
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
