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Improved 3D Printing with Lignin Biocomposites
View article: Improved 3D Printing with Lignin BiocompositesIn the recently published ‘Lignin: A Biopolymer from Forestry Biomass for Biocomposites and 3D Printing,’ international researchers Mihaela Tanase-Opedal, Eduardo Espinosa, Alejandro Rodríguez, and Gary Chinga-Carrasco explore a very specific area of materials related to biopolymers.
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Nestle To Push Research in Biopolymers
View article: Nestle To Push Research in BiopolymersBehind the scenes at Nestlé Packaging Science: A 5-step approach to the plastic problem.
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Summary of All PFAS Policies in the US
View article: Summary of All PFAS Policies in the US63 Current Policies in 18 States. US citizens have been systematically exposed to PFAS for several decades through intentional dumping of chemicals while the company had knowledge of the health risks.
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Neste Opens Global Hub for Renewable Polymers in Germany
View article: Neste Opens Global Hub for Renewable Polymers in GermanyNeste, the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel and renewable aviation fuel and an expert in delivering drop-in renewable and circular polymers and chemicals solutions, opens a new office in Düsseldorf, Germany, to serve as the global hub for its Renewable Polymers and Chemicals business unit.
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Canadian Government Asked to Create a Plan for Single-Use Plastics Management
View article: Canadian Government Asked to Create a Plan for Single-Use Plastics ManagementRetail Council of Canada have called for the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks to create a conclusive plan for single-use plastic management.
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India’s First Private Train Serves Water in Biodegradable Bottles
View article: India’s First Private Train Serves Water in Biodegradable BottlesPassengers onboard the Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express, the country’s first private semi-high speed train, were being given biodegradable packaged drinking water bottles.
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US is a Big Threat in the War Against Plastic
View article: US is a Big Threat in the War Against PlasticIt’s now cheaper to buy new plastic to make drinks containers than it is to buy recycled material. The U.S. shale boom is playing a big part in that.
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What About Cutlery Made From Grains?
View article: What About Cutlery Made From Grains?Food blogger reviews grain-based single-use spoon.
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Swedish Algae Startup Wins the Jackpot
View article: Swedish Algae Startup Wins the JackpotSwedish Algae Factory has been named the 2019 winner of the Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge.
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Finland Did Not Reach BioEconomic Goals
View article: Finland Did Not Reach BioEconomic GoalsPM Juha Sipilä’s key bioeconomy projects created few new jobs and did not help the farming sector, auditors concluded.
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PepsiCo Issues $1 Billion Green Bond to Fund Sustainability Initiatives
View article: PepsiCo Issues $1 Billion Green Bond to Fund Sustainability InitiativesNames First Chief Sustainability Officer as Company Advances Agenda to Help Build a More Sustainable Food System.
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Which Are Natural Polymers in the Sense of the Single-Use Plastic Ban?
View article: Which Are Natural Polymers in the Sense of the Single-Use Plastic Ban?Open Letter to DG Environment by the Nova-institut.
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Are Biodegradable Plastics Environment-Friendly? Think Again, Warns Group
View article: Are Biodegradable Plastics Environment-Friendly? Think Again, Warns GroupFrom recyclable plastic to bioplastics made from plants, new packaging solutions have been promoted by companies amid a new generation of consumers concerned about sustainability.
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TIPA CEO in the Press
View article: TIPA CEO in the PressDaphna Nissenbaum: A Social Entrepreneur Creating A Better Society.
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Are Ships the Source of Plastic Waste in the Oceans?
View article: Are Ships the Source of Plastic Waste in the Oceans?New research suggests we might be thinking about the ocean plastic problem all wrong — trash dumped from ships could be a major culprit.
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Unilever Commits to Reduce Plastics by 50%
View article: Unilever Commits to Reduce Plastics by 50%Unilever, owner of brands including Dove, Ben & Jerry’s, Lipton and Omo has announced ambitious new commitments to reduce its plastic waste and help create a circular economy for plastics.
