Category: US
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Boulder Starts Compostable Bag Program
Boulder began a new subscription-based “Green Bag Giveaway” program
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New US Plastics Pact Strategy and Roadmap
U.S. Plastics Pact Unveils National Strategy to Achieve 2025 Circular Economy Goals
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Louisiana Passes Chemical Recycling Bill
Louisiana Legislature passed chemical recycling bill
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US Composting Council Launches Target Organics Hub
The US Composting Council Launches Target Organics Hub to Help Communities Build Infrastructure
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Maryland Composting Law
Requiring a certain person that generates food residuals to separate the food residuals from other solid waste and ensure that the food residuals are diverted from final disposal in a refuse disposal system in a certain manner
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Sanoma County to Ban PS and Paperboard Containers
Sonoma County to consider ban on polystyrene containers to reduce waste
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US to Chair the Multilateral Biofuture Platform
Newly launched Biofuture Campaign proposes replacing fossil carbon with bio-based fuel, materials
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Vermont Bans PFAS from Food Packaging
An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products
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Tallahassee Goes Bioplastics
The City of Tallahassee adopted a new single-use plastics policy
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Will US Ban PFAS in Food Packaging?
A new piece of legislation that will likely be introduced soon may ban PFAS in food packaging
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Zionsville to Test Compostable Packaging
Zionsville Chamber of Commerce tests compostable packaging at member restaurants
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DOE to Fight Plastic Waste
DOE Announces $14.5 Million to Combat Plastics Waste and Pollution
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EPA Funds Ocean Plastic Recycling into Lumber
Anchorage engineer plans to recycle ocean garbage into plastic lumber
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Colorado Curbside Collection of Compostable Items Evaluation
Curbside collections of compostable items can be rated a ‘success’
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Tesla to Enter US Renewable Fuel Credit Market
Tesla Inc is seeking to enter the multi-billion dollar U.S. renewable credit market
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New US Compostable Plastics Lobby
New Coalition Advocates For Investment And Expansion Of America’s Composting Infrastructure.
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Charlotte Refuses Compostable Plastic Bags
City Of Charlotte Solid Waste Services Announces Paper Bag Mandate For Yard Waste Collection Beginning July 5
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Maryland Introduces Bill to Ban Chemical Recycling
Prohibition on the Chemical Conversion of Plastic
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USDA Tools to Boost US Bio Economy (FREE)
USDA Accepting Applications for FY 2022 Export Programs.
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Arkansas Prohibits Plastic Packaging Bans
Arkansas Governor signed the bill prohibiting plastic packaging bans.
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New York to Ban Plastic Hotel Toiletry Bottles
Prohibits hotels from making available to its hotel guests small plastic bottles containing hospitality personal care products
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US Helps Sri Lanka Tackle Plastic Pollution
United States Launches “Clean Cities, Blue Ocean Program” In Sri Lanka To Tackle Plastic Pollution
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Hawai to Ban Balloon Releases
Lawmakers pass bill outlawing intentional balloon releases
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FDA Notification Process for Bioplastics
Should the FDA amend the notification process for food grade bioplastics?
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Will US Kill Chemical Recycling?
What if US Congress decided that Chemical Recycling was a no-go?
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California to Launch Satellite to Track CO2 Polluters
Carbon Mapper Launches Satellite Program to Pinpoint Methane and CO2 Super Emitters
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New US Synbio Coalition
New Coalition Dedicated to Fostering American Synthetic Biology Manufacturing Launched Today
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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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American Chemistry Council Welcomes Vriginia Advanced Recycling Law
American Chemistry Council Welcomes Virginia’s Enactment of Bipartisan Advanced Recycling Proposal into Law
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US Recycling State by State Report
State by state insights on the recycling rates of packaging containers and packaging materials. US recycling system is broken
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Compostic Home Compostable Cling Wrap and Resealable Bags in US
Compostic Launches Certified Home-Compostable Cling Wrap and Resealable Bags in the U.S.
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Virginia Governor Signs SUP Executive Order
Virginia Leading By Example To Reduce Plastic Pollution And Solid Waste
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EPA Reboots Climate Change Website
As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to action on climate change and restoring science, EPA is taking the first step in a relaunch of its climate change website
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Vermont Bill to Ban PFAS
The Vermont Senate voted Friday to approve the PFAS ban; now, the House will consider the measure
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ABPDU and TeselaGen Partner Advance Fermentation Processing
TeselaGen Partners with Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit to Accelerate the Bioeconomy
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Maine to Focus on Ocean Plastic Pollution (FREE)
In her first meeting as chair of the environment subcommittee of Appropriations, Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine’s 1st District pledged that the panel will tackle the growing problem of plastics polluting the world’s oceans.
