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California regulators delay ‘compostable’ labeling rules (FREE)
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Google’s Open Packaging Revolution, Plastic-Free and Secret-Free (FREE)
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Scientists develop game-changing product that could compete with Ziploc: ‘Significant advancement’ (FREE)
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Sulzer opens Swiss hub to boost biopolymer innovation (FREE)
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Mechanical Evaluation of Epoxy Polymer Composites Reinforced with Areca Leaf Sheath Fiber (FREE)
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Algal polysaccharide Sacran-based conductive nanocomposites for ultrathin flexible and biodegradable organic electrochemical transistors (FREE)
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New bioplastic production in China (FREE)
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Impacts of a landmark legal opinion on climate change (FREE)
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Pangaia Launches Most Advanced Plant-Based Activewear To Date (FREE)
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Sumitomo Chemical Establishes Mass Production Technology for Super Engineering Plastic Using Biomass Materials (FREE)
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Cortec transports metals in ‘first’ compostable vapour corrosion inhibitor paper (FREE)
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Traceless materials’ compostable fries pickers tested at major rock festivals (FREE)
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California regulators delay ‘compostable’ labeling rules (FREE)
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Marketing by Solinatra (FREE)
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First-of-a-kind biorefinery to commercialize and scale ingredients from invasive brown algae (FREE)
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Leveraging lignin as mussel-bioinspired adhesives and fillers for sustainable food-packaging applications: A review
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650 million MT of plastics need chemical recycling to match virgin costs (FREE)
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How MRFs develop their accepted material lists (FREE)
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Birch Biosciences Enters into Global Patent License Agreement with NREL to Advance Enzymatic Plastic Recycling Process (FREE)
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Nearly 100 countries call for ambitious global treaty to end plastic pollution at UN ocean summit (FREE)
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New Iridium Raises $2.65M in Seed Funding to Accelerate Sustainable Chemical Platform (FREE)
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CA makers of compostable packaging call for state, federal policy changes (FREE)
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Compostable packaging innovations proliferate amid consumer and regulatory demands (FREE)
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Biodegradable plastic made from waste seeks to help reduce environmental impact (FREE)
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Sugarcane: A potential key player in the fight against plastic pollution (FREE)
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries invests in Japanese startup (FREE)
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Braskem Siam and Mitr Phol Bio Fuel Sign Letter of Intent for Ethanol Supply for Upcoming Bio-Ethylene Plant in Thailand (FREE°
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How Handles Are Added to Glass Cups (FREE)
The carbon footprint must be significant.
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Rethinking Europe’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (FREE)
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Chinese start-up introduces souvenir bags made from plastic waste (FREE)
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McMaster scientists breed mushrooms as a natural substitute for plastic, fabric and other materials (FREE)
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Co-op to cut over 100 tonnes of plastic with packaging switches (FREE)
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BASF’s Rheovis® range transitions to bio-based Ethyl Acrylate (FREE)
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European BIOSUPPACK project develops compostable packaging from brewer’s spent grain (FREE)
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Pharmaceutical Industry Adopts Eco-Friendly Packaging to Combat Plastic Waste (FREE)
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It’s in the bag: Biodegradable plastic idea takes top prize in student startup pitch competition (FREE)
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Marine-biodegradable polymer is as strong as nylon (FREE)
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Teknor Apex Acquires Danimer Scientific to Further Diversify Sustainable Materials Portfolio (FREE)
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Biodegradation of PCL, PBS, and PBAT at Low Temperatures by Aeromicrobium sp. JJY06: A Newly Isolated Strain for Cold-Environment Plastic Cleanup
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Neste and Chevron Lummus Global are developing a novel technology for processing lignocellulosic waste and residues into renewable fuels (FREE)
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We need fundamental shift to compostable packaging (FREE)
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Microplastics from biodegradable material may be linked to diabetes (FREE)
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Braskem Siam and Mitr Phol Bio Fuel Sign Letter of Intent for Ethanol Supply for Upcoming Bio-Ethylene Plant in Thailand (FREE)
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Ghana to ban polystyrene food packaging (FREE)
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LyondellBasell enters into an agreement and exclusive negotiations with AEQUITA for the sale of four European Strategic Assessment assets (FREE)
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Tosoh develops bio-based chlorosulfonated polyethylene (FREE)
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NERC states preference for mechanical recycling (FREE)
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Collaborations Within the Pulp and Paper Industry That Are Driving Sustainability (FREE)
