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Clear on Plastics Campaign To Educate UK Citizens
View article: Clear on Plastics Campaign To Educate UK CitizensCutting through the confusion on plastic packaging! Clear on Plastics is a campaign brought to you by WRAP, the sustainability not-for-profit, and supported by The UK Plastics Pact.
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Compostable Toothbrush Branded Infinite Toothbrush
View article: Compostable Toothbrush Branded Infinite ToothbrushA Stevenage start-up has created the only toothbrush made from biodegradeable plastic to tackle the issue of single-use plastic polluting our oceans.
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Skechers and Goodyear Partner on Biobased Shoe Soles
View article: Skechers and Goodyear Partner on Biobased Shoe SolesA new line of Skechers shoes features Goodyear rubber technology on the bottom, the companies announced this week.
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New Partnership To Reduce Ocean Plastic Pollution
View article: New Partnership To Reduce Ocean Plastic Pollution4ocean, the purpose-driven Public Benefit Corporation founded to help end the world’s ocean plastic crisis, is proud to announce its latest partnership, with Safe Harbor Marinas—the world’s largest owner and operator of marinas.
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Handbags from Ocean Plastics
View article: Handbags from Ocean PlasticsNew York (CNN Business)Rothy’s iconic women’s flat shoes are knitted from a single continuous yarn derived from recycled plastic water bottles. Now Rothy’s is pushing the envelope again and creating another sustainable staple product.
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Where Goes the Textile Waste?
View article: Where Goes the Textile Waste?A new sustainability initiative, Accelerating Circularity, announced that it is working with major apparel companies such as Gap Inc., Target Corp. and VF Corp. to chart ways to eliminate textile-industry waste and recycle it into new fibers and materials, according to a Feb. 25 announcement.
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Evegreen Becoming a Leader in Bioplastic Plant Pots
View article: Evegreen Becoming a Leader in Bioplastic Plant PotsAfter driving past a mountain of discarded pots once used to plant hops for brewing beer during the economic crisis of 2014, Eva Štraser started her own company Evegreen which makes bioplastic plant pots.
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FDA Approves Full Recycled HDPE and PET Food Packaging
View article: FDA Approves Full Recycled HDPE and PET Food PackagingErema Group got the go-ahead to use its technology to recycle HDPE into food and drink packaging and foodservice wares. Meanwhile, other companies got federal green lights for PET recycling.
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New Zealand Questions Compostable Plastics
View article: New Zealand Questions Compostable PlasticsThe surging consumer anxiety around the downstream effects of plastics has led to a huge increase in single-use plastic items or packaging on display labelled as “biodegradable”, “compostable” or “home compostable”.
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Pepsi Replaces Plastic Rings With Molded Pulp
View article: Pepsi Replaces Plastic Rings With Molded PulpPepsiCo is using molded pulp as an alternative to the plastic rings used in their Pepsi brand. This trial is occurring in Sacramento, California.
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Henkel Goes Post-Consumer Recycled Plastic
View article: Henkel Goes Post-Consumer Recycled PlasticTogether with packaging manufacturer ALPLA, Henkel has achieved a further step in its activities in the field of sustainable packaging: From now on Perwoll bottles in Western Europe will not only be fully recyclable, but also contain 25 percent recycled PE (polyethylene) from post-consumer sources as standard.
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Mitsubishi Chemical Creates Circular Economy Department
View article: Mitsubishi Chemical Creates Circular Economy DepartmentMitsubishi Chemical Corporation announced its decision to establish a new Circular Economy Department (CE Department) effective April 1, 2020, with the aim of bolstering its efforts to bring about the circular economy.
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Compostable Plastics Are Not Circular
View article: Compostable Plastics Are Not CircularDe Monitor (episode 10/02) about compostable packaging and disposables, has given the discussion about circularity some new oxygen. Jelmer Vierstra, Senior Program Leader Circular Economy at Nature & Environment believes compostable plastics are not circular and compostability standards are irrelevant.
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NL Composting Industry Does Not Want Compostable Plastics
View article: NL Composting Industry Does Not Want Compostable PlasticsDutch Waste Management Industry: we don’t want packaging in the bio-waste stream, even if they are compostable.
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Documentary That Killed Compostable Plastics in the Netherlands
View article: Documentary That Killed Compostable Plastics in the NetherlandsHere’s the translation of the most important fragments of the Dutch documentary “De Monitor” that killed compostable plastics in the Netherlands.
