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Radical Plastics Wins 500 K Award at the 76West Competition
View article: Radical Plastics Wins 500 K Award at the 76West CompetitionRadical Plastics creates biodegradable plastics that address the issue of plastic pollution, while creating energy savings in applications such as mulch film used in agriculture.
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Plastic Ban Increase Demand for Biodegradable Cutlery in Jaipur
View article: Plastic Ban Increase Demand for Biodegradable Cutlery in JaipurThe growing awareness on single-use plastic and its use has increased the demand for biodegradable disposable cutlery across the city.
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Chloroyphyll Water Releases Bioplastics Bottle
View article: Chloroyphyll Water Releases Bioplastics BottleChloroyphyll Water has announced that its 20 fluid ounce bottles are now landfill biodegradable, in a move to eliminate pollution, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and recover clean renewable energy.
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Dotmobile Marketplace Will Sell Bioplastics Phone Cases
View article: Dotmobile Marketplace Will Sell Bioplastics Phone CasesThe first two brands to be featured in dotmobile™’s marketplace are both Canadian. Axessorize continues to establish its reputation as a significant player in the accessories market, having recently executed an accessory promotion with LG in addition to supporting the latest flagship phone launches.
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Biome Reports Successful Quarter for Bioplastics Division
View article: Biome Reports Successful Quarter for Bioplastics DivisionBioplastics and radio frequency technology company Biome Technologies updated the market on its trading for the nine months ended 30 September on Thursday, reporting that revenues in the bioplastics division in the third quarter were £0.9m.
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Mandarin Oriental to Stop Single-Use Plastic
View article: Mandarin Oriental to Stop Single-Use PlasticLuxury hotel group Mandarin Oriental plans to eliminate all single-use plastic by the end of March 2021.
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First Coffee Cup Recycling Scheme in Wales
View article: First Coffee Cup Recycling Scheme in WalesSwansea residents and visitors will see orange bins pop up across the city as the first coffee-cup recycling scheme in Wales launches, thanks to the #InTheLoop campaign.
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Novamont To Lead the Pulpacktion Project
View article: Novamont To Lead the Pulpacktion ProjectWithin the PULPACKTION project, a cellulose-based packaging solution able to compete with current fossil based packaging systems will be launched. This will be accomplished by the combination of improved cellulose pulps and bio-based polymers.
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Hema Launches Bioplastics Toys
View article: Hema Launches Bioplastics ToysHEMA launches together with BiOBUDDi an environmentally-friendly toy line. From next week there will be a brand new toy line available at HEMA.
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Corbion Q3 Results
View article: Corbion Q3 ResultsCorbion reported sales of € 728.9 million in the first nine months of 2019, an increase of 9.4% compared to the first nine months of 2018. Organic sales growth was 2.8%. Adjusted EBITDA in the first nine months increased organically by 5.8% to € 112.1 million.
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UK Consultation For the Revision of Biowaste Treatment Standard Rules
View article: UK Consultation For the Revision of Biowaste Treatment Standard RulesThis consultation proposes revisions to standard rules for biowaste treatment including composting, anaerobic digestion (AD) and sewage sludge activities. We also propose to revoke standard rules for the mechanical biological treatment of waste. We would like your views on these proposals.
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European Bioplastics Demands Complete Implementation of New German Packaging Law
View article: European Bioplastics Demands Complete Implementation of New German Packaging LawBioplastics are a key driver for new developments in the plastic industry. The innovative materials play a key role in the transition to a circular economy, where fossil raw materials are substituted by renewable resources, and resource efficiency is at the forefront.
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NBA Stadiums Start Replacing Plastic Cups with Recyclable Aluminium Cups
View article: NBA Stadiums Start Replacing Plastic Cups with Recyclable Aluminium CupsBall Corporation and Kroenke Sports & Entertainment today announced that Ball’s infinitely recyclable aluminum cup will soon be available to visitors at KSE’s Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo.
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Total Plans to Double Recycled PP Capacity for Automotive Industry
View article: Total Plans to Double Recycled PP Capacity for Automotive IndustryTotal S.A. has decided to double the production capacity of its affiliate Synova to meet growing market demand for high-performance recycled materials.
