Category: US
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Plastic Bill Moves Forward in Sacramento
A bill to phase out single-use plastics by 2030 passed Wednesday in the state senate and its companion bill passed Thursday in the state assembly.
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Towards Greener Plastics
Researchers and companies are working on new kinds of biodegradable packaging, bottles and other products that break down like compost.
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Americans Invent Stronger and Cooler Wood
Households in the U.S. Southwest spend about $400 per year to cool their homes, about twice the national average. Now, a new type of wood that radiates heat into space could offer some relief. If used on a building’s exterior, such as in siding and roofs, the material could drop a building’s temperature as much…
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The Indy Racetrack Balloon Fiasco
Indy 500 balloon release: IMS says the balloons are biodegradable. We tested them.
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Why Are American Companies Always Winning?
Why are American companies always winning? Is it because they’re smarter, have more money or better ideas?
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Americans Revolutionise The Wood Adhesives Industry
Research Collaboration Demonstrates an Additional Way to Replace Petrochemicals With a Renewable Alternative.
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Nassau County, New York, May Ban Styrofoam Soon
Nassau lawmakers will vote Monday on a plan to ban Styrofoam containers in the county.
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US Lignin Supplier Flambeau River Papers in Financial Problems
One of Borregaard`s suppliers of lignin raw material, Flambeau River Papers LLC in Wisconsin, USA, announced 8 May 2019 that it has undertaken an Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors under Chapter 128 of the Wisconsin Statutes.
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US States Declare war on Styrofoam
Maine Gov. Janet Mills has signed a ban on polystyrene food containers at restaurants and grocery stores, making it the first state in the nation to ban some types of plastic foam. But that could be merely the first shot in a broader national campaign against a product better known as Styrofoam.
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How Michigan State is Building Better Bioplastics: BTN LiveBIG
We are surrounded by plastics. They’re in our homes, on our persons; they make up our built environments and our various machines. And, despite what you’ve likely heard, plastics are not all bad. They have many desirable properties, from malleability to strength to weight.
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Shake Shack Moving to Biodegradable Straws
Soon, all U.S. Shake Shacks will eschew the standard straw in service of sustainability, instead importing boxes of biodegradable yet acceptable alternatives. That’s all I’ve got, no more intentional alliteration, I solemnly swear.
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Biodegradable Food Trays for Woodland Students Won’t be Cheap
The trays would cost around $32,000 more per year
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US Surfer and Activist Launch first 100% Biodegradable Cooler
“Single-use products, like plastic bottles and Styrofoam coolers, should not exist anymore. I’m proud to represent a real game changer.”
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Shell Walks Away From U.S. Refining Lobby
Royal Dutch Shell Plc on Tuesday became the first major oil and gas company to announce plans to leave a leading U.S. refining lobby due to disagreement on climate policies, citing its support for the goals of the Paris climate agreement.
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New Bioplastics Made from Rubber, PHBV, Organic Peroxide and TMPTA
Researchers at The Ohio State University may have developed a viable alternative to plastic — one that breaks down naturally.
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Maryland May Become First US State To Ban All Foam Food Packaging
The new law would ban foam food packaging for products packaged in-state, including restaurants, cafes, food trucks, and grocery stores. The final version of the bill includes exceptions, such as meat. The ban would go into force on July 1, 2020 and would carry fines of $250.
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Two Local Regional Science Fair Winners Head to International Science Fair in Phoenix
Two regional science fair winners are taking their projects to the International Stage.
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Virginia Tech Files Bioplastic Patent Supported by US Government
According to the Center for Biological Diversity, Americans alone, use 100 billion plastic bags every year, but each time, for just 12 minutes on average. Most are not biodegradable and some that are release toxins as they decompose.
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Genomatica CEO Becomes Chair of Biocom’s Board
Biocom named Christophe Schilling, Ph.D., CEO and co-founder of Genomatica, the chair for the organization’s board of directors.
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The Washington Post Writes About Bioplastics
Looking for an eco-friendly alternative to traditional plastics — especially single-use items like bags, straws and picnic tableware — many supermarkets and vendors are offering an array of compostable alternatives made from plant fibers or starches.
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Minnesotta Wants Green Takeout Containers by 2021
Under a new proposal to go before the city council, St. Paul restaurants and convenience stores have until January 2021 to get rid of their old food takeout containers and replace them with biodegradable alternatives.
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Attis: A Pursuit For A Sustainable Future
Attis is revolutionizing biomass processing for diverse applications that include bioplastics, consumer goods, adhesives, carbon fiber, renewable fuels, and green chemicals.
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Berkeley Targets Disposable Foodware With New Ordinance
Earlier this week, Berkeley City Council voted unanimously on a new ordinance that will radically change the way restaurants operate in the city.
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US Company Revolutionise the Recycling of Bioplastics
Los Angeles startup sees possibility of mechanical recycling of PLA
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Teenager Converts Paper and Cotton Into Bioplastics
Jacqueline Prawira is 14 and particpated to the 2018 BROADCOM Masters tournament in Washington, D.C. where she presented her creation: bioplastics made from paper, cotton, and corn husks.
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Pine Trees Can be Used to Produce Bioplastics
Researchers have found a way to reverse-engineer how the loblolly produces resin, a discovery that could help manufacturers produce greener alternatives for a range of goods now made with oil and gas, including surface coatings, adhesives, printing inks, flavours, fragrances, vitamins, household cleaning products, paint, varnish, shoe polish and linoleum.
