Category: Trends
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Bioplastics and Circular Plastic Trends and Patents
Bioplastics and circular plastics trends through the eye of patent applications
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Onboard Aviation Sustainability Trends
Sustainability is a key trend in aviation, and the onboard hospitality industry is responding with new options for airlines to reduce carbon emissions, minimise food waste and replace single-use plastics with recyclable or biodegradable materials.
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US Army Asks Full Environmental Review of Formosa Plastic Plant
Memorandum For Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers
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US Poll on Plastics and Packaging
A Consumer Brands/Ipsos poll of 1,530 American adults found that more than half (53%) consider themselves environmentalists.
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Consumer Perspectives on Bio Based Products
Irish and Dutch consumer perspectives of bio-based products
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Australasian Recycling Label Consumer Insights Report 2021
Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has released the Australasian Recycling Label Consumer Insights Report 2021 – a new report assessing consumer awareness of the ARL, and attitudes and behaviours towards recycling
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Bioplastics Survey by Technological Institute of Philippines (FREE)
Participate to the bioplastics survey organised by the Technological Institute of the Philippines. This is a FREE article.
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US Army Ansbach Plastic Free Month Tips
U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach contributes to environmental protection by hosting and promoting a plastic-free month in April
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Bioplastic Prospects in South Africa
SA President Cyril Ramaphosa reaffirmed his commitment to net carbon zero by 2050
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UK Charges Biodiesel Trader with Fraud and Money Laundering
SFO charges former biodiesel trader with fraud and money laundering
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5 Sustainable Packaging Trends in 2021
5 sustainable packaging developments to watch in 2021
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Future of Plastics in New Zealand
Unlike other countries, New Zealand’s plastics industry is influenced by three factors that can greatly shape the way we transition to the new economy.
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India VP Gives Vision on Plastics
Indian vice-president gives full vision on plastics: trends, recycling, media campaigns, bioplastics, etc.
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Oil Industry Predicts the Future
What they’re saying: Experts examine the future of the fuel & petrochemical industries
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Impact of China eCommerce on Green Packaging Drive
China’s Online Shopping Addiction Is Killing Its Green Packaging Drive
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Indian Newspaper Suggest to Avoid Bioplastics
Some voices suggest not to go for bioplastics. — TEAL Innovates PHA Cosmetic Packaging for Beauty and Hotel — ROQUETTE Revolutionises Aerosol Packaging
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China Needs Reusable System Instead of Bioplastics
China Needs Reusable System Instead of Bioplastics according to Chinese Media. Chinese decide fast; let’s hope the bioplastics industry will not miss this wave too.
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5 Misperceptions on SUP
Five Misperceptions Surrounding the Environmental Impacts of Single-Use Plastic
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Ecofriendly Replacements for 50 Plastic Items
Eco-friendly replacements for 50 plastic items in your life
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Can Technology Save the Planet?
Can we trust the silver bullet of technology to fix climate change? The prime minister seems to think so.
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Update on PCR and rPET in US
Increased attention to recycling over the past decade has been positive for the industry, but greater collaboration is needed for further advancement
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What is Needed for Bioplastics Breakthrough?
What is Needed for Bioplastics Breakthrough
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Japan Food Service, Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Update
With the courtesy of the US government.
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People Distrust Chemicals and Chemical Companies
40% of the people interviewed do everything possible to avoid contact with chemicals. There’s even a word for it: chemophobia.
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eCommerce Packaging Consumer Survey
As online ordering rose rapidly in 2020, particularly during the Coronavirus lockdown, consumers across the UK have welcomed the increased use of sustainable packaging by online retailers but have signalled that there is more to be done to make their packaging even greener.
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New Plastic Trend in New York
There’s a new trend in New York, made possible with plastic.
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Future of Recycling in Austalia
The NSW Government recently conducted a survey on recycling and plastic waste.
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More Plastic in the Future?
Dr. Fengwei (David) Xie is currently a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellow at the International Institute for Nanocomposites Manufacturing (IINM), WMG, University of Warwick.
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Plastic is Looking Cool Again
When I speak or teach on environmental policy, one question often comes up. What to do about all the plastic waste, and why don’t we just ban it all?