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Neste Goes Chemical Recycling with Remondis
View article: Neste Goes Chemical Recycling with RemondisNeste, the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel, renewable jet fuel, and an expert in delivering drop-in renewable chemical solutions, and REMONDIS, one of the world’s largest privately owned recycling, service and water companies, have signed an agreement to collaborate in the development of chemical recycling of plastic waste.
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Could Biodegradable Foam Curb Weeds Post-Glyphosate?
View article: Could Biodegradable Foam Curb Weeds Post-Glyphosate?An organic, biodegradable alternative to glyphosate may be available to growers in the near future, as a foam-based weed solution is being developed for agricultural purposes.
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WFS Joins Air Cargo War on Plastic Waste Using Biodegradable Wrap
View article: WFS Joins Air Cargo War on Plastic Waste Using Biodegradable WrapWFS has joined a growing group of companies, including Amazon and United Airlines, that are rejecting traditional plastics.
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Dezeen 2019 Sustainable Design Award
View article: Dezeen 2019 Sustainable Design AwardThis years Dezeen Awards have drawn together a coveted array of brands, designers and agencies who have worked on, and carried out, show-stopping projects over the past year.
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Australia Develops New Bio-Materials For Electric Vehicles
View article: Australia Develops New Bio-Materials For Electric VehiclesUniversity of Queensland researchers are developing a new generation of sustainable composite materials designed specifically for electric vehicles.
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Avantium Renewable Polymers Partners with R&F Chemical To Market PEF in South Korea
View article: Avantium Renewable Polymers Partners with R&F Chemical To Market PEF in South KoreaThis partnership is a further validation of Avantium’s strategy to focus on high-value applications for PEF (polyethylene furanoate) for its 5 kilotons Flagship Plant with a planned opening in 2023, announced on the Technology & Markets Day of Avantium in June 2019.
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Shall We Solve Environmental Problems with Individual or Collective Action?
View article: Shall We Solve Environmental Problems with Individual or Collective Action?A New Generation of Leaders Understands That Individual Actions Won’t Fix Our Environmental Problems. By defining environmental citizenship as responsible consumption, sustainability advocates downplay the need for mass action to catalyze structural change.
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Buying Less is Better for Your Happiness Than Buying Green According to US Study
View article: Buying Less is Better for Your Happiness Than Buying Green According to US StudyA new study found that people who consume less are happier than those who engage in other pro-environmental consumer behaviors, like buying environmentally friendly products.
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Life Cycle Assessment of Grocery Carrier Bags by Danish Government
View article: Life Cycle Assessment of Grocery Carrier Bags by Danish GovernmentThis study provides the life cycle environmental impacts of the production, use and disposal (“cradle-to-grave”) of grocery carrier bags. The study was done by DTU Environment and commissioned by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency with the aim to identify the grocery carrier bag with the best environmental performance to be provided in Danish supermarkets.
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Covestro Profit Declined by 70 % Due To Plastic Crisis
View article: Covestro Profit Declined by 70 % Due To Plastic CrisisBig Chemical companies are taking hits due to the plastic crisis. We recently covered the news that BASF revenue declined by 24%. Every company tries to tell the story differently and they’re very good at it. But bottomline, there’s a crisis in the fossil-plastics / chemical industry.
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Ester Baiget Appointed New CEO of Novozymes
View article: Ester Baiget Appointed New CEO of NovozymesOn 1 February 2020, Ester Baiget will take up the position as President & CEO of Novozymes. Ester joins from a position as Business President for Dow’s Industrial Solutions and is a member of the executive leadership team. She is an experienced international leader with a strong track-record.
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Danimer Scientific and UrthPact Launch New Compostable Straw
View article: Danimer Scientific and UrthPact Launch New Compostable StrawUrthPact expands line of compostable single-use straws with marine degradable options using Danimer Scientific’s Nodax™ PHA material
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Who Will Be the Person of the Year 2019?
View article: Who Will Be the Person of the Year 2019?Who deserves to be called Person of the Year 2019? Who was the best and outperformed his or her peers? Who was the champion and deserves to win the title? Here are the final candidates for the award.
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South-Korea To Compete With Japan on Bio-Polycarbonate
View article: South-Korea To Compete With Japan on Bio-PolycarbonateKRICT comes in as a new leading player in the monopolized bio-polycarbonate market. Potential alternative for petroleum polycarbonate containing environmental hormone sources.
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Seaweed Diapers
View article: Seaweed DiapersThe invention of the disposable diaper was a godsend to new parents. It’s hard enough dealing with the grueling schedule of round-the-clock diaper changes, let alone pinning and hand-washing cloth diapers.