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Plastic Has a Problem; Is Chemical Recycling the Solution?
View article: Plastic Has a Problem; Is Chemical Recycling the Solution?Under public pressure, plastics makers are increasingly looking to partner with companies to develop chemical recycling processes.
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BASF Invests in Quantafuel to Lead The Chemical Recycling Industry
View article: BASF Invests in Quantafuel to Lead The Chemical Recycling IndustryInvestment is important milestone for BASF’s ChemCyclingTM project and a further step towards a circular economy. BASF has right of first refusal for chemically recycled pyrolysis oil and purified hydrocarbons from Quantafuel’s plant in Skive, Denmark. Joint development of process for production of purified hydrocarbon products is intended.
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New Edible Whiskey Pods Made from Seaweed
View article: New Edible Whiskey Pods Made from SeaweedThe Glenlivet just announced a ‘capsule collection’.
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French Government Proposes Deposit System for Recycling Instead of Re-use
View article: French Government Proposes Deposit System for Recycling Instead of Re-useIn its anti-waste bill, the government is proposing a directive that is not intended to re-use packaging but simply to recycle it. A request from industry that gives a green image to the disposable plastic bottle.
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Research Reveals Damaging Impact of Microplastics on Human Health
View article: Research Reveals Damaging Impact of Microplastics on Human HealthMicroplastics may cause damage to human immune cells, according to researchers at the University Medical Centre (UMC) Utrecht.
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Los Angeles Is Looking Into Paving Its Roads with Recycled Plastic
View article: Los Angeles Is Looking Into Paving Its Roads with Recycled PlasticIn a few years, Angelenos could find themselves driving down streets made of their own recycled plastic bags and bottles. Working with a company called TechniSoil, the City of Los Angeles has been testing out a new method for paving roads using repurposed plastic as a binder. The first pilot site of the project, which…
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Biodegradable Natural Beauty Brands
View article: Biodegradable Natural Beauty BrandsA handful of pioneering brands are beginning to realise that our beauty products effect far more than our faces. These natural beauty brands use biodegradable or compostable packaging for their cosmetics to foster a shift in the beauty industry. Using these products could make your run-of-the-mill morning routine into a meaningful ritual that is mindful…
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Risks From Bio-Based Food Contact Materials Need Monitoring According to UK Study
View article: Risks From Bio-Based Food Contact Materials Need Monitoring According to UK StudyFood contact materials made from animal or plant biomass can perform as well as plastic FCMs, but there may be additional risks to consumers from chemicals and allergens migrating into food, according to a UK study.
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Lignin Feedstock for Bioplastics Discussed on Australian Radio Show
View article: Lignin Feedstock for Bioplastics Discussed on Australian Radio ShowThe Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms.
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BASF Enters Natural Flavours and Fragrances Market
View article: BASF Enters Natural Flavours and Fragrances MarketBASF acquires aroma biotech Isobionics, partners with biotech Conagen and makes a biotech entry with natural vanillin, valencene and nootkatone.
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What We Learned From Berlin Plastic-Free McDonald’s Experiment
View article: What We Learned From Berlin Plastic-Free McDonald’s ExperimentMcDonald’s opened the Better McDonald’s Store – a nearly plastic-free restaurant in Berlin for 10 days.
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Coca-Cola Bottle Made from Ocean Plastics
View article: Coca-Cola Bottle Made from Ocean PlasticsThe Coca-Cola Company unveiled its first-ever sample bottles made using recovered and recycled marine plastics, demonstrating that, one day, even ocean debris could be used in recycled packaging for food or drinks.
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Swapping Plastics for Paper in the Cosmetics Industry
View article: Swapping Plastics for Paper in the Cosmetics IndustryStora Enso is introducing a paperboard tube for cosmetics packaging as a new, climate-friendly alternative to plastic tubes.