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Symphony Gets FDA Approval for Antimicrobial Food Packaging
View article: Symphony Gets FDA Approval for Antimicrobial Food PackagingUK-headquartered biodegradable plastics specialist Symphony Environmental Technologies has secured food-contact approval from the US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) for its designed to protect (d2p) antimicrobial technology, to be used in polyethylene film to wrap bread.
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Cornstarch to Fight Pests
View article: Cornstarch to Fight PestsAdd yet another use for cornstarch—besides thickening soups and gravies, making adhesives, soothing skin and removing stains.
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Recycling is Only a Bandaid Says Ocean Plastic Founder
View article: Recycling is Only a Bandaid Says Ocean Plastic FounderI really see it as the obligation of the creative industries to reinvent all toxic materials within the next 10 years,’ says cyrill gutsch, founder of parley for the oceans.
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Reusable and Refillable to Solve Plastic Crisis
View article: Reusable and Refillable to Solve Plastic CrisisCompanies like Coca-Cola used to collect 98 percent of their bottles – and new entrepreneurs are learning from their tactics.
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Edible Packaging in Japan
View article: Edible Packaging in JapanIn the future, when someone implores a dining companion to “finish off the meal,” it just might mean that they are expected to eat the plate and cutlery, too.
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What is Driving the Shift to Circularity?
View article: What is Driving the Shift to Circularity?The types and volume of industry-level circular activity vary widely. In general, consumer-facing industries have seen the largest volumes of circular activity, often driven by demands from consumers, governments and employees.
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The End of Glass Recycling in US
View article: The End of Glass Recycling in USGlass is out as a recyclable, and it’s everybody’s fault.
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BASF Solutions for the Entire Packaging Life Cycle
View article: BASF Solutions for the Entire Packaging Life CycleIncreasing resource efficiency and the use of alternative feedstocks in production. Providing additional benefits during the use phase. Enabling circularity at the end of service life.
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China is Buying US Recycling Companies
View article: China is Buying US Recycling CompaniesIn 2018, China banned the import of many recycled scrap materials, wreaking havoc on the global recycling system. However, some organizations and communities see it as a new opportunity to build recycling infrastructure and to create less waste. Some Chinese companies are investing in recycling facilities in the U.S. to be able to maintain China’s…
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Bioplastics Ranking February 2020
View article: Bioplastics Ranking February 2020Here’s the Brands and Companies Ranking of February 2020.
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Senbis Wins NL Government Tender for Compostable Grass System
View article: Senbis Wins NL Government Tender for Compostable Grass SystemSenbis and its partners win tender for a Dutch government grant to develop a fully compostable artificial grass system.
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Pact, Cleanaway and Asahi Beverages Build New Recycling Plant in Australia
View article: Pact, Cleanaway and Asahi Beverages Build New Recycling Plant in AustraliaPact, Cleanaway and Asahi Beverages announce intention to jointly develop a plastic pelletising facility to close the loop and contribute to a circular economy.
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Bio-based Laundry Detergent by Clariant
View article: Bio-based Laundry Detergent by ClariantBio-based TexCare SRN 260 Life combines unmatched climate and sustainability benefits with best in class fiber protection against dirt.
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Mitsubishi Chemical Buys 2 Plastic Recycling Companies
View article: Mitsubishi Chemical Buys 2 Plastic Recycling CompaniesMitsubishi Chemical Corporation recently decided that it will acquire two Swiss engineering plastics recyclers, Minger Kunststofftechnik AG and Minger Plastic AG, through its group company Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials as a part of the company’s efforts to promote the circular economy. The acquisition is expected to be completed by the end of February this year.
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Jordan Tightens Biodegradable Plastic Bag Regulations
View article: Jordan Tightens Biodegradable Plastic Bag RegulationsEnvironment Ministry tightens enforcement of biodegradable plastic bag regulations.
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Lidl Goes Ocean Plastic Packaging
View article: Lidl Goes Ocean Plastic PackagingLidl has become the first supermarket in the UK to launch new packaging made from “ocean bound plastic”.
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Coke and Pepsi Sued Over Plastic Pollution
View article: Coke and Pepsi Sued Over Plastic PollutionPepsi, Coca-Cola, and eight other companies are misleading the public about the costs of plastic pollution and refusing to switch to more sustainable materials to reap higher profits, an environmental group says in a new lawsuit filed in a California Superior Court.
