Category: US
US Bill Reintroduced to tackle plastic pollution
New US Bill to tax virgin plastic
Massachusetts Governor announces plastic bottle ban for state agencies
Complaint against composting and farm gas facility in Delaware
Walmart debuts compostable cutlery made in the U.S.
Sanford Business PlantSwitch Leads Way For Bioplastic Production In North Carolina
BPI petitions USDA to update compost feedstock definition
Minnesota No longer accepting plastic bags for yard waste
New reports measure progress on organics recycling (FREE)
Plastic Free July wraps up with loss of recycling opportunity (FREE)
Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen American Biomanufacturing
Is it time to ditch the recycling symbol? (Video)
New York Federal Judge Forbids Producer to Use Misleading Certified Compostable Claim
NEXE First Delivery of BPI Compostable Coffee Pods to U.S. Customer
96% of US Climate Data Is Corrupted (FREE)
US Chemical Recycling Plant Caught Fire
John Kerry Caught Lying under Oath (Free)
New Investment Tax Credit Announced for Renewable Chemicals
U.S. Consumer Perception of Compostable Packaging
Solvay Reaches Settlement with New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection on Pfas Remediation
New US biodegradable plastics are compostable in your backyard
New York Recycling Bills
Landmark California Plastic Law’s Anniversary Brings Progress
TIPA Compostable Packaging Begins Local Production in The US
Asahi Kasei and Mitsui establish supply and procurement system for bio-methanol
Renewable Chemical Innovator Capra Biosciences to Build a Green Biochemical Production Facility in Manassas, Virginia
New Mexico students recognized for creating sustainable bioplastic using state staple
Lawyer Explains Los Angeles Single Use Plastic Regulation
Virginia Tech to demonstrate modular bioprocess system for manufacturing consumer bioplastic products from food wastes
Green chiles into bioplastics? New Mexico students place 4th at international science fair
DOE and GSA Select 20 “Green” Technologies to Test in Real-World Buildings
First Compostable Plastic Cutlery Produced and Used in the US (Video)
Rhode Island lawmakers consider ban on foam takeout containers and other plastic items
10 US States that Banned Plastic Bags
US Makes U-turn on Chemical Recycling
Green Guides Update – Comments Closed, but the FTC Wanted to Hear More About Waste
Office of Management and Budget Releases Request for Information on the U.S. Bioeconomy
CJ Bio PHA Added to FDA Food Contact Substances
DOE Launches New Energy Earthshot to Decarbonize Transportation and Industrial Sectors
Why Colorado Will not Accept Compostable Plastics?
Plastic bag recycling in US seems to be a farce
DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office Launches New Renewable Carbon Resources Webpage
USDA Climate Hubs Go Global
EPA looks to toss ‘deceptive’ plastics recycling symbol
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Bioenergy Research: Opportunities and Challenges
ExxonMobil, Cyclyx, Sealed Air, and Ahold Delhaize USA demo advanced recycling for plastic waste
New Compostable Plastic Bag in California
That ‘Compostable’ Baggie Probably Isn’t and It’s Time to Get Tough on Misleading Green Labels, Attorneys General Tell the Feds
Environmental and Health Groups Call on the Federal Trade Commission To Stop Companies From Making False Plastic Recycling Claims
US EPA Releases Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution
Capra Biosciences to Build a Green Biochemical Production Facility in Virginia
Indiana governor signs law designating chemical recycling as manufacturing
USDA on Compostable Fruit Stickers
Five People Sentenced for Billion-Dollar Biofuel Tax Conspiracy
ASTM International Publishes Case Study on Standards for Biodegradable Plastic
‘Chemical recycling’ or hot garbage? Michigan proposal cooks up controversy
Consider Corn Challenge IV Continues to Find Game-Changing New Uses for Field Corn
American Beverage Association Accused of Greenwashing
Bioplastics industry hopes farm bill can address Biden’s plastic replacement goal
Agile BioFoundry 2023 Funding Opportunity
2023 Circular Economy Request for Information: Challenges and Opportunities of Increasing Materials Circularity
DOE Announces $14 Million to Optimize Production of Affordable Biofuels and Biochemicals
Guide to Composting in Philadelphia
Minnesota Companies Join Initiative to Advance Film Recycling Efforts
Chemical Recycling Facility Bill in Illinois Highlights Tensions Around Future Permitting
Colorado’s Largest Composter is Changing its Accepted Materials List to be More Restrictive
DOE Announces $156 Million for Applied Research and Development Projects to Drive Industrial Decarbonization
Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ to Get their First US Limits
Tricorbraun Signs Exclusive Agreement With Biobottles
The US Aims to Close its Fermentation Capacity Gap
Bioplastics International Gets US Patent Pending for PVA
USAID Announces New Programs to Protect Our Ocean at the 2023 Our Ocean Conference
The National Biobased Products Day Fiasco (FREE)
PLA Used for Prosthetic Hand
Hempitecture Opens US Plant
Zeon Invests in Visolis
African American Company Creates Bioplastics
Asahi Kasei and Michigan Settle PFAS Contamination Suit