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US Violates New UN Plastic Waste Rules
Customs data reveal that US government are violating new global rules
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Is US using Wrong Method to Measure Recycling Rate?
NGO claim US uses wrong methodology to measure recycling rates! It’s a serious mistake if it’s true
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Colorado is Testing a Compostable Packaging Container
The city has set up a container at the recycling center for compostable takeout containers
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US to Valorize Organic Waste
A Community-First Approach to Energy and Resource Recovery from Waste
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New US Bill to Ban Plastic to Fuel Recycling (FREE)
Maryland Bill Would Ban Chemical Conversion Of Plastic Into Fuel
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Guam Shops Prefer Biodegradable to Compostable Plastic Bags
Paper, biodegradable plastic and compostable bags remain allowed for now, along with some other exceptions
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Virginia to Ban Plastic Foam Containers
Virginia moves closer to ban plastic foam containers
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Chemical Recycling in South Carolina
Is there a danger of fire and explosion when it comes to turning plastic waste into fuel?
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North Lincoln Excludes Compostable Plastics from Composting
North Lincoln Sanitary Service will distributing new compostable roll carts during the next two weeks and will begin collecting compostable materials from customers on March 1
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Pentagon Involved in PFAS Scandal
The Pentagon is accused of spreading PFAS in the environment and not answering the phone. Where’s Captain America when you need him?
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Congress Sends PFAS Letter to Biden
Nobody noticed, but the Congress set a wrong date on the letter. Amateur proofreading or nobody’s reading these letters?
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US Federal Support for Advanced Algae R&D
New Federal Funding for Algae in 2021 Will Advance Science and Technology Commercialization
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Federal Reserve Bank New York Puts Climate on Agenda
Kevin Stiroh to Step Down as Head of New York Fed Supervision to Assume New System Leadership Role at Board of Governors on Climate
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Compostable Plastics in Lincoln City
Lincoln City takes a stance on compostable plastics.
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Role of Compostable Packaging in the US
Sustainable Packaging Coalition Explores Role of Compostable Packaging in New Report
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Guam Clarifies Definitions for Plastic Bag Ban
Guam EPA clarifies definitions for plastic bag ban
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Corbion to Expand Lactic Acid Capacity in US
Investment to increase production capacity demonstrates company’s commitment to regional customers and to meeting their growing needs.
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EPA Investigates PFAS Contamination
As part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) extensive efforts to address PFAS, today the agency is making new information available about EPA testing that shows PFAS contamination from fluorinated containers.
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US Plastics Innovation Challenge Roadmap and Request for Information
In January, 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released the Plastics Innovation Challenge Draft Roadmap and a Request for Information (RFI) seeking stakeholder input on the Draft Roadmap.
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Ocean Climate Actions Reco for US Administration
20 Proposals from various organizations and Congress to the Biden administration to take ocean-focused climate actions
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US to Invest in Algae Based Carbon Capture Tech
DOE’s Upcoming Funding Opportunity For Algae-Based Carbon Capture Tech
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US Not Responsible for Ocean Plastic Waste
The study finds that 2%-3% of waste in the U.S. is mismanaged.
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US Bans Palm Oil Products from Malaysia
CBP Issues Withhold Release Order on Palm Oil Produced by Forced Labor in Malaysia
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Nova Chemicals on Pennsylvania Chemical Recycling Bill
The need for recycling innovation, especially for plastic materials, has never been greater. While plastic materials have great value and make our lives healthier and safer, we also know we must act urgently to solve the issue of plastic waste in the environment
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US Biochemical Bill Introduced
Pascrell, Fitzpatrick Introduce Green Bill to Boost Renewable Chemicals, Phase-Out Fossil Fuels. Bipartisan legislation will provide tax credits for the production of renewable chemicals.
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US Senators on Save Our Seas 2.0
U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) yesterday held a colloquy on the Senate floor to celebrate Congress’s recent unanimous passage of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, their legislation, introduced in June of 2019, to address the plastic debris crisis threatening coastal economies and harming marine life.