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Biobased Plastics Sustainability
View article: Biobased Plastics SustainabilityAs consumer interest in sustainable alternatives to fossil fuel-based plastics continues to grow and food and beverage companies set goals to reduce their environmental footprint, the use of biobased plastics in food packaging is expanding.
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New Japanese Chemical Recycling Alliance
View article: New Japanese Chemical Recycling AllianceSEKISUI CHEMICAL and SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED have agreed to form a strategic alliance to benefit society by deploying technology for manufacturing polyolefin using waste as a raw material.
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Campaign Against Plastic Sachets
View article: Campaign Against Plastic SachetsCalls for sachets to be included in UK and European legislation banning other single-use items.
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ALPLA Reduces Carbon Footprint of rPET
View article: ALPLA Reduces Carbon Footprint of rPETPET pellets from post-consumer drink bottles provided by PET Recycling Team GmbH, a subsidiary of ALPLA, result in greenhouse gas emissions that are only a tenth of the level for new material.
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Unilever Goes for Biobased and Recyclable Ice Cream Packaging
View article: Unilever Goes for Biobased and Recyclable Ice Cream PackagingSupporting the company’s environmental targets, Unilever Finland is introducing Ingman ice cream in a newly designed 1 litre carton made of Stora Enso’s fully renewable and recyclable packaging board in early March.
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Big Issues in Chemical Recycling
View article: Big Issues in Chemical RecyclingWhen it comes to development and commercialization of chemical recycling technologies, interest is high. A chemical recycling workshop at last week’s Plastics Recycling Conference and Trade Show was sold out, with over 300 attendees.
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Ruinart Champagne Goes for Biobased Packaging
View article: Ruinart Champagne Goes for Biobased PackagingMaison Ruinart’s partnership with prestige paper innovator James Cropper and luxury packaging expert Pusterla, has been a real step change project focused on reimagining the packaging solution as an eco-responsible innovation. New eco-responsible packaging: zero plastic, 100% recyclable and nine times lighter.
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Parkside Celebrates 15th Anniversary
View article: Parkside Celebrates 15th AnniversaryParkside, a leading innovator in conventional, functional and sustainable paper and plastic flexible packaging solutions, is celebrating its 15th anniversary.
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Shoe Soles Made from Oyster Shells
View article: Shoe Soles Made from Oyster ShellsSolandy West has launched a surprising innovation. The sole is 3D designed and made with oyster shell dust.
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Polystyrene Food Container Ban in California
View article: Polystyrene Food Container Ban in CaliforniaVentura restaurants no longer will be allowed to use polystyrene and single-use food containers after the City Council voted to ban their use.
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Building with Hemp
View article: Building with HempOur world is ever-evolving, looking for new ways to conserve or create. I’ve shared with you several ways hemp is being used in our medical and therapeutic community.
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Switching to Plant-Based Plastics
View article: Switching to Plant-Based PlasticsIn 2017, industrial ecologist, Roland Geyer, led a study on the ‘Production, use and fate of all plastics ever made’ and estimated that there are more than 8.3 billion metric tons (Mt) of plastics that have been produced since the 1950s.
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Interview with VP Shell New Energies
View article: Interview with VP Shell New EnergiesMark Gainsborough of Shell’s New Energies division speaks about the oil and gas giant’s renewables ventures, its future in fossil fuels, and what it would have done differently in hindsight.
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Mealworms Can Eat Plastic Waste
View article: Mealworms Can Eat Plastic WasteThe latest research published in Environmental Science & Technology showed that tiny mealworms are not only able to eat and digest various forms of chemical-laden plastic waste, but they also remain safe as a protein-rich food source for other animals.
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Misleading Recyclable Labels in US, Greenpeace Report
View article: Misleading Recyclable Labels in US, Greenpeace ReportNew review of America’s domestic recycling system reveals much plastic packaging is not recyclable.
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Solvay Sustainability Roadmap
View article: Solvay Sustainability RoadmapRaising the bar in response to climate change, resource scarcity and creating a better life.
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Versalis Buys Finproject for its Circular Strategy
View article: Versalis Buys Finproject for its Circular StrategyVersalis, Eni’s chemical company, has acquired 40% of Finproject, the Italian leader in the compounding* sector and the production of ultralight products, from the VEI Capital fund with the aim of creating value by integrating the respective production chains.