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NL Regulators to look at greenwashy ‘compostable claims’ (FREE)
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Does PLA microplastics causes diabetes? (FREE)
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Tariffs delay AgroRenew production plant project (FREE)
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Bioplastics to see if drinks have been spiked
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What are bioplastic and how they occur (FREE)
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Europe’s chemical recycling requires over €400 billion to compete with virgin plastics production (FREE)
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Polymaker launches two high-performance PLA filaments for extrusion 3D printing technologies (FREE)
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Kamalpur in Tripura Rolls Out Biodegradable PBAT Bags to Cut Plastic (FREE)
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China continues push for greener packaging (FREE)
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Braskem talks about BioReCer certifications (FREE)
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Communities “have major role to play” in tackling plastic pollution (FREE)
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US renewable diesel production and biodiesel production declined in 1Q25 (FREE)
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3 Ways ExxonMobil Is Setting The Scene For Plastics Circularity (FREE)
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Agilyx Joint Venture, Plastyx Ltd, reaches 75% of 2025 goal (FREE)
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Alternative plastics labeled as “compostable” still contain hazardous chemicals (FREE)
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Rethinking bioplastic waste for a circular future (FREE)
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Ireland to invest €27m in circular economy projects (FREE)
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World Environment Day | UN call to ‘beat plastic pollution’ (FREE)
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As NY Curbside Composting Breaks Yet Another Record, City Announces New Compost Bin Size Available for Purchase
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Ireland Bioeconomy in Action video series (FREE)
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California’s Strict Compostable Packaging Requirements Effective January 2026 (FREE)
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Microplastics rampant in soil and food amid opaque industry practices, flags research (FREE)
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Study Reveals Up to 11 Million Tons of Plastic Polluting Ocean Floors (FREE)
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NREL and Crysalis Biosciences Collaborate To Scale Up Domestic Biomanufacturing Technologies (FREE)
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London-based partnership to manage compostable packaging reaches milestone (FREE)
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Sinclair’s breakthrough compostable fruit sticker earns praise (FREE)
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The Black Plastic Story Most Indians Don’t Know
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New partnership to “revolutionise” hard-to-recycle plastics (FREE)
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Sponge-like pellets could prevent CO₂ from entering the atmosphere (FREE)
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Global Bioenergies is for Sale (FREE)
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The True Nature of the Lays Chip Box; PepsiCo accused of greenwashing
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Global Brands: EPR accountability costs – and “customers could foot the bill” (FREE)
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Avantium collaborates with Hoogesteger on PEF bottles for fresh juices (FREE)
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Pilot Chemical to produce bio-based surfactants at Ohio site (FREE)
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Can a bioeconomy take root in Europe? (FREE)
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Australian Government – 10 simple ways to help beat plastic pollution (FREE)
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Improving the oxygen and water vapour barrier properties of PLA via a novel interface engineering (FREE)
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Plastics in agriculture and food production: uses, properties, and impacts Results of the INRAE-CNRS collective scientific assessment (FREE)
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Trump administration cancels billions for chemical decarbonization (FREE)
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Carbon capture is struggling just as big projects start (FREE)
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India Releases Guidance for Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate as Food Packaging Material (FREE)
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Single use vapes ban opportunity to tackle youth vaping (FREE)
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Meet the unexpected villains of the plastic pollution crisis (Greenpeace) (Free)
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Podcast – PlantFusion’s Compostable Pouch (FREE)
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With areca leaves and rice bran, Bangladesh replaces single-use plastic tableware (FREE)
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Edible plastic idea earns teen inventors top prize in social innovation challenge (FREE)
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CARBIOS signs its first biorecycled PET sales contracts with two global cosmetics leaders (FREE)
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From Trash to Treasure: How Upcycled Beauty Ingredients are Transforming Cosmetics (FREE)
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Army Lab Partners with the University of Hawaii to Enhance Bioprinting and Advanced Manufacturing (FREE)
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Assistant professor in chemical engineering part of first Alabama Biomanufacturing Program cohort (FREE)
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Mondelēz invests in compostable packaging, regenerative agriculture (FREE)
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Biobased Polyimine Vitrimers: Promising Materials for Fluorescence Quenching, Anticounterfeiting, and Plastic Degradation (FREE)
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