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IKEA Israel Removes All Single-Use Plastics Tableware and Bags from Stores
View article: IKEA Israel Removes All Single-Use Plastics Tableware and Bags from StoresFurniture giant announced last year it was removing all disposable items from its stores, worldwide.
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EU Funds Consortium to Use Lignin as Platform for Chemicals and Materials
View article: EU Funds Consortium to Use Lignin as Platform for Chemicals and MaterialsA Dutch consortium led by Vertoro has been granted €1.2 million to investigate the potential of crude lignin oil as a platform for sustainable chemicals and materials.
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Large-Scale Textile Recycling Using Wood Fibers
View article: Large-Scale Textile Recycling Using Wood FibersAt present, no one in the world can recycle fibres from blended fabrics on a large scale. Södra now has a unique solution that will enable circular flows in the fashion and textile industry.
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Bio-Film Formers for Sun Creams
View article: Bio-Film Formers for Sun CreamsLexFilm Sun Natural MB is a multidimensional film-forming polymer which imparts superior water-resistance to sunscreens in comparison to leading synthetic polymers.
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India Starts Campaign Beat Plastic Pollution with Sla and Pla
View article: India Starts Campaign Beat Plastic Pollution with Sla and PlaThe Meghalaya State Planning Board on Monday launched an initiative to reduce the use of single-use plastic by people in the state.
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KLM Makes Tools From PET Bottles Using 3D Printers
View article: KLM Makes Tools From PET Bottles Using 3D PrintersKLM Royal Dutch Airlines is the first airline in the world to recycle PET bottles to make tools for repairing and maintaining its aircraft. Empty bottles are collected at the end of every flight and transformed into filament, the material used in 3D printers.
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Technological Remedies to Plastic Waste in the Mediterranean are Themselves Risky
View article: Technological Remedies to Plastic Waste in the Mediterranean are Themselves RiskyMarine environments are the most commonly affected by dumping and, with a projected 2 billion tonnes of plastic being produced by 2050, the exact amount that might reach the oceans is not known.
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Indian Company makes Biodegradable Plates From Leaves
View article: Indian Company makes Biodegradable Plates From LeavesVistaraku, a company based in India, makes biodegradable plates and bowls from the leaves of the Palash tree.
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Biodegradable Makeup Wipes You Can Throw in the Compost
View article: Biodegradable Makeup Wipes You Can Throw in the CompostSome of them break down in as quickly as 28 days.
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The Unfair Treatment of Biodegradable Mexican Chewing Gum
View article: The Unfair Treatment of Biodegradable Mexican Chewing GumA biodegradable, organic gum shouldn’t have to pay the same taxes as gums made from petrochemicals, writes Amanda Rosalia Aranda Novoa.
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Bioplastics Wins the 2019 European Social Innovation Competition
View article: Bioplastics Wins the 2019 European Social Innovation CompetitionThe European Commission announced the winners of the 2019 European Social Innovation Competition, for their innovative answer to plastic waste and recycling.
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New Awareness Campaign for Separate Collection of BioWaste in France
View article: New Awareness Campaign for Separate Collection of BioWaste in FranceThe purpose of this campaign is to make separate collection of biowaste a topic during the next French local council elections of 2020.
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Novamont Global Commitment Progress Report
View article: Novamont Global Commitment Progress ReportLaunched in October 2018 by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme, the Global Commitment unites businesses, governments, and other organisations from around the world behind a common vision of a circular economy for plastics, in which plastics never become waste.
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Plastic Federations Oppose Italian Plastic Tax Proposals
View article: Plastic Federations Oppose Italian Plastic Tax ProposalsDuring a meeting held in Düsseldorf at the K trade show, the three Presidents of the European plastics industry associations, Renato Zelcher (European Plastics Converters), Javier Constante (PlasticsEurope) and Ton Emans (Plastic Recyclers Europe), agreed to oppose the Italian Government’s tax proposal of 1000 € per ton of plastic packaging.
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The New Luxury Award
View article: The New Luxury AwardPerfume, Packaging and Packing of the future – Sustainability following the New Luxury Code. Packaging is what a consumer sees first, before the product. Packaging serves a practical purpose, but it also carries a story and communicate a brand’s values.