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World First Seaweed Takeaway Box
View article: World First Seaweed Takeaway BoxWith half a billion plastic boxes used across the takeaway sector every year, Just Eat and Notpla team up to create eco-friendly seaweed-lined takeaway box.
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Bio Leather from Coconut Water
View article: Bio Leather from Coconut WaterCoconut water is among the best thirst quenchers in the sweltering months. But there’s more. Did you know that coconut water can be the base material to develop alternative leather?
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Bioplastics Dog Pads by WizSmart
View article: Bioplastics Dog Pads by WizSmartPads are made with bioplastic from sugar cane and unused baby diapers.
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Do Bioplastics Have a Place in Automotive Manufacturing?
View article: Do Bioplastics Have a Place in Automotive Manufacturing?The use of bioplastics in the automotive industry emerged more than a century ago in 1910 when automotive pioneer Henry Ford undertook experiments with agricultural materials.
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Biobased Super-Glue
View article: Biobased Super-GluePlant-based cellulose nanocrystals have remarkable inherent properties, and when combined with water, a powerful adhesive is formed that competes in strength with Superglue, without the need for toxic solvents.
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Internet Connected Biodegradable Paper
View article: Internet Connected Biodegradable PaperA team of scientists have created an thin sheet of paper they call nanopaper. The nanopaper is one millimeter thick and can transmit data to the internet.
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Biodegradable Bamboo Bag
View article: Biodegradable Bamboo BagLast year, Japanese artist Sho Shibuya raised awareness for the global plastic pollution crisis with a 144-page book, called PLASTIC PAPER, which catalogued the range of designs printed on single-use plastic bags collected across the streets of New York City.
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Bioplastic Bike Bottle by Vaude
View article: Bioplastic Bike Bottle by VaudeInternational compounding group HEXPOL TPE developed a customised biobased Thermoplastic Elastomer from the Dryflex Green series for VAUDE. The material is used on the bicycle bottle mouthpiece by the outdoor equipment manufacturer based in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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Biodegradable Boots by Bottega Veneta
View article: Biodegradable Boots by Bottega VenetaYesterday, Bottega Veneta presented its Fall/Winter 2020 collection at Milan Fashion Week. This season creative director Daniel Lee presented an assortment of wardrobe staples and statement pieces, but nothing stood out quite like the Maison’s new biodegradable boot.
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US Berry Growers Commit to Recyclable Packaging
View article: US Berry Growers Commit to Recyclable PackagingMajor North American producers to make shift as plastic clamshell market faces disruption.
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Plastic Bags Back in Use Despite Ban in Pakistan
View article: Plastic Bags Back in Use Despite Ban in PakistanDespite a blanket ban on the sale and use of polythene bags in Islamabad, these are being used without any fear of legal action in the federal capital and elsewhere.
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Plastic Bag Discussions in Serbia
View article: Plastic Bag Discussions in SerbiaStakeholders disagree on the legality of rules, suitability of solutions from a number of EU states and the benefits of the introduction of compostable and biodegradable materials. The only common stance is that Serbia needs to resolve the matter in parliamentary procedure and, after that, relevant bylaws.
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Biodegradable Bracelet to Visit Sardinian Beach
View article: Biodegradable Bracelet to Visit Sardinian BeachVisitors to stunning Sardinian beach will need a ticket – and a biodegradable bracelet – this summer.
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Avantium Sells Bioaromatics Patent Portfolio to TNO
View article: Avantium Sells Bioaromatics Patent Portfolio to TNOAvantium has sold its bioaromatics patent portfolio to The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, TNO.
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Circular Polystyrene by Versalis, Total, Trinseo and Ineos
View article: Circular Polystyrene by Versalis, Total, Trinseo and IneosStyrenics Circular Solutions (SCS), the joint industry initiative to increase the circularity for styrenic polymers, and Pyrowave, a pioneer technology developer in the plastic-toplastic chemical recycling, announced today a new collaboration including an indepth evaluation of Pyrowave’s proprietary depolymerisation technology.
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Bioplastics for the LOL Surprise Collection
View article: Bioplastics for the LOL Surprise CollectionThe toymaker is also releasing a “green” line of Little Tikes rides.
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Bio-based Material To Replace PS Insulation
View article: Bio-based Material To Replace PS InsulationDuring a two-year project, Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF have developed a novel, bio-based facade insulating material for PS boards.
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Breakthrough of Bioaromatics
View article: Breakthrough of BioaromaticsProcesses using lignin, sugar, plastic waste, and more are moving out of the lab.
