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NGO Recommendations on Chemical Recycling Legislation
View article: NGO Recommendations on Chemical Recycling LegislationZero Waste Europe (ZWE) and the Rethink Plastic Alliance (RPa) published a policy briefing on 7 steps to effectively legislate on chemical recycling.
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Plastix and Titan Bioplastics Partner on Recycled Plastics
View article: Plastix and Titan Bioplastics Partner on Recycled PlasticsPLASTIX in Lemvig Denmark, a plastics recycling company dedicated to mechanically recycling post-use maritime fibers such as fishing nets and ropes, has formed an Alliance Partnership with nano technology and bio composite experts Titan Bioplastics, USA.
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UK City Council Says Bioplastics Are a Problem
View article: UK City Council Says Bioplastics Are a ProblemThey are promoted as ‘green alternatives’, but the truth is there is no truly viable end-of-life solution for them at the moment beyond incineration at Energy Recovery facilities.
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ENI Leaves Fossil Oil Industry
View article: ENI Leaves Fossil Oil IndustryEni launches a new business structure to be a leader in the energy transition. Italian Oil Major Looks To Leave Conventional Refining.
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PepsiCo Joins Recyclable Paper Bottle Consortium
View article: PepsiCo Joins Recyclable Paper Bottle ConsortiumPepsiCo has joined the consortium of global consumer goods companies, including Unilever, to further develop and scale the world’s first recyclable paper bottle, initially developed by Diageo and Pilot Lite.
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Participation as Alternative to Certification in the Bioeconomy
View article: Participation as Alternative to Certification in the BioeconomyNovel regional and landscape governance approaches aim at addressing complex sustainability challenges by enhancing commitment and collaboration between multiple stakeholders and sectors to achieve common goals for a more sustainable production at larger geographical scales and across sectors, regardless of the purpose of produced raw materials, or the end-destination of products.
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WRAP Roadmap for Flexible Plastic Recycling
View article: WRAP Roadmap for Flexible Plastic RecyclingGalvanising the entire plastics value chain around a common roadmap for flexible plastic packaging. Flexible plastic represents a quarter of all UK consumer plastic packaging. But only 4% is currently recycled. Urgent action is required to address the complex challenges that underpin this. We must act now or risk missing UK Plastics Pact targets.
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MSU Develops Styrene Alternative with PLA
View article: MSU Develops Styrene Alternative with PLAResearch at Michigan State University is developing new styrene-free bio renewable resins with broad applicability in the construction of countertops, bathroom fixtures, windmill blades, and boats.
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Are Biobased Wood Finnish Sustainable?
View article: Are Biobased Wood Finnish Sustainable?Are biobased wood finishes trully the most sustainable option?
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Biobased Oil Spill Sorbents
View article: Biobased Oil Spill SorbentsOil spill disasters on land cause long-term damage for communities and the natural environment, polluting soils and sediments and contaminating groundwater.
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Johnnie Walker Goes Paper Bottle
View article: Johnnie Walker Goes Paper BottleJohnnie Walker, the whisky which traces its roots back 200 years, will soon be available in paper bottles.
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Oimo Creates Starch Based Water-Soluble Packaging for Food, Drinks and Cosmetics
View article: Oimo Creates Starch Based Water-Soluble Packaging for Food, Drinks and CosmeticsSpanish startup Oimo is set to revolutionise the packaging industry with a biodegradable and water-soluble material with the same properties as traditional plastic.
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Industrial 3D Printing in France
View article: Industrial 3D Printing in FranceFrench Documentary on Industrial 3D Printing in France.
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US Federal Activities Report on Algae
View article: US Federal Activities Report on AlgaeThe Algae Interagency Working Group under the Biomass Research and Development (BR&D) Board meets to discuss U.S. federal funding and regulatory activities to increase awareness and coordination among algae relevant government programs.
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Solvay Biomaterials and Circularity Strategy
View article: Solvay Biomaterials and Circularity StrategyResorting to feedstock that doesn’t drain the Earth’s natural resources is an important part of reducing our environmental footprint. That’s why Solvay is deeply committed to increasing our use of raw materials from renewable sources by favoring two things: biomaterials and the circular economy.