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Mitsui Chemicals Begins Project Aimed at Commercializing Bio-based Polypropylene
View article: Mitsui Chemicals Begins Project Aimed at Commercializing Bio-based PolypropyleneMitsui Chemicals is collaborating with Kaisei Inc. to commercialize bio-based polypropylene (bio-PP).
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Paper and Biodegradable Alternatives as Bad as Plastic Says Greenpeace
View article: Paper and Biodegradable Alternatives as Bad as Plastic Says GreenpeaceGreenpeace USA has released a report that warns consumers to be sceptical of ‘plastic alternatives’ offered by big companies as the solution to the planet’s plastic problem.
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Hemp Hardwoods and Bioplastics Expand Crop Use Beyond CBD
View article: Hemp Hardwoods and Bioplastics Expand Crop Use Beyond CBDMost U.S. farmers are growing hemp for cannabidiol, but hemp-based hardwood and bioplastics businesses have sprouted up this fall, expanding the newly legal crop’s potential.
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Charging for SUP Coffee Cups Increases Use of Reusable Cups
View article: Charging for SUP Coffee Cups Increases Use of Reusable CupsSelling disposable cups separately instead of offering discounts for reusables can significantly increase the number of people choosing the more sustainable drinks option, a key new study has found.
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Don’t Miss The Bioplastics Business Breakfast at K’2019!
View article: Don’t Miss The Bioplastics Business Breakfast at K’2019!K’2019 is the World’s largest plastics and rubber trade fair. Bioplastics will be at the hart of this event. More than ever, you should attend the Bioplastics Business Breakfasts on October 17, 18, 19 and, 20.
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The Largest Biocomposites Conference Will be in Germany
View article: The Largest Biocomposites Conference Will be in GermanyToday’s customers expect companies to reduce plastics in their products. Biocomposites can be the solution: 30 to 80 % of plastics are replaced by biogenic fillers such as wood flour or cork, or by natural fibres for reinforcement.
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Confusion over Compostability of Cartons and SUP Directive on Coated Cartonboard
View article: Confusion over Compostability of Cartons and SUP Directive on Coated CartonboardManufacturers in the carton industry are concerned that confusion remains over the compostability of cartons, MOSH (Mineral Oil Saturated Hydrocarbons) and MOAH (Mineral Oil Aromatic Hydrocarbons) and the SUP (Single-Use Plastics) directive on coated cartonboard, says ECMA (European Carton Manufacturers Association).
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Bioplastics Ranking September 2019
View article: Bioplastics Ranking September 2019Here’s the Bioplastic Companies and Brands Ranking for the month of September 2019.
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From Crop to Cream
View article: From Crop to CreamBiotechnology unlocks more renewable feedstocks for the personal care industry.
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Is That Design Biodegradable? It’s Complicated
View article: Is That Design Biodegradable? It’s ComplicatedThe U.K. is developing standards for biodegradable, compostable, and bio-based plastics, underscoring the need for research on these promising materials.
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Can Bioplastics Be Used for SUP Medical Applications?
View article: Can Bioplastics Be Used for SUP Medical Applications?Ashlee Jahnke, director of research at plastic substitute specialist, Teysha Technologies, explains how a breakthrough in bioplastics could help to reduce the amount of single-use plastic.
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Can Bioplastics Save Us From Drowning In Our Own Waste?
View article: Can Bioplastics Save Us From Drowning In Our Own Waste?Alternatives like paper, cloth, biodegradable plastics, glass, etc have relative merits and no single alternative can be the solution to what is essentially a crisis caused by human behaviour.
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Braskem and Tramontina Launch Chairs Made From Post-Consumer Resin
View article: Braskem and Tramontina Launch Chairs Made From Post-Consumer ResinPartnership between the Brazilian companies turns out one more line of sustainable products that contribute to the return of plastic to a new cycle.