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Dove Plastic Packaging Strategy
View article: Dove Plastic Packaging StrategyDove, one of the largest beauty brands in the world, unveils new initiatives and impact figures to accelerate the global beauty industry’s progress to address plastic waste.
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Reuters Investigates on the Bio-on Saga
View article: Reuters Investigates on the Bio-on SagaThe head of Italy’s Bio-on (ON.MI) was arrested on Wednesday in a probe into false accounting and market manipulation, just three months after the bio-plastics maker suffered an attack by a short seller fund that erased 80% of its value.
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Florida School Switches to Biodegradable School Lunch Trays
View article: Florida School Switches to Biodegradable School Lunch TraysThe school is the first in the county to utilize the plant-based trays.
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Revolutionary Technology Breaks Plastic Into Liquid Oil
View article: Revolutionary Technology Breaks Plastic Into Liquid OilWhen Kenneth Poeppelmeier opened the reactor vessel in his lab and saw liquid, he said it was a real “eureka moment”.
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Baltimore Bans Styrofoam and Plastic Foam!
View article: Baltimore Bans Styrofoam and Plastic Foam!On October 19, Baltimore began its plastic foam ban. The ban is aimed at businesses and includes Styrofoam containers.
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Bio-on President Has Been Placed Under House Arrest
View article: Bio-on President Has Been Placed Under House ArrestThe President and founder of the Italian bioplastics company Bio-on, Marco Astorri, has been charged and placed under house arrest by the prosecutor’s office in Bologna.
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Kaneka Highlights Bioplastics Technology at K 2019
View article: Kaneka Highlights Bioplastics Technology at K 2019The Japan-based company has developed the bio-based and biodegradable polymer PHBH, which is recyclable through composting and also biodegradable in natural environments, including marine waters.
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Is a Substitute for Plastic Coming Anytime Soon?
View article: Is a Substitute for Plastic Coming Anytime Soon?For most of us, hearing the world plastic makes us think of single-use plastics like plastic bags or disposable plastic water bottles, but plastic covers a much wider variety of materials than that.
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Bioplastics Hit the Big Time, Going Beyond Product Packaging
View article: Bioplastics Hit the Big Time, Going Beyond Product PackagingEarlier this month, many of us were duly impressed with Unilever’s pledge to halve its use of virgin plastic by 2025. The announcement followed Procter & Gamble’s September pledge to increase the post-consumer recycled (PCR) content in its liquid detergent bottles to 50 percent and reach up to 100 percent PCR content in its conditioner…
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BASF Revenue in Decline by 24% Due to Plastic Crisis and Brexit
View article: BASF Revenue in Decline by 24% Due to Plastic Crisis and BrexitEBIT before special items declines to €1.1 billion, primarily due to significantly lower earnings contributions from Chemicals and Materials.
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World First Biobased PVC Hits the Market
View article: World First Biobased PVC Hits the MarketThe world’s first certification to RSB’s new Advanced Products Standard was announced today, with the launch of INOVYN’s latest generation of PVC with a 100% RSB-certified supply chain.
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3Rs and Biodegradable Materials to Fight Plastic Pollution Says Philippines Government
View article: 3Rs and Biodegradable Materials to Fight Plastic Pollution Says Philippines GovernmentON top of producing environment-friendly packaging materials, researchers need to help manufacturers come up with ways to reduce, reuse and recycle (3R), to address the biggest challenge posed by global plastic pollution, officials of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said.
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Clariant and Polymateria Launch Partnership to Bring Bioplastics to Asia
View article: Clariant and Polymateria Launch Partnership to Bring Bioplastics to AsiaPolymateria, a British business developing a new standard in biodegradable and compostable plastics, has announced a partnership with Clariant, one of the world’s leading specialty chemical companies, to bring its new Biotransformation technology to market in South East Asia. The announcement was made at the K Show in Düsseldorf, Germany.
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DSM To Provide Bioplastics or Recycled Alternative to Plastics Portfolio
View article: DSM To Provide Bioplastics or Recycled Alternative to Plastics PortfolioRoyal DSM, a global science-based company active in nutrition, health and sustainable living, today announces at the K-Show that its engineering plastics business will offer a full alternative range of its existing portfolio based on bio- and/or recycled-based materials by 2030.
