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GO PHA position on plastic treaty
Nobody knew GOPHA had a position paper on the plastic treaty. I felt on it by accident. That resumes it…
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Emirates Biotech Selected Sulzer Technology to Build World’s Largest Polylactic Acid Production Facility
Never heard of this company. What’s wrong with PLA producers …. same mistakes over and over again. Terrible marketing.
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Some experts think we should pause our ocean plastic cleanup efforts
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Chemical upcycling of PBA
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70% of ocean microplastics are the type found in clothes, textiles and fishing gear – and Europe is a hotspot
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Why are plastic industry lobbyists at the UN talks on plastic pollution in South Korea?
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Henkel and Celanese collaborate to offer adhesives made from captured CO2 emissions
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Cotton-and-squid-bone sponge can soak up 99.9% of microplastics, scientists say (Guardian)
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Estee Lauder to produce biotech materials at manufacturing site in Belgium
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3 Plastic startups got into trouble after going public
That is because their (1) technology is a fraud, (2) they felt victim to a conspiracy or(3) because the founders…
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The First bioplastic car was built by Soviet East-Germany (FREE)
Here’s the first bioplastic car to have been produced at commercial scale. This is a FREE article
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Top 12 countries by fossil fuel consumption – coal, oil & gas – in 2023 (InfoGraph)
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SK chemicals and Hyundai partner on bioplastics and recycled content in cars
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CD BioSciences introduces products for bioplastics industry
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Is recycled plastic clean enough? (Wageningen University)
Recycled plastic is more toxic for human health than virgin plastics … but that the European Commission has forgotten to…
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ClickPlastics bioplastic compound plant in operation
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EUBP Bioplastics Production Capacity report 2024
This report is made by the industry, their association and agencies working for them. It deals with capacity, not sales.…
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New Research Highlights Marine Biodegradability of Eastman Aventa(TM) Compostable Materials
Studies that have been paid by the company itself are not valid according to the European Commission. Then again, the…
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Scottish researchers use sawdust to develop ‘high-value’ chemicals
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Biocomposites producer secures exclusive collaboration opportunities within Japanese industry
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Bcomp’s flax composite used by Temca to create cladding for shading an international school building
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Six takeaways from the INC-5 summit on plastic pollution
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Lautoka launches new recycling hub to combat ocean plastic pollution
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Canadian Lawmakers Want Compostable Produce Stickers
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9 Designers Revolutionizing Bio-based Materials
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Bio-based Engineering Plastic DURABIO used on front grille of Suzuki’s new Fronx compact SUV
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LG Chem and Acies Bio Collaborate to Advance Sustainable Production of Chemicals
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Japan develops plastic that disappears within hours in the sea and boosts soil health
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Researchers use bacteria to convert plastic waste into human therapeutics, including insulin
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Greenworksbio and CSIR partner on bioplastics
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Starbucks Japan to ditch unpopular paper straws, use bioplastic from 2025
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Building integrity into the plastics treaty: Lessons from global tobacco control
There’s not much integrity in the bioplastics industry. The compostable plastics industry is a bucket of crabs and sharks with…
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Unveiling the potential of dual-extrinsic/intrinsic self-healing lignin-based coatings for anticorrosion applications
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Compostable packaging are causing major problem in Australia
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Breakthrough: Bio-based foam absorbs 99% of microplastics
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Easily Compostable Bioplastic Now Replaces Millions of Plant Pots Across New Zealand While Nourishing Soil
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SDGs on the verge of collapsing
The United Nations has lost its reputation and has become synonym for corruption. Nobody believes and trusts in the UN…
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How bioplastics can shape global plastic policy (TotalEnergies Corbion)
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Using sunlight to recycle black plastics (video)
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Canada biofuels report
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The opportunity wasted to advance a global plastic treaty
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Humidity Resistant Biodegradable Starch Foams Reinforced with Polyvinyl Butyral (PVB) and Chitosan
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Letter from the Bio-on Employees (FREE)
Once an Italian biotechnology Flagship, Bio-on felt victim to a conspiracy initiated by a bioplastics company owned by the Italian…
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Dow partners Freepoint Eco-Systems for circular plastic production
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Veolia Group’s recycled offerings through PlastiLoop
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Using AI to improve recycling
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France 24 Video on Plastic Treaty
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Discarded fishing nets recycled for various products in Japan
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Mercedes-Benz Seeks Sustainable EV Battery Made From Rice Hulls
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The impact of the structural transformation mechanism of fulvic acid on redox capacity during composting with different biowastes
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New biodegradable products unveiled in India
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Germany opens National Soil Monitoring Centre
Germany will be able to monitor the toxic effect of compostable plastics on the soils
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A more economical process for bio-succinic acid piloted
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New Zealand policy on fruit sticker (Update)
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Compostable PLA eats itself
The PLA industry needs to come up with all kind of absurdities to avoid being banned very soon.