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Bioplastics Could Help Plastic Pollution
The world has a plastics problem. Every day, approximately 8 million pieces of plastic make their way into the world’s oceans and plastic pollution can now be found on every beach in the world, from busy tourist beaches to uninhabited tropical islands.
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Can Paper Alternatives Replace Plastic Dog Waste Bags?
Pooch Paper Dog Waste Sheets are an eco-friendly, biodegradable alternative to plastic dog poop bags. The paper sheets are easy to fold up and put in your pocket before heading out on a walk with your dog.
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Bulk Food Problem Called Food Moth
Bulk food is developing quickly in organic groceries and supermarkets, but with it comes an insect called the food moth.
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LyondellBasell CEO Talks Industry Trends and Curbing Plastic Waste
LyondellBasell CEO Bob Patel was the keynote speaker at the Partnership’s 2nd annual State of Houston’s Petrochemical Industry event on March 3.
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What is Driving the Shift to Circularity?
The types and volume of industry-level circular activity vary widely. In general, consumer-facing industries have seen the largest volumes of circular activity, often driven by demands from consumers, governments and employees.
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Biodegradable Bracelet to Visit Sardinian Beach
Visitors to stunning Sardinian beach will need a ticket – and a biodegradable bracelet – this summer.
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Sustainable Consumer Trends by Tetra Pak
Tetra Pak reveals the findings from a global research study in partnership with Ipsos1 on the two most pressing consumer demands: the environment and health.
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Bioplastics Have a Long Way to Go
Struggling to cut down the plastic in your life or business? You’re really not alone. The backlash against plastic got into full swing the last few years and it’s not hard to see why.
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Biodegradable Containers Driven by Consumer Demand
Berkeley Bowl, a two-store independent in California, thrives in the same progressive city that shares its name. As such, it has been doing great business for decades offering natural foods, organic produce, bulk grains and nuts, and now, environmentally friendly packaging.
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There is No value in Biodegradable Plastic
Retailers are under pressure to move away from single-use plastic. But could a knee-jerk reaction actually make things worse?
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Dow is Cleaning up The Beaches
Waste is a fact, but it doesn’t have to be feared. We can tackle this through collection, sorting and processing; and by understanding where and why trash is finding its way into the environment, so we can stop it.
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Why Banning SUP is Not So Easy?
The distant expiration of a ban on single-use plastic in 2040, voted by the National Assembly, has been widely criticized. But in a world where plastic packaging is ubiquitous, replacing it is not so easy. Explanations in 5 questions.
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Plastic has Dirty Reputation. Can Bioplastics Clean It Up?
Put down that plastic bag and pick up that Parkesine.
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Are Bioplastics Really Better for the Environment?
Replacing plastic looks hard, but alternatives to fossil fuel materials are on the rise.
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Circular Economy: What It Is and Why We Need It?
Producing, consuming, and throwing products away is starting to affect our planet and our way of life. A new way of doing things, which is based on nature is starting to emerge: the circular economy.
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How Does Plastic Consumption Impacts Japan?
Japan produces 9 million tons of plastic waste each year, with disposable plastic such as packaging and food containers accounting for more than 40 percent of this figure. We examine how plastic consumption impacts us on a personal level.
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Demand for Sustainable Packaging Tests Snack Makers Flexibility
Sustainability touches all aspects of snack food manufacturing and has become a major strategic issue – from consumers demanding sustainable products to optimizing operations and reducing carbon footprint.
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Plastic Consumer Trends in Israel
From municipal preschools to office kitchens, Israelis are starting to move away from damaging dependence on disposables.
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Top 3 Food and Beverage Packaging Trends for 2020
Packaging in the food and beverage industry is arguably just as important as the contents inside. The packaging is often the first thing that catches the consumers eye, so it needs to stand out.
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The Growth of the Biolubricant Industry
Sibao Liu, Sunitha Sadula and Dionisios G. Vlachos, academics from the University of Delaware, discuss how safety, environmental and sustainability concerns have driven the growth of the bio-lubricant industry, and how innovative approaches have looked to overcome these challenges.
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Demand for Bioplastics Goes Up in India
N. Rajendran, Vice-Chancellor, Alagappa University, has said demand for bioplastics, produced from renewable sources, has increased by manifold in the recent times after India and several other countries banned single use and other plastic items, which posed threat to the environment.