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Ferrero Commits to 100% Reusable, Recyclable or Compostable Packaging by 2025
View article: Ferrero Commits to 100% Reusable, Recyclable or Compostable Packaging by 2025The Ferrero Group releases its 10th Corporate Social Responsibility Report and announces a new commitment to make all packaging 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.
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Six Final Candidates Competing for the Biocomposite of the Year 2019 Award
View article: Six Final Candidates Competing for the Biocomposite of the Year 2019 AwardThe winners of the innovation award “Biocomposite of the Year 2019” will be chosen at the “8th Biocomposites Conference Cologne”, in Cologne, Germany.
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How to Use, Recycle and Dispose Plastic Bags Responsibly
View article: How to Use, Recycle and Dispose Plastic Bags ResponsiblyEven if you’re diligently working to reduce waste, disposable bags probably ease into your routine. Produce bags. Paper bags. Pretzel bags. Pet-waste bags. Garbage bags. Gift bags. Biodegradable bags. And so on. Even reusable bags eventually wear out. What is the best way to responsibly discard different kinds of disposable bags in an earth-friendly manner?…
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100% Biodegradable Tableware That Will Turn into Soil in 90 Days
View article: 100% Biodegradable Tableware That Will Turn into Soil in 90 DaysEco-friendly products that look good and are useful.
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Novamont Sustainability Report 2018
View article: Novamont Sustainability Report 2018Since 2008, Novamont has published the Sustainability Report in accordance with the international guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the main international standard for sustainability reporting, currently in the most up-to-date version of GRI-Standards.
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Packaging Strategy of Mitsubishi Chemical
View article: Packaging Strategy of Mitsubishi ChemicalWe were able to put our hands on the packaging strategy and complete technology portfolio of Mitsubishi Chemical.
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Irish SUP Ban Bill Aims to Put Biodegradable Packaging on Supermarket Shelves
View article: Irish SUP Ban Bill Aims to Put Biodegradable Packaging on Supermarket ShelvesA proposed new law which aims to ban certain types of single-use plastics will be debated in the Dáil next week.
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New Bioplastic Packaging Material Combines Polygamma-butyrolactone and Polytrans-hexahydrophthalide
View article: New Bioplastic Packaging Material Combines Polygamma-butyrolactone and Polytrans-hexahydrophthalideScientists Haritz Sardón, Ainara Sangroniz, and Agustin Etxeberria at the UPV/EHU’s Faculty of Chemistry, along with the scientists, Jian-Bo and Xiaoyan Tang Eugene Y.-X. Chen Zhu at Colorado State University, have created fully recyclable plastic that endorses the circular economy for plastic packaging materials where design and manufacturing fully adjust to requirements about reusing and…
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A Look At Leading Bioplastics Companies
View article: A Look At Leading Bioplastics CompaniesBiodegradable plastics is a popular new trend that means we can avoid plastics that don’t break down and hence damage the environment. The biodegradable plastics market is projected to grow from USD 3.02 billion in 2018 to USD 6.12 billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 15.1%. Some leading biodegradable plastic companies to consider.
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Selfridges Switches to Bioplastics for Christmas Food Packaging
View article: Selfridges Switches to Bioplastics for Christmas Food PackagingSelfridges is removing plastic packaging across its own brand range of Christmas food, switching to home compostable alternatives for 90,000 mince pies and 3,000 Christmas cakes.
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A Guide to Sustainable Packaging Labels
View article: A Guide to Sustainable Packaging LabelsConsumers are choosing brands they think are better for the planet, so it’s important they know what they’re getting.
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Novamont Increases Mater-bi Production to 150,000 Tonnes
View article: Novamont Increases Mater-bi Production to 150,000 TonnesThe increased production capacity (+36%) to be provided by the plant in Patrica, Lazio.
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L’Oréal Launch Paper-Based Cosmetic Tube
View article: L’Oréal Launch Paper-Based Cosmetic TubeLong committed to reducing our environmental impact and improving the footprint of our packaging, L’Oréal is proud to announce the development of the very first paper-based cosmetic tube. The fruit of our collaboration with Albéa, a world leader of cosmetic packaging, its debut on the market is scheduled for 2020.
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Novamont and Saes Group Join Forces to Develop New Materials
View article: Novamont and Saes Group Join Forces to Develop New MaterialsNovamont and Saes Group Announce a Technological Partnership for Highly Innovative Solutions.