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First Lawsuit on Recycling Label
US company sued for using deceptive recyclability labels. Will this open the box of Pandora? Will this accelerate the downfall of the recycling industry? This could have repercussions in the whole world. Here’s the full document!
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Biden Statement on Paris Agreement
Statement by President-elect Joe Biden on the Five-Year Anniversary of the Paris Agreement
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Massive US Anti Plastic Campaign
Hundreds Of Environmental Groups Call For ‘Presidential Plastics Action Plan’
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US Senate Passes Ocean Plastic Bill
Maine Lawmakers’ Bid to Stop Ocean Plastic Passes Senate
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US Grant to Boost Cellulosic Nanomaterials Commercialization
Endowment Announces $2M in Grant Funding to Accelerate Cellulosic Nanomaterials Commercialization
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US PET Recycling Report 2019
napcor releases 2019 pet recycling report: rpet content in bottles and containers grow
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Is this the First Chemical Recycling Bill?
Legislation that eases the regulatory environment for facilities that use certain technologies to process scrap plastics
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EU to Tax US Feedstock
On November 9, 2020, the European Commission imposed additional tariffs to a list of U.S. products following the WTO ruling against U.S. subsidies to aircraft maker Boeing. US palm oil and sugar cane molasses to be taxed by EU.
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Increasing Material Recovery in the US
Study to Measure Opportunity for Additional Capture of Recyclable Materials Set To Launch in Northeastern U.S.
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New Jersey SUP Bill Signed
On November 4, 2020 Governor Phil Murphy signed S864, which prohibits the use of single-use plastic and paper bags in all stores and food service businesses statewide.
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NGO Block Construction of Plastic Plant
One of the largest plastic plant may not be build thanks to the opposition of NGOs. It may set jurisprudence.
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US Plastic Waste on Land and Ocean
The United States’ contribution of plastic waste to land and ocean
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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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US Bottle Consortium Getting Stronger
SLAC researchers join effort to make plastic more recyclable
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US Open Source Software for Bioreactors
ABPDU’s Open Source Software Benefits Biotech Community
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US Bottle Consortium Launched
Bio-Optimized Technologies to keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment.
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US Synergy Between Biofuels and Biochemicals
US Government understands they have to shift from biofuels to bioproducts. Bioproducts are more profitable.
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US Army Invests in Bioindustrial Manufacturing And Design Ecosystem
U.S. Department of Defense awards $87.5 million to create a new Manufacturing Innovation Institute sited at the University of Minnesota
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Cash is the New King of Plastics
Petrochemical makers delay investments in new U.S. plants as profitability shrinks, reversing a trend fueled by the shale-drilling boom. Cash and liquidity are the new kings.
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US Government Invests in Bioplastic Projects
Americans cut to the chase. US government invests in practical solutions and real outcome projects. US meritocracy versus EU nepotism. EU gives money to their friends; and to the friends of their friends. Americans invest in good ideas.
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US Launches Forest Blockchain
ForesTrust, LLC was introduced today as the newest venture to take advantage of Blockchain technology, universally recognized as one of the 21st century’s most innovative and powerful applications
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First rPE From Mixed Plastics Waste in US
Chevron Phillips Chemical successfully completes first U.S. commercial scale production of circular polyethylene from recycled mixed-waste plastics — Symphony Environmental developed a plastic that kills Covid19 virus in 1 hour — Unused Verdezyne Biochemical Plant Equipment are for sale
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US Recycling Industry in Favour of Policy
Politicians see recycling as an easy solution for the circular economy. The recycling industry see policy as being in “their” advantage: make recycling, recyclable plastics and recycled content a legal obligation and it shall turn the recycling business into an El Dorado. The Recycling Industry may also be tempted to push the compostable plastics off…
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Paper Bag Ban in New Jersey
The bill, which now heads to Gov. Phil Murphy, would also limit single-use plastic bags, polystyrene takeout boxes, and plastic straws.
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California Passes Drastic Plastics Recycling Law
Measure will require billions of soda, juice and other bottles to contain 50% recycled plastic.
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Plant Science at Purdue University
Center for Plant Biology boosts Purdue’s plant sciences profile
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US Campaign to Stop Littering and Improve Recycling
US starts massive campaign aimed at educating consumers regarding littering and recycling. Consumers are responsible for their waste, not the industry! Let’s cross fingers and hope it works.
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