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Circ-Pack Tested Bioplastics Packaging
‘Testing shows that consumers approve of CIRC-PACK products’. As we near the end of the CIRC-PACK project, we put our prototype innovations to the test with consumers around Europe.
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Metgen is Part of Flourishing Bioeconomy says Euronews
Business Planet travels to Turku in Finland in search of what is known as Europe’s bioeconomy to see how firms with bright ideas are making a positive difference to our future with sustainable products.
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Bioplastic Production Growth Pale Compared To Fossil Plastic Production Growth
The global bioplastics industry is on course to increase its production capacity by 300,000 tonnes over the next five years, according to the annual European Bioplastics’ market data update, but this will pale in comparison to global primary plastic production.
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Bioplastics Will Not Be Part of the Solution if We Dwell on their Downsides
Bio-based plastics may not be perfect, but they’re better for the environment than those made from fossil fuels — and getting better every day.
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Most Americans Would Pay More to Avoid Using Plastic
Two-thirds of Americans are willing to pay more for everyday items made out of environmentally sustainable materials instead of single-use plastic, according to a survey from PBS NewsHour and Marist Poll.
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The Future of Plastics
If plastics are so toxic to the environment, why do we keep using them? Scientists & researchers around the globe think they’ve found one solution to our plastic pollution problem: biodegradable ingredients.
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Consumers are Responsible for Plastic Crisis Not Producers
While he acknowledged the duty of plastic producers to help tackle marine pollution by recycling more, an executive from one of the world’s biggest plastic producers rejected the notion that producers are responsible for the problem.
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Paper and Compostables Are Pretend Solutions to Single-use
Food companies are investing in “risky” new packaging solutions and recycling technologies instead of prioritising refill and reuse systems, according to Greenpeace, by foodservicefootprint.com.
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World is Changing Habits on Plastic According to Attenborough
The world is beginning to tackle the threat of plastic waste, according to the renowned broadcaster Sir David Attenborough.
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Increased Use of Biobased Materials in Construction in 2020
Bamboo, straw bales and timbercrete are among the ‘eco-friendly’ building materials that will increasingly be used in construction projects next year, according to a recent survey.
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Goldman Sachs Analyses Bioplastics
In today’s episode, a Goldman Sachs researcher analyzes plastic alternatives, including bio-based plastics which are gaining traction.
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Bamboo Toothbrush Lies and The Plastic Industry Perverse Greenwashing
A bamboo toothbrush deconstructed: bamboo handle, paper packaging box, plant-based nylon bristles and plant-based wrapper. It also comes with disposal instructions.
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How Innovators in 4 Emerging Markets are Accelerating the Clean Economy
Two days, four emerging markets, 14 startups. Continuing the tradition that began in 2012, GreenBiz Group’s VERGE 19 conference two weeks ago in Oakland, California, saw over a dozen innovators whose products, services and technologies offer great promise to advance the clean economy and reverse climate change.
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Tuneable Bioplastics
Plastics pose a problem for the planet – from the fossil fuels used to produce them to the harmful chemicals released during their slow degradation. But plastic is so ubiquitous that giving it up presents a complex challenge.
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Shall We Solve Environmental Problems with Individual or Collective Action?
A New Generation of Leaders Understands That Individual Actions Won’t Fix Our Environmental Problems. By defining environmental citizenship as responsible consumption, sustainability advocates downplay the need for mass action to catalyze structural change.
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Buying Less is Better for Your Happiness Than Buying Green According to US Study
A new study found that people who consume less are happier than those who engage in other pro-environmental consumer behaviors, like buying environmentally friendly products.
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Florida School Switches to Biodegradable School Lunch Trays
The school is the first in the county to utilize the plant-based trays.
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Is a Substitute for Plastic Coming Anytime Soon?
For most of us, hearing the world plastic makes us think of single-use plastics like plastic bags or disposable plastic water bottles, but plastic covers a much wider variety of materials than that.
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Bioplastics Hit the Big Time, Going Beyond Product Packaging
Earlier this month, many of us were duly impressed with Unilever’s pledge to halve its use of virgin plastic by 2025. The announcement followed Procter & Gamble’s September pledge to increase the post-consumer recycled (PCR) content in its liquid detergent bottles to 50 percent and reach up to 100 percent PCR content in its conditioner…
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What Does the Future of Plastic Look Like?