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How do PHA aged by aerobic compost interact with steroidal estrogens to alter their adsorption and transport characteristics? Kinetics, isotherms, and influencing factors
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Bye-bye microplastics: new plastic is recyclable and fully ocean-degradable
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Major Bioplastics research center shuts down because nobody wants to study bioplastics
The Bioplastics leaders and associations are so uninspiring and morally corrupt that they’re losing their momentum.
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Hypocrite Bill Gates has biggest private jet carbon footprint in the world (FREE)
Bill Gates tours the world to lecture us on our CO2 emissions and how we should reduce them. In the…
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Brazilian sugarcane still relies on slavery
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Infographic to resume the absurdity of carbon capture
This infographic has been circulating on social media
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Closed Loop Partners invest in biobased coatings
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Japan Agricultural Biotechnology report
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Plastic and recycling – Does either save trees? (FREE)
Christmas trees have something in common with trees cut to make paper. Replacing them with other materials does not really…
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Ranking of most polluting chemical companies
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Belgian retailers form reusable packaging coalition to bring systemic change to waste management
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EU Plastic Recyclers Roadmap
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Mitsui Chemicals Europe expands laboratory operations in Düsseldorf
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Coca-Cola accused of dropping its reusable packaging target
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French Senate inquires on water in bottles
France has no more natural water sources. Big corporations like Nestle have extracted all the water. France sold its water…
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IUCN reflections on plastic treaty
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AP Video on the Plastic Treaty
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How bio-based succinic acid could transform cosmetics
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Lignin Industries finds distribution partner for biobased plastic
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Study Finds Misleading Claims in South Korea’s Biodegradable Plastics Market
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Scientists Develop Super-Strong, Eco-Friendly Plastic That Bacteria Can Eat
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TotalEnergies Corbion CEO is afraid for his job
The sword of Damocles is hanging over his head and over TotalEnergies Corbion’s European activities
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3D printed bioplastic car structure for Lexus
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State of Bioplastics in Australia report
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Suez, Loop, and SK Geo Centric abandon Plans for Chemical Recycling Plant
The chemical recycling mirage is literally vanishing as we speak.
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Stagnation in EU plastic recycling capacities – latest market data shows
I think I know how the industry embezzled the European Commission into believing plastic waste was actually being recycled. Click…
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Why no UN plastic treaty is a good thing (FREE)
The United Nations has become a casino for global corporations and the European Commission has become a Chinese gambling hall.…
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The Best and the Worse PR Agencies in the Bioplastics industry (Award)
The Bioplastics News Awards are here. The Best and the Worse PR agencies in the Bioplastics Industry. This is a…
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Ortholite Cirql Launches Industrially Compostable, Biodegradable Material for Footwear Brands
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This new biodegradable plastic leaves no microplastics behind
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ExxonMobil, Cyclyx increasing Texas recycling capacity
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Agilyx announces Final Investment Decision for Second Cyclyx Circularity Center
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11th Biorizon Annual Event on Bio-aromatics (Video)
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Jessica Flagg Joins TenCate Americas as Vice President of Corporate Communication (Free)
This is a FREE article.
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New Video Resources on the 2023 Billion-Ton Report (DOE)
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Using sunlight to recycle black plastics: Additive makes materials useful
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US class action lawsuit against chemical recycling
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New way to make an existing bio-based plastic alternative even safer for the environment
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Big Oil “dancing for joy” over Treaty talks collapse (Oceanographic)
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UN Talks on Plastics Fall Short, End With No Global Treaty to Control Waste (Newsweek)
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EU Brags about Life plastic projects to solve plastic waste problems
EU commission likes to brag about useless projects that won’t change an inch to the plastic waste crisis.
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Lactips raises €16 million
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Plymouth Marine Laboratory investigates bioplastic impact on oceans
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Global plastic talks collapse as oil states rebel
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Five firms in plastic pollution alliance ‘made 1,000 times more plastic than they cleaned up’ (The Guardian)
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