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Invest in the European Bio-Economy!
View article: Invest in the European Bio-Economy!There’s a unique opportunity to get a VIP seat at the European Bio-economic Table. Are you interested?
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Australian Retailer Moves To Eliminate All Waste Going to Landfill
View article: Australian Retailer Moves To Eliminate All Waste Going to LandfillThe brand is trialling a zero waste strategy in an effort to become Australia’s most sustainable supermarket.
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India Divided on How to Deal with Biodegradable Waste
View article: India Divided on How to Deal with Biodegradable WasteWhile Kochi Corporation and the municipalities of Thripunithura, Thrikkakara, Angamaly, Aluva and Kalamassery continue to transport waste to the dumping site at Brahmapuram, a number of local bodies have started embracing methods that treat biodegradable waste at source itself.
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Seminar on Designing With Nanoscale Building Blocks
View article: Seminar on Designing With Nanoscale Building BlocksDanielle Tullman-Ercek, an associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Northwestern University, will give a Chemistry Seminar at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, in Chemistry Building 144. A reception will follow in CHEM 105. Her seminar is titled “Designing With Nanoscale Building Blocks: Engineering Self-Assembling Protein Superstructures for Applications in Vaccines,…
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New Hanover, Biodegradable Packaging and PFAS
View article: New Hanover, Biodegradable Packaging and PFASBiodegradable food packaging seems to offer the best of all worlds — convenience and an environmentally friendly waste product. However, recent studies have shown that compostable food containers, as well as paper plates and fast-food containers, often contain short-chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, to repel water and grease.
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Delicate Wash Important Source of Microplastics
View article: Delicate Wash Important Source of MicroplasticsStudy finds 800,000 extra fibres are shed than on standard washing machine setting.
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Finke to Show FIBAPLAST for Colouring Bio-Plastics at K 2019
View article: Finke to Show FIBAPLAST for Colouring Bio-Plastics at K 2019At K 2019 Finke will present its range of FIBAPLAST masterbatches for colouring bio-plastics.
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Michelin, IFP Energies Nouvelles and Axens Construct Bio-Butadiene Protoype Plant
View article: Michelin, IFP Energies Nouvelles and Axens Construct Bio-Butadiene Protoype PlantAxens, IFP Energies Nouvellas and Michelin have announced the construction of the first industrial-scale prototype of a plant producing butadiene from bioethanol in France.
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Bioplastics Are No Substitute For Reusable Utensils
View article: Bioplastics Are No Substitute For Reusable UtensilsA few days ago, I found myself armpit-deep in a compost bin on the bottom floor of Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union. I snagged the plastic cup I’d been angling for and flipped it over.
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Australian PM Calls For Global Plastic Policy at UN
View article: Australian PM Calls For Global Plastic Policy at UNPrime Minister Scott Morrison is pushing for a new commercial model for global recycling in a call at the United Nations that also urges more action to clean up the world’s oceans.
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MEP Event Underlines Importance of Bioplastics to Achieve Circular Economy
View article: MEP Event Underlines Importance of Bioplastics to Achieve Circular EconomyOn 24 September, European Bioplastics, together with MEP Franc Bogovič (EPP, Slovenia), held a working breakfast in the European Parliament on the role of bio-based feedstock and biodegradability in a circular plastics economy.
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Criteria and Examples for Preferable Use of Compostable Plastics
View article: Criteria and Examples for Preferable Use of Compostable PlasticsEuropean Bioplastics proposes criteria and product examples for preferable use of compostable plastics.
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Open Letter to the European Commission on Comparability of Bio-based and Petrochemical Polymers
View article: Open Letter to the European Commission on Comparability of Bio-based and Petrochemical PolymersNova-Institute published open letter to JRC on comparability of bio-based and petrochemical polymers.