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Coke and Pepsi No Longer Against Plastic Tax
View article: Coke and Pepsi No Longer Against Plastic TaxThe unthinkable suddenly becomes a reality. Beverage multinationals – the most responsible for the phenomenon of the plastic soup – now advocate for a tax on virgin (primary) plastic in the United States.
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US Brands Take Position on Recycling Policy
View article: US Brands Take Position on Recycling PolicyThe Consumer Brands Association’s position on the Optimal Recycling System.
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Norway Invests in Pyrolysis Chemical Recycling
View article: Norway Invests in Pyrolysis Chemical RecyclingInnovation Norway, the government’s instrument for innovation and development of Norwegian enterprises and industry, has awarded grants and loans to Scanship AS, a subsidiary of Vow ASA, to further commercialize the application of its patented pyrolysis technology for chemical recycling of plastic waste.
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BioChemicals Take Center Stage
View article: BioChemicals Take Center StageUsually, when oil prices fall, biobased chemical firms struggle. But these days, alternatives to petroleum-based products are undergoing a renaissance. Consumers are increasingly eco-conscious, leading companies to partner with chemical manufacturers to develop products that are both sustainable and high performing.
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3D Printing Comparison PLA, ABS and PET
View article: 3D Printing Comparison PLA, ABS and PETWe asked an expert to compare PLA, ABS and PET in terms of 3D printing.
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Santa Barbara Landfill Goes Recycling and Anaerobic Digestion
View article: Santa Barbara Landfill Goes Recycling and Anaerobic DigestionThis new state-of-the-art waste management facility will increase our community’s recycling rate to above 85%, generate resources, such as green energy and compost, and dramatically lower local greenhouse gas emissions.
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Role of Minerals in Circular Economy, Omya Research
View article: Role of Minerals in Circular Economy, Omya ResearchOmya has published first results of research about the role of minerals in Circular Economy together with the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems at Aalto University in Helsinki and the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy at University of Belgrade.
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Evian Launches Label Free Bottle
View article: Evian Launches Label Free BottleThe label-free bottle, our latest innovation in packaging and sustainability as our first circular designed bottle.
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DOE New Website on Bio Economy Challenges and Impact
View article: DOE New Website on Bio Economy Challenges and ImpactThe IBMS is a website featuring information about a collection of models and tools developed by national laboratories with BETO support. These models and tools are used to understand technical challenges and potential environmental and economic impacts related to the biomass-to-biofuels, biopower, and bioproducts supply chain.
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The Sterile Marketing of UPM Pulp
View article: The Sterile Marketing of UPM PulpI found this blog post from UPM Pulp. It literally says nothing. Completely sterile! Almost written by a diplomat.
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Another Episode in the Financial Saga of Good Natured
View article: Another Episode in the Financial Saga of Good Naturedgood natured Products Inc. Announces $3.5 Million Brokered Private Placement Led by Integral Wealth Securities and Canaccord Genuity.
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Interview with Dow CEO on Diversity, Sustainability and Corona
View article: Interview with Dow CEO on Diversity, Sustainability and CoronaDow Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jim Fitterling talks about the need to wear face coverings, leading through the coronavirus pandemic, diversity in the workforcce and efforts to become carbon neutral. He speaks with Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde.
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Braskem Joins PP Recycling Coalition
View article: Braskem Joins PP Recycling CoalitionThe Polypropylene Recycling Coalition, an initiative of The Recycling Partnership, is a targeted industry collaboration to improve the U.S. polypropylene recycling infrastructure.
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Perstorp Vision on Mass Balance Standard and Greenwashing
View article: Perstorp Vision on Mass Balance Standard and GreenwashingAs ISO is developing a new global mass balance standard for the industry, Perstorp together with three other leading representatives from the industry are calling to include traceability and transparency for credibility and transformation of the industry towards recycled and renewable materials.