Plastic waste is a growing problem around the world, despite efforts to recycle or reduce plastic use. In order to really transform the recycling process, more attention needs to be paid to the composition of plastic, according to a new research article from Lund University in Sweden.
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Japan Plays Catch Up in Scramble to Bioplastics
Japanese companies have committed to move away from the practice of burning plastic waste and embrace a cycle of reusing materials as they risk losing environmentally conscious investors to U.S. and European peers making better progress on recycling.
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Sustainability and Efficiency: The New Trends Driving the Plastics Industry
With a combined workforce of almost 300,000 employees, plastics is one of Germany’s major industrial sectors. The industry also enjoys a strong position on the international stage, due in no small part to its productive research performance.
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Can Bioplastics Save Us From Drowning In Our Own Waste?
Alternatives like paper, cloth, biodegradable plastics, glass, etc have relative merits and no single alternative can be the solution to what is essentially a crisis caused by human behaviour.
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Can Plant-Based Plastics Dig Us Out of Waste Crisis?
Why compostable plastics are condemned to landfill and what can be done to solve the packaging conundrum.
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How to Sell Green to Consumers?
For decades, manufacturers sold better living through chemistry. Many consumers are now reluctant to believe the new branding.
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Global Consumer Survey on Plastic Waste
Whether it’s the influence of the media, or public demonstrations against climate change, the impact of plastic on the environment has captured the attention of consumers worldwide. How much do shoppers really care? Are their criticisms and wishes reflected in their own purchase behaviour? Which regions, countries and demographics are most engaged with reducing their…
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Can Bioplastic Act as a Apring Board for Materials with Different Properties?
Traditional plastics pose a problem for the planet, whether it’s due to the fossil fuels used to produce them or the harmful chemicals released during their slow degradation process. Yet, despite these issues, plastic has become so intertwined with our daily lives that giving it up presents a complex challenge.
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How the Plastic Bottle Went From Convenience to Curse
The evolution of the plastic bottle from amazing to scourge of land and sea has played out inside of a generation.
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How Europe’s War On Plastics is Affecting Petrochemicals
With oil use in cars expected to peak in the mid-2020s, oil companies are seeking shelter in petrochemicals – and plastics – where demand is still going strong. However, even that notion is now being challenged because of a global plastics backlash led by Europe.
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SKY Invests in 10 UK Companies To Fight Plastic Problem
In order to combat our reliance on plastic, and the cost the environment pays for it, Sky’s Ocean Ventures fund has invested in 10 companies in the UK which are developing ideas to turn off the plastics tap, in collaboration with the government’s innovation agency, Innovate UK.
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Plastic Bag Sales in England Down by a Third in Last Year
Overall, sales of single-use bags by big supermarkets have fallen 90% since 5p charge introduced.
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Coke and Pepsi Abandon the Plastics Lobby
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, two major sellers of plastic bottles, have made sweeping sustainability commitments. Now they are stepping away from a plastics lobbying group.
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Why Haven’t Bioplastics Taken over the World?
As a global call from many public figures, such as David Attenborough, to reduce plastic waste. It begs the question, why isn’t there a commercially viable biobased plastic?
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Biodegradable Plastics Have Existed for Decades. So why Aren’t They Mainstream?
As Earth’s oceans becoming a plastic dumping ground, why haven’t biodegradable plastics been normalized yet?
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Abuses in The Renewable Sector
Death threats, child labour and other human rights abuses by companies in the renewable sector.
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British Plastics Federation Responds to BBC War on Plastic
The BBC’s War on Plastic programme highlighted many important issues and clearly taps into the concerns of a lot of people. Addressing many of these aligns with the desires of the plastics and recycling industries, namely to reduce plastic waste and improve our recycling infrastructure.
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Concern over Plastic use is Reflected in Consumer Attitudes on Food Packaging
56% of the respondents in the United States feel that the food brands have the main responsibility for reducing plastic waste in food packaging, according to an international consumer survey commissioned by Kemira. 46% are willing to pay more for renewable packaging.
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