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Neste and Borealis Join Forces to Produce Bio-PP
View article: Neste and Borealis Join Forces to Produce Bio-PPBorealis AG and Neste are entering into strategic cooperation for the production of renewable polypropylene (PP). The co-operation will enable Borealis to start using Neste’s 100% renewable propane produced with Neste’s proprietary NEXBTL technology as renewable feedstock at its facilities in Kallo and Beringen, Belgium, starting end of 2019.
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Indian Student Develops Bioplastic From Potato Waste
View article: Indian Student Develops Bioplastic From Potato WasteMohali: Amid the dire need to come up with a substitute for single-use plastic products, a BTech student of Chitkara University, Baddi campus, has invented a product which he claims can serve the purpose.
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3 World Records For the Largest 3D Printed Bioplastic Boat
View article: 3 World Records For the Largest 3D Printed Bioplastic BoatMore than 250 federal and state officials, business executives, University of Maine System leaders and community members were on hand to witness the UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center receive three Guinness World Records on Oct. 10 for the world’s largest prototype polymer 3D printer, largest solid 3D-printed object, and largest 3D-printed boat.
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Coconut Husks are Best Alternatives to Wood
View article: Coconut Husks are Best Alternatives to WoodFor years, forests have been cleared because of illegal logging since the demand for wood was high, and lately, even though wood is not as necessary for manufacturing as it did before, the alternatives that were developed were not implemented fast enough.
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LyondellBasell Will Build a Chemical Recycling Plant in Italy
View article: LyondellBasell Will Build a Chemical Recycling Plant in ItalyHouston’s LyondellBasell said Tuesday it will build a test plant for recycling old plastics on a molecular level into new plastic products, helping to combat the global glut of plastic waste that threatens the future of the petrochemical industry.
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What Does the Future of Plastic Look Like?
View article: What Does the Future of Plastic Look Like?Plastic waste is a growing problem around the world, despite efforts to recycle or reduce plastic use. In order to really transform the recycling process, more attention needs to be paid to the composition of plastic, according to a new research article from Lund University in Sweden.
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Korean Researcher Invents Plastic Bag Using Pulp and Crab Shell
View article: Korean Researcher Invents Plastic Bag Using Pulp and Crab ShellHwang Sung-yeon, 45, a researcher at the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, recently invented a plastic bag using substances from pulp and crab shells, the first invention of its kind by a Korean researcher.
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Futamura Launches First Compostable Ovenable Film
View article: Futamura Launches First Compostable Ovenable FilmFutamura, the global leader for sustainable cellulose films, announces the launch of a new product to market, ‘NatureFlex™ 30NVO’, an ovenable grade of its landmark compostable NatureFlex™ films.
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Can Bioplastics Reduce Carbon Footprint of Beauty Sector?
View article: Can Bioplastics Reduce Carbon Footprint of Beauty Sector?Beauty and personal care manufacturers should consider switching to bio-based polythene for secondary packaging as it can plummet overall carbon footprint, says the MD of Polythene UK.
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A Must Do at K-2019!
View article: A Must Do at K-2019!Many companies will be showing their latest materials, packaging and products at K 2019. However, you may hear the production line is under construction, the supplies are too small and the distribution is not in place yet. What if your company or clients need a solution right now? One company is right on time to…
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Stora Enso Sustainability Report Rated Among top 10 Globally
View article: Stora Enso Sustainability Report Rated Among top 10 GloballyFor the second year running, Stora Enso’s Sustainability Report 2018 has been included in the top ten sustainability reports globally according to the latest Reporting matters publication by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
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Oregon May Allow BYO Food Containers in Stores To curb Plastic Waste
View article: Oregon May Allow BYO Food Containers in Stores To curb Plastic WasteTo curb plastic waste, Oregon may soon allow customers to bring their own reusable food containers to grocery stores and restaurants.
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Japan Plays Catch Up in Scramble to Bioplastics
View article: Japan Plays Catch Up in Scramble to BioplasticsJapanese companies have committed to move away from the practice of burning plastic waste and embrace a cycle of reusing materials as they risk losing environmentally conscious investors to U.S. and European peers making better progress on recycling.
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Win € 100 K if you can Convert Sugar Beet Sucrose into Bioplastics
View article: Win € 100 K if you can Convert Sugar Beet Sucrose into BioplasticsWork With Suikerunie to Valorize Sucrose From Sugar Beet Into Bio-polymers to Produce Sustainable Plastics. As part of Sustainable Industry Challenge – Chemport Edition and SuikerUnie are looking for innovative solutions to convert sucrose and use it as a feedstock for biopolymers.