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Danone Carbon Neutral Factory
View article: Danone Carbon Neutral FactoryDanone has transformed its Wexford site into a carbon neutral facility between 2010 and 2020 whilst doubling production volumes.
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California Dismantles Organised Recycling Fraud Ring
View article: California Dismantles Organised Recycling Fraud RingCalifornia agents arrested nine suspects in a move to dismantle an organized recycling fraud ring that stretched from Phoenix to Los Angeles.
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Tyre Industry vs Microplastics Accusations
View article: Tyre Industry vs Microplastics AccusationsA growing body of scientific research linking tyre wear to microplastic pollution, as well as increasing scrutiny from lawmakers in the European Union (EU), has led the $180 billion-a-year tyre industry to fight back.
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Indonesia Reusable Cup Rental Service
View article: Indonesia Reusable Cup Rental ServiceCupkita will enable Jakartans to avoid single-use cups in a city that generates up to 2,400 tonnes of plastic trash a day. The service launches at a difficult time for circular consumption culture as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to spread.
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1 Bln $ to Transform Australian Recycling and Waste Industry
View article: 1 Bln $ to Transform Australian Recycling and Waste IndustryThe Morrison Government will commit $190 million to a new Recycling Modernisation Fund (RMF) that will generate $600 million of recycling investment and drive a billion-dollar transformation of Australia’s waste and recycling capacity.
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New Pyrolysis Plant in Virginia
View article: New Pyrolysis Plant in VirginiaCompany to invest $31.7 million to establish first-of-its-kind waste plastics facility and manufacturing operation.
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Encina Goes Plastic Waste to BTX with Worley
View article: Encina Goes Plastic Waste to BTX with WorleyBenzene, toluene, and xylene (BTX) are important building blocks for a variety of widely-used products including pharmaceuticals, clothing, and glues. Regular BTX is typically derived from the catalytic reforming of naphtha in a petroleum refinery. Striving towards a waste-free future, some technology companies have been looking at sustainable ways to create BTX.
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EU Agrofilms from Mushroom Waste
View article: EU Agrofilms from Mushroom WasteWithin the framework of the BBI-JU Funguschain Project, the industrial context of Monaghan Mushrooms (MM) has provided the basis to design a biorefinery model aimed at the valorization of intermediate products derived from mushroom waste which can be further valorized into a variety of biobased products for different application sectors.
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The Rational Behind the Chemical Recycling of Compostable Plastics
View article: The Rational Behind the Chemical Recycling of Compostable PlasticsWhy are they pushing to prove the chemical recyclability of compostable plastics?
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Catalytic Chemical Recycling of Biodegradable Polyesters
View article: Catalytic Chemical Recycling of Biodegradable PolyestersThe widespread utilization of plastics results in millions of tons of waste plastics being generated every year. During the last decade, converting waste plastics to valuable resources has been a primary objective for researchers in academia and industry.
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New Plastic Trend in New York
View article: New Plastic Trend in New YorkThere’s a new trend in New York, made possible with plastic.
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Chevron CO2 Capture Consortium
View article: Chevron CO2 Capture ConsortiumCompanies including oil giant Chevron and cement maker Pan-United are joining forces to develop technology that will prevent emissions from entering the atmosphere. The consortium says the technology will be ready in five to 10 years.
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Bangladesh Talks on Plastic Ban
View article: Bangladesh Talks on Plastic BanGreen activists at a webinar on Friday said that the use of plastic bags was gradually decreasing but it should be stopped soon to save the earth, specially the marine environment.
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Americans Start Ocean Clean Up
View article: Americans Start Ocean Clean UpOcean Voyages Institute’s marine plastic recovery vessel, S/V KWAI, docked at the port of Honolulu today, after a 48-day expedition, successfully removing 103 tons (206,000 lbs.) of fishing nets and consumer plastics from the North Pacific Subtropical Convergence Zone, more commonly known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch or Gyre.
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Agilyx Launches Plastic Waste Feedstock Company
View article: Agilyx Launches Plastic Waste Feedstock CompanyAgilyx Corporation a leader in chemical recycling, announced that it is leveraging its existing post-use plastic feedstock management system to create a new subsidiary company Cyclyx International.
