
Axel Barrett
Founder & Editor of BioplasticsNews.com


Turning Plastic Waste into a Valuable Soil Additive

UAE to Ban Single-Use Plastic from 2024

FPA Calls Out Defra over Leaks

Carbios and Novozymes Strengthen their PET Biorecycling Partnership

The Cup Collective Launched in Brussels

Xampla is Listed in 2023 Global Cleantech 100

Hyundai Uses Biocomposites in New Concept Car

No. 5 Plastic May Soon Be No. 1 in Recycling

Samyang Corporation Develops Recycled Content Polycarbonate

Plastic Pollution in the Oceans is an Equity Issue, says UW-led Report

Novamont Lobbyist Reply to the Big Compost Experiment

Yield10 Bioscience and Mitsubishi Discuss Feedstock Partnership

117 Organisations Urge New York to Reject Chemical Recycling

Implications of Zero-Deforestation Palm Oil for Tropical Grassy and Dry Forest Biodiversity

Roberts Mart Supplies Bioplastics Bags to John Cotton Group

EFSA Determines Plastic Produced by Poly Recycling is Food Safe

Diver Rescues Fish Ensnared in Deadly Underwater Plastic

Oceana Calls on Amazon to Reduce its Plastic Footprint

SciTechDaily on Compostable Plastics

Sumitomo Chemical Completes Construction of Pilot Facility for Acrylic Resin Chemical Recycling

Gucci Launches Bioplastic Watches

DSM and Axis Communications Partner on Biobased Camera Housing

UK Environmental Campaigner Makes Revelation Regarding Compostable Plastics

Compostable and Biodegradable Plastics in India

French Extended Producer Responsibility Bill for Household Packaging and Paper Producers

Smart Compost Bins Have Arrived in Manhattan

US Retail Federation Talks About Sustainability on the Store Shelf

The Washington Post Covers Icelandic Bioplastic Startup

Coffee Pods and Tea Bags can Now be Placed in Organic Waste Containers in the Netherlands

Nitrogen Crisis in the Netherlands

New US Lawsuit Targets Forever Chemicals in Plastic Food Containers

BIOMAC Ecosystem Opens for Bio-Nanomaterials Services

Repsol and Asaja Partner on Agricultural Waste

Wood and CuanTec Partner on Chitin Extraction

Why Consumers Don’t Punish Big Polluters for Greenwashing Lies?

Schleich Announces Global Sustainability Initiative

ClientEarth Takes Danone to Court for Plastic Pollution

TotalEnergies Joins Nextloopp

Plastic Energy and SK Geocentric Partner on Chemical Recycling

Bainbridge Start Charging Customers for Disposable Cups

The Guardian on the SUP Cutlery Ban in England

Victorian Government Bans Bioplastic Tableware

Inverse Covers Biobased Plastics

US Lawmakers say Chemical Recycling Contributes to Climate Change and Environmental Injustice

Open-Access Database To Help Identify Plastic Pollution Sources

Multiscale Molecular Simulations for the Solvation of Lignin in Ionic Liquids

Lebanon, New Hampshire, Accepts Compostable Bags at Composting Facility

Oxnard California Regulates Expanded Polystyrene

Spray-On Coating for Fruits and Vegetables

Mumbai Startup Reducing Plastic Waste with Biodegradable Cleaners

Euronews Article on Plastic Nurdles

Chevron Phillips Chemical Promotes Recycling in West Columbia

Efficient Azo Dye Biodecolorization System Using Lignin-Co-Cultured White-Rot Fungus

Illinois Bag Tax Update

BIBD Launches PLA Debit & Credit Cards

Belgian NGO is Recycling Human Hair to Protect the Environment

First Chemically Recycled Powder Coating Material Successfully Commercialized

HMSHost Partners With BIOLO to Introduce PHA Straws at US Airports

Lanxess and TotalEnergies Partner on Sustainable Styrene

UK Industrial Scale Composting Trial of Compostable Plastics – Update

TOP 10 Best Bioplastics Companies 2022 (FREE)

Shellmet, the Helmet Made from Waste Scallop Shells

Sabic and Scientex Partner on Ocean Plastic Packaging

Hong Kong Agricultural Biotechnology Report

EU Communication on the Availability and Affordability of FertilizersÂ

Australia Biofuels Annual Report

What to do with Australia’s Bread Bags and Chip Packets?

80% of Waste from Qatar World Cup Stadiums Recycled

Samyang Develops Polycarbonates Made of 90% Recycled Plastic

Biodegradable Medical Gowns Worse for Environment than Plastic Options

What is Plastic Rain?

Working Group to Boost Chemical Recycling in China

Red Seaweed Bioplastics

TripleW in the News

Tunisia Bans Single Use Plastic Bags

Bloomberg on 3M PFAS Toxic Legacy

The Two Key Stages of Bioprocessing

New York Carpet Recycling Bill Update

Vegware’s Vision for a Compostable Circular Economy

FTC Reviews of Recyclable & Compostable Claims

PLA and PHA Cushion Compact

New Technique to Recycle Nylon-6

VTT Project BioCarbonValue for BioCarbon Development

Amcor and Licella Partner on Recycled Content

RSPO Faces Challenges of Post-Pandemic Palm Oil

Irish Bioenergy Association Slams Climate Action Plan for Ignoring Bioenergy

Ginkgo Bioworks Joins BDO Zone Strategic Alliance

PBPC Speaker Series – Brand Innovation: Optimizing Sustainability

UK Biogas Plants to Face Higher Taxes

Versalis Acquires DSM Proesa Technology

Green Bioactives Completes £2.6m Seed Financing for Plant Products Biomanufacturing Platform

AIMPLAS Produces Plastic Film from Coffee Waste

Stella McCartney and Protein Evolution Partner on Fibre-to-Fibre Recycling

Stora Enso Starts Lignin Granulation

Tim Hortons to Roll out New Packaging and Cutlery

Coffee Capsules and Their Inconvenient Storm of Waste

Canadian Teenager Develops New Bioplastic

Article on Biorecycling of Plastic by Waste Dive

The Best Bioplastic Company of 2022 (FREE)

ICCA Trying to Make a Global Plastic Agreement

Super Formula Car Goes Biocomposite Bodywork

EcoTamp Unveils New Biodegradable Tampon

Ai Interview on Plastic Waste
