Category: South America
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Panama Becomes First Central American Nation to ban Plastic Bags
Panama on Saturday became the first Central American nation to ban single-use plastic bags to try to curb pollution on its beaches and help tackle what the United Nations has identified as one of the world’s biggest environmental challenges.
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BBC Covers Bioplastics From Cactus
This Mexican researcher has discovered a way to turn cactus leaves into a material with similar properties to plastic. She says it’s not toxic and is biodegradable.
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Plastic Options May Also be Harmful
Barbados – Stakeholders affected by the April 1 ban on petro-based, single-use plastics have expressed concern about the safety of the alternatives.
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Jamaica Bio Plastic Wins Total Startupper of the Year Challenge
Founder of Jamaica Bio-Plastic Jordan Freeman, captured the Total Jamaica Startupper of the Year title, for which he was presented with a €12,500 symbolic cheque at an awards ceremony at Courtyard At Marriott Hotel, New Kingston recently. Freeman topped a field of 14 finalists, with Yekini Wallen-Bryan of PreeLabs Limited, earning the second prize of…
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Barbados Bans Petrol-Based Single Use Plastics
Barbados bans the importation, retail, sale and use of petro-based single use plastic products.
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Bioplastics Replaces Polystyrene in Jamaica
Jamaican Government bans single use plastics and polystyrene and packaging leader starts with bioplastics
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Jamaica Food and Drink Festival Goes Bioplastics
Jamaica Food and Drink Festival (JFDF) will focus on reducing its environmental footprint and will use bioplastics foodware.
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Bioplastics Made From Mango
Students from Mexican university ‘National Polytechnic Institute’ (IPN) developed a bioplastic made from mango peel.
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Bioplastics Straws Made from Avocado
Plastic straws can be replaced by bioplastics straws made from advocado.
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Bioplastics Made From Cactus
A Mexican researcher found a way to make bioplastics from cactus juice.
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Bio-On and Moore Capital Agree to Build a PHA Plant in Brazil
Bio-On sign a 2nd license agreement with Moore Capital to build a 10,000 ton PHA bioplastic production plant in Brazil after its first licence agreement with Cristal Union to build a 5,000 to PHA plant in France.
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GIFT Technology in Argentina
Porta Hnos S.A. Signs Agreement to Become Exclusive Licensee of Gevo’s GIFT® Technology in Argentina and produce BIO-ISOBUTANOL
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