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New Biocatalytic System for Biochemicals
View article: New Biocatalytic System for BiochemicalsA research team, jointly led by Professor Ji Wook Jang, Professor Yong Hwan Kim, and Professor Sang Hoon Joo in the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST, has unveiled a novel biomass conversion technology that can turn forestry biomass residues (i.e., sawdust from timber logging) into higher value fuels and chemicals.
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EU Guide to Calculate Eco Footprint of T-shirts
View article: EU Guide to Calculate Eco Footprint of T-shirtsThe Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) Guide provides detailed and comprehensive technical guidance on how to conduct a PEF study.
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Bio-Based Materials Regulation in Developing Countries
View article: Bio-Based Materials Regulation in Developing CountriesWe need to start looking at a bio-plastic transition.
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UV-Blocking and Airtight Bioplastics
View article: UV-Blocking and Airtight BioplasticsPlant-based bioplastics are already a more eco-friendly alternative to their petroleum-based counterparts.
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Reusable Recyclable Aluminum Cups for Super Bowl
View article: Reusable Recyclable Aluminum Cups for Super BowlWhile the focus on the field at Super Bowl LIV will rightfully be the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs, an off the field initiative at Hard Rock Stadium could be as impactful, or more, long-term than the final result on the field.
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Compostable Plastic on Plastic Wall of Shame
View article: Compostable Plastic on Plastic Wall of ShameTim Hortons, Starbucks, Nestlé, Coca-Cola, Snapple, Loblaws, and Booster Juice are the first seven companies to be featured on the Plastic Wall of Shame. Loblaws is blamed for using compostable plastics.
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Are Nordic Companies More Sustainable?
View article: Are Nordic Companies More Sustainable?The world’s most sustainable businesses are all Nordic, according to the recently published Global 100 Index. But is that chance, or is something more fundamental at work? And what do paganism, Nordic noir thrillers, and gender balance have to do with it? We set off on the trail for clues to find out the origins…
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EU Plastic Waste Tax to Fill Brexit Gap
View article: EU Plastic Waste Tax to Fill Brexit GapEuropean Union leaders, facing the need to fill the hole in the bloc’s finances left by Brexit, are focusing on a tax on non-recycled plastic when they try to hash out a multiyear budget this week.
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Biochemical Compounds Against Pollutants
View article: Biochemical Compounds Against PollutantsNew biochemical compound can break down environmental pollutants.
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Malaysia Urged to Reduce Plastic Packaging
View article: Malaysia Urged to Reduce Plastic PackagingMalaysians top the list of per-capita consumption of plastic packaging out of six Asian countries that account for 60 per cent of plastic pollution in the sea.
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Suez Launches Acting for Natural Capital
View article: Suez Launches Acting for Natural CapitalSUEZ launches a call for projects to protect the environment and resources: “Acting for Natural Capital”.
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Korea Develops New PEF Technology
View article: Korea Develops New PEF TechnologyResearchers Develops Eco-friendly Plastic Production Technology.
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US Farmers Against BASF and Bayer
View article: US Farmers Against BASF and BayerThe first U.S. trial over the dicamba herbicide has landed Bayer AG and its German rival, BASF SE, with another potentially multi-billion-dollar problem.
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Sulzer CEO Mentions Biopolymers in Shareholders Letter
View article: Sulzer CEO Mentions Biopolymers in Shareholders LetterAt Sulzer, we know that “Life is Fluidˮ. Whether in the form of liquids or gases, many of the world’s critical infrastructures involve displacing or processing fluids. We apply our expertise in fluid engineering to make a positive impact on millions of lives every day.
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Biodegradable Packaging from Fruit Waste Polymers
View article: Biodegradable Packaging from Fruit Waste PolymersHigh performance biomass extracted functional hybrid polymer coatings for food, cosmetic and medical device packaging.
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Bioplastics and Modern Cars
View article: Bioplastics and Modern CarsReducing CO2 emission and fuel consumption by decreasing a vehicle’s weight is the most significant objective and foremost challenge of the automotive industry today. Bio materials are heralding as a well-matched to contribute towards this goal.
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API Launches New Sustainable TPU Material
View article: API Launches New Sustainable TPU MaterialAPI, an Italian company specialized in the production of thermoplastic elastomeric compounds and bioplastics which was acquired by global materials company Trinseo in July 2017, will be presenting the new expandable bio-based TPU APILONTM 52 BIO LIGHT at SIMAC Tanning Tech 2020, February 19-21, in Milan, Italy – Hall 14, Booth C48.