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Fashion Designer Gabriela Hearst Goes Bioplastics
View article: Fashion Designer Gabriela Hearst Goes BioplasticsGabriela Hearst On Her New Sustainability Focused Mayfair Store, Designed By Norman Foster.
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Green Science Alliance Improves PLA Bottle With Nano Cellulose
View article: Green Science Alliance Improves PLA Bottle With Nano CelluloseGreen Science Alliance Co., Ltd. Made Biodegradable Bottle Instead of PET Bottle With Nano Cellulose + PLA (Poly Lactic Acid) Composite Material (100% Nature Material, no Petroleum).
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Tooth, the Toothbrush Made From Recycled and Biodegradable Materials
View article: Tooth, the Toothbrush Made From Recycled and Biodegradable MaterialsAs ubiquitous as morning coffee is the practice of brushing your teeth. We know you’re conscientious about water consumption by turning off the faucet while you brush, but there’s that seldom-discussed issue of toothbrush waste, mostly plastic, that equates to around 1,000,000,000 toothbrushes heading to the landfill annually, and that’s just in the United States.
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Conference To Advance Canadian Bio-Economy
View article: Conference To Advance Canadian Bio-EconomyMore than 80 people gathered at the Lambton College Event Centre Thursday to work on the long-term project of building Canada’s bio-economy.
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Can Plant-Based Plastics Dig Us Out of Waste Crisis?
View article: Can Plant-Based Plastics Dig Us Out of Waste Crisis?Why compostable plastics are condemned to landfill and what can be done to solve the packaging conundrum.
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Industrial Compostability Claims Checklist
View article: Industrial Compostability Claims ChecklistGuidance Document of the PLASTICS Bioplastics Division, September 2019.
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Australian Billionaire Wants Plastic Producers To Pay Financial Contribution
View article: Australian Billionaire Wants Plastic Producers To Pay Financial ContributionMining billionaire’s initiative would see manufacturers of virgin plastic pay premium for doing so
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New Guide on Biodegradable Fish Aggregating Device
View article: New Guide on Biodegradable Fish Aggregating DeviceUpdated best-practices illustrated manual offers practical, science-based guidance on building biodegradable FADs
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Stora Enso Appoints Annica Bresky as President and CEO
View article: Stora Enso Appoints Annica Bresky as President and CEOStora Enso’s Board of Directors has appointed Annica Bresky, 44, as the new President and CEO of the company as of 1 December 2019. Until then, Stora Enso’s current CEO Karl-Henrik Sundström continues in his position. Bresky is currently Head of Stora Enso’s Consumer Board division.
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Dow and UPM Form a Joint Venture to Produce Bioplastics
View article: Dow and UPM Form a Joint Venture to Produce BioplasticsDow, in partnership with UPM Biofuels, a producer of advanced biofuels, announces the commercialization of a plastics offering for the packaging industry made from a bio-based renewable feedstock.
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New Process for Bio-Based Microparticles in Cosmetics
View article: New Process for Bio-Based Microparticles in CosmeticsMicroplastics is spreading more and more, especially in the sea. The impact of microplastics on animals and humans has not been researched in the long term.
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The 4 Truths of PLA Straws
View article: The 4 Truths of PLA StrawsWhether it be part of legislation or conservation efforts, many brands are switching from plastic to a sustainable alternative, often PLA, without knowing the real truth about the dangers of a PLA straw.
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New Joint Venture To Produce Biobased Acrylic Acid For Diapers
View article: New Joint Venture To Produce Biobased Acrylic Acid For DiapersADM Joins Forces with LG Chem to Develop Sustainable Technology for Superabsorbent Polymers Used in Diapers.
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Bioplastics From Waste Fats
View article: Bioplastics From Waste FatsUsing bacteria to replace plastics derived from fossil oil. 450 million tons of plastic are produced globally each year. PHAs represent a tentative approach to defeating the plague that is plastic. PHA stands for Polyhydroxyalkanoates.
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Why is Clarification Needed on Bioplastic Recycling?