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Wales Charity Launches Plastic Challenge Campaign
View article: Wales Charity Launches Plastic Challenge CampaignPlastics and litter in our canals and rivers are part of a much bigger global problem. The good news is that it’s the little things you do on your doorstep that can make a world of difference.
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Chinese Prove Plant Absorb Nanoplastic
View article: Chinese Prove Plant Absorb NanoplasticUS and Chinese Universities confirm that plant absorb nanoplastics.
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Happy 4th of July
View article: Happy 4th of JulyWishing our American readers a happy fourth of July
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French Government is Fired
View article: French Government is FiredFrench President Macron fires his PM Édouard Philippe and his complete government overnight.
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O2 and TerraCycle Start PPE Recycling
View article: O2 and TerraCycle Start PPE RecyclingO2 is partnering with TerraCycle, a world leader in hard-to-recycle waste, to introduce a PPE recycling solution for O2 stores.
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Henkel Plastic Waste Reduction Bond
View article: Henkel Plastic Waste Reduction BondHenkel takes another step in combining attractive corporate financing instruments with progress in sustainability: As the first company globally, Henkel concluded a plastic waste reduction bond.
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UK Initiative to Lead in Sustainable Composite Materials
View article: UK Initiative to Lead in Sustainable Composite MaterialsA new initiative is today (3 July 2020) being launched to develop the next generation of sustainable composite materials and bring together the UK’s composites expertise to quickly turn research breakthroughs into industrial applications.
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GS Caltex Goes Biopolymer Compound
View article: GS Caltex Goes Biopolymer CompoundLocal oil refiner GS Caltex said Thursday it plans to expand its application of eco-friendly raw materials in an effort to use resources efficiently and reduce carbon.
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The Most Sleepy Bioplastic Award
View article: The Most Sleepy Bioplastic AwardThe “Award” for the most sleepy sector of the bioplastic industry goes to ….
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The Regenerative Fashion Report
View article: The Regenerative Fashion ReportNew report reveals how emulating nature’s lessons in the fashion industry can enhance ecosystems to boost biodiversity, build soil, support communities, and clean up existing pollution.
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PET Communications Campaign in Europe
View article: PET Communications Campaign in EuropeThe PET Industry in Europe will start a communications campaign soon.
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McDonalds Bans Straws in China
View article: McDonalds Bans Straws in ChinaGlobal fast-food giant McDonald’s announced it would be phasing out of plastic straws in China. The move is estimated to reduce 400 tons of plastic waste per year.
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Polystyrene Waste Recovery in France
View article: Polystyrene Waste Recovery in FranceThe French association, Ruptur (120 members), which promotes a virtuous economy for the environment, has just launched a recovery process for polystyrene waste.
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UK Retailers Commit to Combat Climate Change
View article: UK Retailers Commit to Combat Climate ChangeRetailers to tackle climate change ahead of Government target. This commitment is unique in that it includes the supply chain. The roadmap is supported by twenty retailers.
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Amazon India Bans Single Use Plastic Packaging
View article: Amazon India Bans Single Use Plastic PackagingThe Indian unit of Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) has eliminated all single-use plastic in its packaging across fulfillment centers in the country, in line with its target to weed out the packaging material by June, the e-commerce giant said on Monday.
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Fulbright Award for Bioplastic Researcher
View article: Fulbright Award for Bioplastic ResearcherDeveloping biobased products will be a focus of ARS chemist Atanu Biswas’s (right) collaborations with EMBRAPA lead scientist Roselayne Furtado as a 2020 U.S. Fulbright Scholar.
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Half Year Bioplastics Ranking 2020
View article: Half Year Bioplastics Ranking 2020Here’s the Brands and Companies Ranking for the period January to June 2020. There’s a bonus today: we’ve given the absolute numbers, no percentages.
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First Wine Bottle in Paper
View article: First Wine Bottle in PaperMeet the Frugal Bottle – the biggest innovation for wine and spirits since the launch of the glass bottle.
