Category: Reports & Studies
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Biodegradable Plastic Bags Survive Three Years in Soil
Biodegradable plastic bags can still carry shopping three years after being left in a natural environment.
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Recycling Industry Trying To Discredit Bioplastics?
A study from University of Bonn suggests that shifting to plant-based plastics could have less positive effects than expected.
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Positive Trend For Bioplastics Industry
PRESS RELEASE – The results of the European Bioplastics’ annual market data update, presented today at the 13th European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin, confirm a stable growth of the global bioplastics industry.
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Total Ban on Plastics Could Damage Environment
Academics from Heriot-Watt University said replacing plastics with other packaging such as glass or metal could double global energy consumption and triple of greenhouse gas emissions.
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The European Gastroenterology Conference Talks About Plastics
Summary of the article “How Bioplastics Will Solve our Plastic Epidemic” published on EdgyLabs.com
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Anellotech Carbon Reduction Claim Confirmed
Press Release – Jacobs Confirms Anellotech’s Bio-TCatTM Process Leads to Significant Carbon Emission Reductions Compared to Petro-based Aromatics
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Carbon Trust Endorses Braskem’s Carbon-Negative Claims for Bio-based Plastic
Brazilian chemicals company Braskem, producers of I’m green™ – a bio-based polyethylene made from sugarcane – has had its negative carbon footprint credentials strengthened thanks to an independent review by the Carbon Trust.
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The European Commission Papers: The Lignin Briefing
This should help you understand what the European Commission knows about lignin and how it perceives it.
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TOP 5 Biobased Materials Selected by the UN
MYCOFOAM Developed by Ecovative as an alternative to expanded polystyrene, or EPS. Mycofoam is made from agricultural waste placed into moulds and mixed with live mycelium fungus, which essentially grows the material into a finished shape that can be dried and used as a stable packaging material. Mycofoam material is impact resistant and can be formed into…
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UN Report “Exploring Alternative Materials to Reduce Plastic Pollution” is available
The UN Environment report assesses the potential of replacing certain conventional plastics applications with alternative materials.
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USDA Reports on Bioeconomy and its Positive Impact on Economy and Labor
If Europe has been leading the way in trying to set up a comprehensive bio-economic program, the US are catching up because of its biofuel production and expanding bio-based chemicals industry.
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