Category: Media
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Navigating the Bioplastics Maze
https://www.waste360.com/industry-insights/navigating-the-bioplastics-maze
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Putting single-use plastic alternatives to the test: CBC’s Marketplace cheat sheet
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marketplace-cheat-sheet-sep-28-2025-1.7643682
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Bay Area company holds open-house to ease concerns about plastics recycling
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/resynergi-rohnert-park-plastics-recycling-openhouse-event/
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Ocean protection group covers art with waste to build support for plastics treaty
https://nypost.com/2025/08/13/world-news/ocean-protection-group-covers-art-with-waste-to-build-support-for-plastics-treaty
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Governments support strict controls on maritime transport of plastic pellets
International plastic trading (including recycled plastic pellets) is linked to criminal organisations. Plastic waste is supposedly recycled into fake plastic pellets and are exported abroad (Africa, Asia) where they will be incinerated. All of this is soaked with EU funds and Italy plays the central hub. The European Commission is literally funding criminal organisations.
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Are bioplastics the wonder alternative to petro plastics?
Day after day, bio-based plastics is also loosing its momentum. Consumers are not dupe.
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Should EU Commissioner Thierry Breton be fired?
Thierry Breton Thierry Breton is a French-Senegalese citizen, chosen by French President Macron to be the French European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services in the (previous) European Commission (The new EU commission still needs to be constituted). He’s responsible for a new EU piece of legislation called ‘Digital Service Act’ who intends to censor…
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What is wokeism and what social media am I using? (FREE)
What is wokeism and on what social media am I spending my time? This is a FREE article.
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From swimwear to toys: how to go plastic-free for a day at the beach
From swimwear to toys: how to go plastic-free for a day at the beach
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Shopping bags made from wood offer sustainable alternative to plastic bags
Shopping bags made from wood offer sustainable alternative to plastic bags
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Is Biodegradable Plastic Really a Thing? (NY Times)
Is Biodegradable Plastic Really a Thing?
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New chemistry journal in the middle of a polemic
New chemistry journal in the middle of a polemic
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Researchers create plastic alternative that’s compostable in home and industrial settings
Researchers create plastic alternative that’s compostable in home and industrial settings
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Bioplastics: What they are, and are not (The Business Standard)
Bioplastics: What they are, and are not
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Chemicals Made From Wood For A World Beyond Fossil Fuel (Forbes)
Chemicals Made From Wood For A World Beyond Fossil Fuel
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What is chemical recycling? (EHN)
What is chemical recycling? Article by Environmental Health Sciences
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Introducing Vivobarefoot’s compostable shoe (Financial Times)
The footwear designed to leave no trace
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Is Europe set to become China’s recycling bin? (Euractiv)
Well, the European Commission gets its information from industry lobbyists and NGOs … this should explain the dystopian legal framework around plastic waste. I wonder how long the EU commission will keep running in circles?
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Companies Are Trying to Offset Their Plastic Waste. Some Experts Are Skeptical
Time article on Plastic Credits
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Can PHA reduce plastic pollution? (Mongabay)
An innovative alternative to reduce plastic pollution
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We have to be very careful with biomaterials in beauty packaging says Albéa (Video)
Biomaterials are not inherently superior to fossil-based materials
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New York may ban PVA detergent pods
Laundry and dishwasher detergent pods made with polyvinyl alcohol, or PVA, contribute to plastics pollution in US waterways.
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Times of Malta article on Bioplastics
One area where bioplastics are proving their mettle is in automotive engineering
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Mongabay PHA video (FREE)
In this episode of Mongabay’s “Problem Solved” video series, we take a look at how PHAs are made, and what else experts say needs to be done to combat the global plastic pollution crisis.
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Overcoming Hurdles In Chemical Recycling (Reuters)
Overcoming Hurdles In Chemical Recycling For A More Sustainable Future
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Do plastic bag bans work? (Euronews)
Do plastic bag bans work? New study finds they save 6 billion bags a year in some US states
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Bio-based, fire-resistant composites become mainstream
Projects use Duplicor prepreg panels with highest Euroclass B fire performance without fire retardants for reduced weight, CO2 footprint in sustainable yet affordable roofs, high-rise façades and modular housing.