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Flowers Wrapped in Wood
View article: Flowers Wrapped in WoodFinnish Startup Woodly is revolutionising the flexible packaging industry with wood-based sustainable solutions.
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BASF Chemical Recycling of Mattresses
View article: BASF Chemical Recycling of MattressesBASF working toward circularity in recycling of mattresses. Old mattresses are to provide raw materials for new ones. The first pilot tests are up and running.
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Eni, Versalis and Corepla Partner on Chemical Recycling
View article: Eni, Versalis and Corepla Partner on Chemical RecyclingAgreements signed to combine their respective expertise in plasmix recycling by gasification and pyrolysis of mixed plastic packaging, which is currently difficult to recycle and destined for energy recovery.
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European Bioplastics Shares Study on Quality Bioplastic Compost
View article: European Bioplastics Shares Study on Quality Bioplastic CompostThe Witzenhausen Institute and the University of Bayreuth conducted a very interesting study, analysing the compost of several German industrial composting facilities for possible plastic content deriving from compostable biowaste bags.
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Eni and NextChem Partner on Chemical Recycling
View article: Eni and NextChem Partner on Chemical RecyclingOil-and-gas major Eni SpA and NextChem, the green chemistry subsidiary of Maire Tecnimont SpA, have signed an agreement to develop industrial circular economy projects in their native Italy.
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New Chemical Recycling Consortium R Plus Japan
View article: New Chemical Recycling Consortium R Plus JapanToyobo Co., Ltd. and 11 other companies forming a plastic value chain have jointly established a new company called R Plus Japan, Ltd. (“R Plus Japan”, hereafter), which will facilitate the recycling of used plastics to help solve plastics-associated problems and create a more sustainable society.
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Nec Launches NeCycle Bioplastics Made Without Food Crops
View article: Nec Launches NeCycle Bioplastics Made Without Food CropsNEC Corporation announced today that NEC Platforms, a wholly owned subsidiary, has begun global sales of “NeCycle,” a cellulosic, highly functional bioplastic that contains approximately 50% non-edible plant ingredients and biodegrades in natural environments in approximately four years.
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Washing Machine Filters and Microplastics
View article: Washing Machine Filters and MicroplasticsFilters can cut the volume of ocean-bound microplastic fibres released by washing machines, a study has shown.
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Bioplastics in United Arab Emirates
View article: Bioplastics in United Arab EmiratesA homegrown company in the UAE has launched a line-up of starch-based organic alternative products that are soluble in water to replace single-use plastic.
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Biocomposites 3D Printing Overview
View article: Biocomposites 3D Printing OverviewThree-dimensional (3D) printing is an additive manufacturing technique with a wide range of 3D structure fabrication and minimal waste generation. Recently, lignocellulosic biomass and its derivatives have been used in 3D printing due to their renewable nature and sustainability.
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UK Government Starts Competition for Innovations
View article: UK Government Starts Competition for InnovationsOrganisations can apply for a share of up to £10 million, including VAT, to help UK businesses and the public sector recover from COVID 19 in a sustainable manner.
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Germany Bans SUP Straws and Food Containers
View article: Germany Bans SUP Straws and Food ContainersGermany is banning the sale of single-use plastic straws, cotton buds and food containers, bringing it in line with a European Union directive intended to reduce the amount of plastic garbage that pollutes the environment.
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University of Wisconsin Will Upcycle Plastic Through Pyrolysis
View article: University of Wisconsin Will Upcycle Plastic Through PyrolysisMany of us fastidiously clean and sort our yogurt containers, milk jugs and mountains of other plastic waste each week, getting that packaging ready for the recycling bin. But of the billions of tons of plastics produced between 1950 and 2015, only 9 percent was actually recycled, according to a 2018 study.
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L’Oreal Share 2030 Sustainability Commitments
View article: L’Oreal Share 2030 Sustainability CommitmentsGlobal warming is accompanied by environmental changes that threaten potentially permanent degradation of human and natural habitats. Sea levels, melting glaciers, ocean warming and acidification as well as extreme weather events are on the rise. With higher stakes must come stronger commitments. This is the reason why L’Oréal has decided to take its efforts even…
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Plastics Diversion Initiative White Paper on Circular Plastics Parks
View article: Plastics Diversion Initiative White Paper on Circular Plastics ParksPlastics Diversion Initiative releases white paper on circular plastics parks.
