacture and sell products made from…
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Joint Venture to Develop Paper Bottle
Alpla and Billerud Korsnäs form joint venture to develop paper bottle
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What is the Difference Between Biodegradable, Compostable and OXO Biodegradable?
Let’s look at the Difference Between Biodegradable, Compostable and OXO Degradable plastics.
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Cape Town Start-Up Launches World’s First Biodegradable Cigarette
It turns out the world’s obsession with plastic is far from over. Yes, we’re aware of the global plastic straw…
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Bio-Based Economy To create Eco-friendly, High Tech Jobs
Implementation of bio-based technologies will only benefit the countries that have appropriately trained human resource.
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One of The Most Important Bioplastics Conference in Europe!
The Bio-based Material Conference is a well-established meeting point for companies working in the field of bio-based chemicals and materials.…
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4000 Amazon Employees Want to End Reliance on Fossil Fuel
A group of more than 4,000 Amazon employees has signed an open letter to management calling on the company to…
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The Final Nominations For The Bio-Based Material of The Year Award 2019
The most prestigious Bioplastics Award will take place on May 15th. What is the best bioplastics material and application in…
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New Bioplastics Made from Rubber, PHBV, Organic Peroxide and TMPTA
Researchers at The Ohio State University may have developed a viable alternative to plastic — one that breaks down naturally.
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Creating Sustainable Bioplastics from Electricity-Eating Microbes
Researchers in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis have figured out how to feed electricity to microbes…
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Landfill Reduction Efforts Drive Growth for Biodegradable Bags
Food packaging will remain the dominant market for biodegradable films
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Trends in Packaging: Recycling, Fewer and Alternative Materials
Packaging in supermarkets is under fire. The public debate and the changing public opinion regarding plastic packaging encourage supermarkets and…
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Pineapple Peels and Waste from Fresh Cut can be used to Create Bio-Based Plastics
The Star Group of Companies is researching a move towards bio-plastics in packaging innovation. They believe that if pineapple peels…
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Bio-On and Kartell Launch Furniture Made From Revolutionary Bio-Material
PRESS RELEASE – Kartell presents world’s first furniture made from revolutionary bio-on biomaterial at salone del mobile 2019. “Fully sustainable”…
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Bio-On and Unilever Revolutionise Sun Cream Industry with MyKai
PRESS RELEASE – MyKAI arrives on the market. Thanks to innovative biopolymers, the new sun cream protects both the skin…
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Arthur Mamou-Mani Promotes Circular Design with Bioplastic Conifera Installation for COS
French architect Arthur Mamou-Mani has assembled a structure from 700 bioplastic bricks in the courtyard of a 16th-century palazzo, as…
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Compostable Cup Sales Soar, but Greens Say is it Enough?
Packaging that breaks down to compost sounds like a no-brainer, but there is opposition
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How to do Laundry the Green Way
Everybody needs clean clothes, but the chemical pollution and greenhouse gases created on laundry day can be bad for the…
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Clear Wood Could Replace Glass
Two groups of researchers have developed a transparent material derived from wood.
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Maryland May Become First US State To Ban All Foam Food Packaging
The new law would ban foam food packaging for products packaged in-state, including restaurants, cafes, food trucks, and grocery stores.…
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Stora Enso Invests in Next-Generation Formed Fibre Solutions
Stora Enso is investing EUR 5 million to build a new production line and related infrastructure to manufacture formed fibre…
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Vietnamese Man Makes Biodegradable Straws From Wild Grass
Each year, there is a staggering 8 million tons of plastic finding its way into our oceans. Among these are…
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W Howard Introduces Biodegradable Wrapping
MDF mouldings manufacturer W Howard has responded to growing concern over plastic packaging waste by moving to 100% biodegradable wrapping…