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NextGen Begins Sustainable Cup Pilot in San Francisco
View article: NextGen Begins Sustainable Cup Pilot in San FranciscoLocal cafes join the Consortium’s efforts to advance reusable, recyclable and/or compostable cup solutions in select pilots
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McDonalds and Starbucks Start Reusable Cups Pilot Program
View article: McDonalds and Starbucks Start Reusable Cups Pilot ProgramWhat if coffee cups could be reused instead of thrown out? That’s what Starbucks and McDonald’s are betting on, with both companies contributing to the NextGen Consortium, a group that’s been developing reusable cups to be more gentle on the environment.
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Versalis Launches Chemical Recycling Project Hoop
View article: Versalis Launches Chemical Recycling Project HoopHoop, a circle as the symbol of circularity per excellence, is the project launched by Versalis, the Eni chemical company, for the development of a new technology to chemically recycle plastic waste.
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Wageningen University Gives Opinion on Compostable Plastics
View article: Wageningen University Gives Opinion on Compostable PlasticsWageningen Food & Biobased Research has studied how compostable plastics behave in the current Dutch system for the treatment of GFT (i.e. source separated municipal biowaste).
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Biodegradable Polymers in Various Environments
View article: Biodegradable Polymers in Various EnvironmentsThe biodegradability of plastics derived from these biodegradable polymers can only be guaranteed if all additives and (organic) fillers are biodegradable, too.
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Bio-Composites for Solar Panel Facades
View article: Bio-Composites for Solar Panel FacadesFacade panels that allow you to generate energy, made from sustainable materials and which also look attractive. Instead of glass and the usual black and blue solar panels.
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New Microwavable Bioplastic Bowl
View article: New Microwavable Bioplastic BowlCzech scientists have invented a new kind of bioplastic which they say decomposes remarkably fast– and is highly resistant to heat.
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Aldi New Plastic Bag Strategy
View article: Aldi New Plastic Bag StrategyALDI is going to start charging for reusable fruit and veg bags and increase the cost of its bags for life as it aims to encourage recycling.
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SUP Bags Ban in Tennessee
View article: SUP Bags Ban in TennesseeMany grocery stores across the country have made changes to make shopping a little more convenient– offering self-checkouts with a hefty amount of plastic bags.
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Greenpeace Netherlands Analyses Bioplastics
View article: Greenpeace Netherlands Analyses BioplasticsIt’s bursting with plastic in the supermarkets. In addition to ‘normal’ plastic, you will find more and more products that are packaged in so-called ‘bioplastic’. Is bioplastic the solution for our plastic crisis?
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The Composting Fairy Tale
View article: The Composting Fairy TaleDutch TV program “De Monitor” makes an inquiry into compostable bioplastics. What they discover is groundbreaking! They reveal the truth behind compostable bioplastics.
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Merlo Coffee To Convert Million Cups Into Compost
View article: Merlo Coffee To Convert Million Cups Into CompostQueensland icon, Merlo Coffee, has turned up the heat on its goal of saving more than 3 million Merlo takeaway cups from landfill each year, already diverting more than 37 tonnes of organics in 2019 through its compostables initiative.
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Homeware Designers Are Experimenting With Bioplastics
View article: Homeware Designers Are Experimenting With BioplasticsPlastic alternative bioplastic, made from vegetable oils, fats, fish scales, farm waste or other renewables, embraced by furniture designers.
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Massive Fraud of SUP Ban by French Retailers
View article: Massive Fraud of SUP Ban by French RetailersTo continue selling disposable plastic tableware, which has been banned since January 1, 2020, some French retailers have simply added the mention “reusable” to their products.
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BASF Blockchain for Traceability Recycled Plastics
View article: BASF Blockchain for Traceability Recycled PlasticsreciChain to prove the value of circularity for plastics and provide stronger incentive to recycle. Platform will enable better sorting, traceability and transparency throughout the value chain in an industry collaborative model. Pilot to start in British Columbia (BC) with vision to become a pan-Canadian solution.
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Quality and Performance of Recycled Polymers in Europe
View article: Quality and Performance of Recycled Polymers in EuropeEuPC publishes the first results of its 3rd survey on the use of recycled polymers by plastics converting companies in Europe.