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New York Ban on Polystyrene Starts
New York City’s ban on single-use styrofoam products took effect on New Year’s Day.
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US Lawmaker Wants to Ban Plastic Bans
Missouri state lawmaker Dan Shaul wants to prohibit local governments from banning food and drink packaging.
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Bioplastic Film Kills Foodborne Pathogens
A biodegradable, edible film made with plant starch and antimicrobial compounds may control the growth of foodborne pathogens on seafood, according to a group of international researchers.
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University of Illinois Goes Bioplastics
Both campus locations of Caffe Bene will be switching to biodegradable cups, after exhausting their current plastic cup inventory, in 2019.
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Squirrels Snack on Bioplastics Car Parts
Driver believes squirrels are eating the bioplastics car parts of his new Honda.
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USDA Promotes Bioplastics
Article Published on the website of USDA: A New Industrial Revolution for Plastics
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Ford Goes for Tequila Bioplastics
Ford is testing bioplastics made from agave fibre, the plant used to produce tequila.
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Operation Ocean Clean Up Has Started
System 001 was invented by dutchman Boyan Slat and launched this weekend to remove between 40.000 and 80.000 tons of plastics between Hawaii and California in the next five years.
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Food Delivery Company Replaces Polystyrene with Bioplastics
US Food Delivery Company will replace Polystyrene with Bioplastics
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Americans Discover a New Business Model for Algae Bioplastics
Florida is dealing with an algal bloom problem. Why not make bioplastics from it?
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Americans Create Paper-Based Green Bio-Batteries
Researchers at Binghamton University, State University at New York have created a biodegradable, paper-based battery.
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San Francisco Will Ban Straws and Fluorinated Plastics
San Francisco will ban straws, napkins, utensils and fluorinated plastics. The City remains the leader in banning plastics.
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US-China Trade War will Impact Plastics Industry
The trade war has escalated impacting the plastics industry.
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Did Americans Find a Way to Make Money With Lignin?
Americans discover a new family of enzymes that can transform Lignin: family N of the cytochrome P450.
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US Class Action Against Bioplastics Car Parts Dismissed
A class action against Toyota was filled in 2016 for using soy-based bioplastics car parts.
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Americans Produce Biodegradable Plastics from Bacteria without using Sugars
Michigan State University scientists are producing biodegradable bioplastics with sunlight and bacteria.
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First FDME Plant was Built in the US
The first pilot plant to produce bio-based furan dicarboxylic methyl ester (FDME) began operating last month in the US (Decatur, Illinois). This is a major breakthrough.
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US Brewery Goes Bioplastics
Florida microbrewery, Saltwater Brewery, uses a six pack ring made from wheat and barley to replace fossil based plastic ring.
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New York Procurement Bans Polystyrene
It looks like the days of Polystyrene are over in the US. Another US city restricts the use of polystyrene following the move of Washington state earlier this year.
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Dupont and ADM to Produce BioPlastics for Soft Drinks Bottles
ADM and DuPont launched a pilot project to produce recyclable bio-based FDME (furan dicarboxylic methyl ester), a polymer that could replace fossil-fuel plastics in the future.
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USDA-NIFA funds University of Tennessee for Plastics Development from Lignin
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) coordinate and co-fund the Integrated Bio-refinery Optimization (IBO) program.
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Biomass to Bio-Butadiene: New Low-Cost Sustainable Sources to Produce Butadiene.
Synthetic rubber and plastics – used for manufacturing tires, toys and myriads of other products – are produced from butadiene, a molecule traditionally made from fossil carbon sources, petroleum or natural gas.
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GFBiochemicals Makes a Bold Move Into the US market
GFBiochemicals acquired the assets and intellectual properties of Segetis, the main levulinic acid derivatives producer in the US market.
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Solegear and Columbia Plastics Tie-Up to Bring Polysole Bioplastics to North American Market
Solegear Bioplastic Technologies Inc. based in Vancouver, BC (USA) and Columbia Plastics Ltd., a custom injection molding company based in Surrey, BC (USA), have come into an agreement to work together and jointly market products made with Solegear’s proprietary Polysole® bioplastics
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NatureWorks Moves into 3D printing and Disrupts Filament Industry
Whilst Corbion (NL) is strategically moving downstream from lactic acid into polylactic acid (PLA) to become second supplier, the pioneer PLA supplier in commercial quantities, NatureWorks, based in Minnesota (USA), is pushing its leadership position forward.
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DOE Top 12 Biobased Molecules – What They Became
Although this subject is a bit larger than the focus of Bioplastics News, I find it useful to cast light on the precursor molecules of bioplastics as their commercial development and availability at affordable cost is paramount to the availability of downstream bioplastics.
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OPXBIO Sells Fermentation Tech to Cargill
This major piece of news made no noise in Europe and Asia. It fell late on April 30 and splashed the web on May 1st in the US, one of the few countries in the world not celebrating labor day on that day.
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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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Biggest Biopolymers Market
North America is the biggest market for biopolymers and consumes 1/3 of the total global demand states RnR Market Research report issued in April 2014.
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Carbon Fiber from Biomass
Next breakthrough: carbon fiber from Biomass. En route to a totally sustainable airplane!
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