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Packaging innovations for sustainable shipping and distribution
Packaging innovations for sustainable shipping and distribution (Economic Times)
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Five innovative future recycling strategies that could save our earth (Recycling Magazine)
The climate crisis is becoming even more of a talking point among businesses and consumers, with recent data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) showing that around 64% of adults in Great Britain have been worried about how climate change is impacting the planet.
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Bioplastics Advertising in the media (FREE)
Let’s have a look at the current bioplastics advertising in the media. This is a FREE article.
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Fungi, coffee, and pineapples – rethinking device materials
Don’t throw those coffee grounds away, developers are rethinking device materials to lower the environmental impact of future products.
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Dangerous chemicals found in recycled plastics, making them unsafe for use (The Conversation)
Plastic pollution is a menace worldwide. Plastics are now found in every environment on the planet, from the deepest seas to the atmosphere and human bodies.
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Compostable plastic is too good to be true (Arizona Daily Sun)
Is compostable plastic too good to be true?
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Are compostable bin liners better than normal liners? (NZ Herald)
Are compostable bin liners better than normal liners? (NZ Herald)
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Recycling strategies to save the planet in 2024 (Environment Journal)
From micro-organisms that eat plastic, to nanotechnology, advanced sorting systems and closed loop networks, Skips & Bins runs through new circular approaches for 2024.
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Petrochemical overproduction makes new plastic cheaper than recycled
Surge in manufacturing in China and US leads to oversupply of products such as polyethylene
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A difficult road ahead for the plastic treaty (China Dialogue)
Negotiations have not been going smoothly, leaving the future of a binding treaty hanging in the balance
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Nurdle pollution: old problem, same legislative challenges (EUObserver)
Nurdle pollution is not a recent occurrence: the earliest reported sightings of plastic pellets on beaches date back to the early 1970s. Yet no specific legislation has been introduced since then, and efforts to mitigate spills have largely relied on voluntary initiatives.
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EU recycling market faces ‘collapse’ after waste export ban
The readers of bioplasticsnews.com knew that already. The house of cards is going to collapse overnight, but the EU commission believes everything is fine in plastic waste land. The EU plastic waste policies have been a gigantic fiasco and the EU commission is in denial.
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Biopak CEO interview (Forbes)
BioPak expands into Hong Kong on $486 billion green packaging wave
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PVA doesn’t break down in water treatment plants (Guardian)
Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) dishwasher pods seem to have a bad reputation
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‘Polluter pays’ doctrine will take on new meaning (Reuters)
Companies will learn the hard way that polluting the world has a cost.
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EU tax payer money invested in dead end packaging innovations
CBE JU is throwing millions of tax payer money in dead end projects says EUobserver
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El Pais article on Plastic Treaty
By the end of 2024, the planet should have the first treaty to combat pollution from this material, which each year accounts for more than 20 million tons dumped into nature. But the big producers are not going to make it easy
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Los Angeles Magazine article on Bioplastics
Couldn’t help noticing that it’s almost impossible to communicate clearly and in an easy way about bioplastics. How does a layman understand this?
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Plant-based utensils do not break down in the environment (Daily Mail)
Bottles and cutlery made from ‘bioplastics’ are supposed to be biodegradable
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Bioplastic straws distract from real solutions for reducing waste (US newspaper)
Article in a US newspaper
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Do not use bioplastic bags with compost says French expat website
Do not put biodegradable plastic bags with compost in France
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Plastics prove tough target for circular treatment (Financial Times)
‘Reduce, reuse, recycle’ is a familiar mantra, but there are sharp disagreements over which to prioritise
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Chemical Recycling Just Isn’t Feasible
From an energy perspective, breaking down plastics into their components to make the same plastics is fundamentally unsound.
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Time Magazine article on Bioplastics
Plant-based doesn’t necessarily mean plant-friendly
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Eco-business on COP28 (FREE)
I received a newsletter from Eco-business in my mailbox and couldn’t help but to comment the text with a satirical note. This is a FREe article
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Plastic waste export to Africa is out of control
And they will claims that it is driven by African demand for plastic waste …. knowing that there is no infrastructure in Africa to process the waste and that the plastic waste cannot be recycled …. what a farce
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Time has turned into a greenwashing platform (FREE)
Time has issued a 100 Climate leaders list; just check out how funny that is. This is a FREE article
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