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LCA Confirms Low Carbon Footprint of Total Corbion PLA
View article: LCA Confirms Low Carbon Footprint of Total Corbion PLATotal Corbion PLA’s peer reviewed Life Cycle Impact Assessment of PLA (Poly Lactic Acid) produced from Sugarcane in Thailand has been published in the “Journal of Polymers and the Environment” and confirms PLA’s low carbon footprint.
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California Bans Travel-Size Plastic Shampoo Bottles from Hotels
View article: California Bans Travel-Size Plastic Shampoo Bottles from HotelsIn a few years, you’ll no longer be able to rely on hotels in California for those travel-size bottles of shampoo and lotion.
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Risks From Bio-Based Food Contact Materials Need Monitoring
View article: Risks From Bio-Based Food Contact Materials Need MonitoringFood contact materials made of animal or plant biomass will perform also as plastic FCMs, however, there are also extra risks to customers from chemicals and allergens migrating into food, in step with a Great Britain study.
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Indian Government to Explore Biodegradable Orthopedic Implants
View article: Indian Government to Explore Biodegradable Orthopedic ImplantsThe biodegradable orthopedic implants gets auto degraded over a period of time, depending upon the PH level of human body. The orthopaedic implants market has witnessed a shift from conventional surgical procedures to the use of modern fixation and prosthetic devices.
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Fresh Food Packaging StePac Releases Sustainability Strategy
View article: Fresh Food Packaging StePac Releases Sustainability StrategyFresh packaging company StePac L.A. Ltd., Tefen, Israel, has unveiled a sustainability strategy with four pillars.
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Corbion Makes Pledge to Cut Carbon Emissions
View article: Corbion Makes Pledge to Cut Carbon EmissionsCorbion, the leading global supplier of sustainable biobased food and biochemical ingredients, today announced an ambitious carbon footprint reduction target: to slash one-third of its product-related emissions by 2030.
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Are Global Food Packaging Brands Committed to Ditching Single-Use Plastic?
View article: Are Global Food Packaging Brands Committed to Ditching Single-Use Plastic?As the world’s relationship with plastic is being radically redefined, academics at the University of Surrey investigate bold new food packaging pledges made by some of the world’s most prominent brands – and question whether these pledges will translate into measurable actions.
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White House Asks Input on the US Bioeconomy
View article: White House Asks Input on the US BioeconomyThe Office of Science Technology and Policy (OSTP) requests input from all interested parties on the U.S. Bioeconomy.
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Manufacturers Call for Curbing Smuggling of Non-Biodegradable Bags in Pakistan
View article: Manufacturers Call for Curbing Smuggling of Non-Biodegradable Bags in PakistanFollowing the ban on plastic bags in Sindh, plastic manufacturers have moved the provincial government to take measures for curbing the smuggling of non-biodegradable bags.
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John Lewis Launches Biodegradable Vegan Duvet
View article: John Lewis Launches Biodegradable Vegan DuvetJohn Lewis & Partners has launched a vegan duvet approved by The Vegan Society and it’s made from biodegradable materials.
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Colorfabb Launches Laser-Markable PLA
View article: Colorfabb Launches Laser-Markable PLAEver wanted to add a nice, crisp logo, a barcode or graphic to your prints? Colorfabb Laser Marking PLA has you covered. Let’s take a look!
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PLA Composite May Be an Eco-Friendlier Alternative to Carbon Fiber
View article: PLA Composite May Be an Eco-Friendlier Alternative to Carbon FiberWhile bio-based polylactic acid (PLA) thermoplastic is relatively eco-friendly and easily recyclable, composites such as carbon fiber are much stronger. German scientists are now claiming to have combined the best features of both, with a new all-PLA composite.
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Top 5 Plastic Polluters in Canada
View article: Top 5 Plastic Polluters in CanadaThe largest plastic polluters in Canada have been officially named following a trash audit by Greenpeace Canada.

































































