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Palm Oil, Deforestation and China
View article: Palm Oil, Deforestation and ChinaA new report shows Chinese firms are unaware that deforestation risks associated with buying palm oil endangers their business. The solution starts with transparency.
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European Innovation Council Equity Fund for High Impact Innovation
View article: European Innovation Council Equity Fund for High Impact InnovationAn official entity: European Innovation Council Equity Fund for high-impact innovation
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Bio-Adhesive Research in Florida
View article: Bio-Adhesive Research in FloridaFlorida A&M and Florida State Universities are leveraging their unique partnership through the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering to create more learning opportunities for underrepresented students in engineering while also making improvements to existing medical applications.
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Clariant Additives Receives Bioplastic Certifications
View article: Clariant Additives Receives Bioplastic CertificationsSeveral additives for biopolymers certified for industrial compostability. Licocare RBW 102 Vita also certified biodegradable in soil. Supporting development of industrially compostable plastics and biodegradable coatings for agriculture.
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New Process for Chemical Recycling of PLA
View article: New Process for Chemical Recycling of PLADesigned for performance and durability, synthetic plastics have become indispensable as “materials of every-day use”. However, their indiscriminate disposal has led to an acute problem of plastic pollution.
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Eastman Launch Chemically Recycled Content Tritan
View article: Eastman Launch Chemically Recycled Content TritanGlobal specialty plastics provider Eastman introduces Tritan™ Renew copolyester. Tritan Renew offers sustainability without compromise, providing the same durability, performance and safety of original Tritan but now with up to 50% recycled content derived from waste plastic.
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Chemical Recycling Europe Position on EU Waste Policy
View article: Chemical Recycling Europe Position on EU Waste PolicyAlthough the “10 priorities to transform EU Waste Policy” developed by various European Union (EU) NGOs and associations points at ambitious directions for the waste policy that Chemical Recycling Europe generally supports, restrictions mentioned in Priority 9 represent missed opportunities to improve the current waste and recycling system, leading to some inconsistencies between priorities. We…
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Cellulose Bioplastics Developed by South Dakota State University
View article: Cellulose Bioplastics Developed by South Dakota State UniversityStrength and biodegradability—these are the benefits of using cellulose to make plastics and other packaging materials. The cellulose can be harvested from plant materials, such as byproducts of agricultural processing and production, as well as forestry residues.
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Study Claims Compostable Plastic is Microplastics Source
View article: Study Claims Compostable Plastic is Microplastics SourcePersistence in soil of microplastic films from ultra-thin compostable plastic bags and implications on soil Aspergillus flavus population.
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Most Advanced Technology to Measure Biodegradation of Plastic Polymer Material
View article: Most Advanced Technology to Measure Biodegradation of Plastic Polymer MaterialWho is the leader when it comes to measuring the biodegradation of plastics?
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Who to Trust on Bioplastics?
View article: Who to Trust on Bioplastics?The most useful links to help you remain informed on bioplastics.
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Lanzatech CEO Interview on Carbon Recycling Technology
View article: Lanzatech CEO Interview on Carbon Recycling TechnologyJennifer Holmgren, CEO at LanzaTech, talks about the company’s carbon recycling technology, in which they convert carbon emissions into ethanol that can be used for jet fuel, clothing and more.
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Health Experts Statement to Support Reusable Containers
View article: Health Experts Statement to Support Reusable ContainersHealth Expert Statement Addressing Safety of Reusables and COVID-19 Reuse and refill systems are an essential part of addressing the plastic pollution crisis and moving away from a fossil fuel-based economy.





























































































