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Michael Stephen

Michael Stephen is a lawyer and was a member of the United Kingdom Parliament, where he served on the Environment Select Committee. When he left Parliament Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc. attracted his attention because of his interest in the environment. He is now Deputy Chairman of Symphony, which is listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange, and is the founder and Chairman of the Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association.
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OXO Biodegradable Plastic

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Seaweed Plastic, Orange Peel and Xampla (FREE)

By Michael StephenFebruary 22, 2021March 2, 2021
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Recycling and Exporting Plastic Waste (FREE)

By Michael StephenJanuary 19, 2021February 22, 2021
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Intertek and Composting (FREE)

By Michael StephenJanuary 12, 2021February 1, 2021
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EU, Covid Lockdowns, WRAP, British Standards Institution and Polymateria (FREE)

By Michael StephenJanuary 5, 2021February 1, 2021
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EU Scientific Advisers, China Chose Wrong Bioplastics and Covid Nonsense (FREE)

By Michael StephenDecember 21, 2020February 1, 2021
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Recycling and An Article from Austria (FREE)

By Michael StephenDecember 15, 2020February 1, 2021
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Toxicity of Bio-based and Biodegradable Plastics, and Covid Scaremongering (FREE)

By Michael StephenNovember 23, 2020February 1, 2021
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Support for OXO BIO, Westminster Forum, Euractiv and Covid

By Michael StephenNovember 9, 2020February 1, 2021
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Covid 19 and Five Myths About Plastic

By Michael StephenNovember 2, 2020February 1, 2021
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Power of Lobbying, Paper and Cotton Worse than Plastic

By Michael StephenOctober 27, 2020February 1, 2021
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Compostable vs Biodegradable, Covid 19 and New British Bioplastic Standard

By Michael StephenOctober 8, 2020February 1, 2021
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Kill the Virus, Marine Degradation, Airports, Brazil Retail, Plastic Growth and Face Mask

By Michael StephenSeptember 28, 2020February 1, 2021
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Professor Emo Chiellini, Plastics Today, Greenwashing and Coronavirus

By Michael StephenAugust 25, 2020February 1, 2021
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Plastics Europe, Confusing Issues and Paper

By Michael StephenAugust 17, 2020February 1, 2021
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Coronavirus, Plastic Litter, Bahrain and Polymateria

By Michael StephenJuly 27, 2020February 1, 2021
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Tipa, Plastics Today and The American Genius

By Michael StephenJuly 20, 2020February 1, 2021
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Running Scared, The Daily Telegraph and Market Report

By Michael StephenJuly 13, 2020February 1, 2021
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Banana Republic, Why Turn Plastic into CO2 and Plastic Waste from Ships

By Michael StephenJune 29, 2020February 1, 2021
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Oxo Biodegradation, Independent Reports and Precautionary Principle

By Michael StephenJune 19, 2020February 1, 2021
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BBIA, Food Waste and Testing of OXO-Biodegradable Plastic

By Michael StephenJune 11, 2020February 1, 2021
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Definitions and More Setbacks for Plastiphobia

By Michael StephenJune 2, 2020February 1, 2021
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Say No to Plastiphobia, False Descriptions and the Recycling Myth

By Michael StephenMay 18, 2020February 1, 2021
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Coronavirus, Peru, Barbados and Recycling

By Michael StephenMay 11, 2020February 1, 2021
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Danish Courts, Consensus and Plastiphobia

By Michael StephenMay 4, 2020February 1, 2021
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Asking an Expert, the Bag Banners and UK Takes Notice

By Michael StephenApril 24, 2020February 1, 2021
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Coronavirus and Agricultural Plastics

By Michael StephenApril 16, 2020February 1, 2021
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Dumb Oil and Gas Majors, Scrapping Plastic Bans and Taxes and San Francisco

By Michael StephenApril 8, 2020February 1, 2021
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The Come Back of Plastic Bags, Compostable Plastic Not Wanted and EASAC

By Michael StephenApril 1, 2020February 1, 2021
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Ditch the Plastic Bag Ban and Inn-Probio

By Michael StephenMarch 24, 2020February 1, 2021
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Greening our Way to Infection, Defra Warns Against Bioplastics and Montreal

By Michael StephenMarch 17, 2020February 1, 2021
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Plastiphobia, Singapore, Compostable Plastics, Doorknobs and Carbios

By Michael StephenMarch 10, 2020February 1, 2021
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Plastic To Protect Health and Common Sense on Plastic

By Michael StephenMarch 3, 2020February 1, 2021
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Serbia, India, Pakistan and European Bioplastics

By Michael StephenFebruary 24, 2020February 1, 2021
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Oman, MacArthur Foundation, Stifling Innovation, South Africa and Compostable Plastics

By Michael StephenFebruary 14, 2020February 1, 2021
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Coronavirus, MPs Letter, Montreal, Australia and the Dominican Republic

By Michael StephenFebruary 7, 2020February 1, 2021
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Plastiphobia, Malaysia and a Case Against Compostables and Paper

By Michael StephenJanuary 30, 2020February 1, 2021
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Composting, the European Union and Unemployment

By Michael StephenJanuary 21, 2020February 1, 2021
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Plastiphobia and Bioplastics Definitions

By Michael StephenJanuary 14, 2020February 1, 2021
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Recycling, Lab Testing, Bangladesh and the Right Bioplastic

By Michael StephenJanuary 7, 2020February 1, 2021
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Plastiphobia, Microplastics and A Throw-Away Society

By Michael StephenJanuary 1, 2020February 1, 2021
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