View article: Why is Clarification Needed on Bioplastic Recycling?Regarding FEAD’s (European Federation of Waste Management and Environmental Services) latest position paper Biodegradable and Bio-Based Plastics, European Bioplastics (EUBP) believes that FEAD displays an incomplete perception on how a circular economy can be achieved.
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UK Government Moves to End Vague and Misleading Bioplastic Terminology
View article: UK Government Moves to End Vague and Misleading Bioplastic TerminologyThe UK government has called for experts to help it develop standards for bioplastics and biodegradable plastics, amid rising concern over greenwashing.
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Novozymes Commits to 1.5 Degree Celsius
View article: Novozymes Commits to 1.5 Degree CelsiusFrom New York during Climate Week and the United Nations General Assembly, Novozymes’ President and CEO announces validated, science-based commitment to limit global warming increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
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Biocomposites Offer an Affordable Way to Go Green
View article: Biocomposites Offer an Affordable Way to Go GreenRecently, the plastics industry has actively sought innovative materials. At the same time, the forest industry has developed wood-based raw materials to replace fossil-based ones.
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Pyramid Tea Bags Release Billions of MicroPlastic In Your Tea
View article: Pyramid Tea Bags Release Billions of MicroPlastic In Your TeaCups of tea could be contaminated with millions of microscopic plastic particles, new research suggests.
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Cargill To Disrupt Paper Packaging With Wheat-Based Starch Innovation
View article: Cargill To Disrupt Paper Packaging With Wheat-Based Starch InnovationCargill has expanded its range of packaging ingredients with the launch of C*iBond 25957, a cationic, wet-end starch designed for packaging paper applications.
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Testimonials of Growers Using Bioplastics Mulch Films
View article: Testimonials of Growers Using Bioplastics Mulch FilmsDiscover the testimonials of growers that use Bio360 mulch films made of MATER-BI biodegradable and compostable bioplastics.
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PepsiCo is Reinventing How We Think about Packaging
View article: PepsiCo is Reinventing How We Think about PackagingBeverage and snack giant PepsiCo says it can avoid the use of 67 billion plastic bottles through 2025, thanks to the expansion of its SodaStream business. Meanwhile, its wider ‘Beyond the Bottle’ strategy is looking at other ways it can move away from single-use plastic packaging.
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BioMarine Cascais 2019: Your Blue Vision at Work
View article: BioMarine Cascais 2019: Your Blue Vision at WorkYou are a corporate looking for a disruptive innovation coming from the blue bio economy? Join Biomarine 2019 in Cascais on 4 and 5 November 2019.
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Will Ontario Become The Hemp Biocomposite Leader?
View article: Will Ontario Become The Hemp Biocomposite Leader?Eastern Ontario community rolled out cannabis tourism strategy Monday.
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Clariant Launches 25 Organic Pigments for Bioplastics
View article: Clariant Launches 25 Organic Pigments for BioplasticsLaunch of organic pigment range conforming to EN 13432 compostable criteria for packaging. More consumer appeal: biodegradable plastics can be colorful too! AF-COLOR has implemented a palette of bio masterbatches based on Clariant’s new range.
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Chair of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at NDSU Talks About Bioplastics
View article: Chair of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at NDSU Talks About BioplasticsThis is the fifth-annual Bioplastics Week, an event designed to educate consumers and the plastics industry about plastics made from things like vegetable oils, corn starch, straw, woodchips, sawdust, and even recycled food waste. This summer, NDSU was named as the lead site for an effort to research bioplastics like pots for plants that are…
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Food Standard Agency Calls For More Research Into Bio-based Food Contact Materials
View article: Food Standard Agency Calls For More Research Into Bio-based Food Contact MaterialsThe Food Standards Agency (FSA) has called for more research into bio-based food contact materials (BBFCMs) in order to rule out concerns they could pose allergen risks.
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Indian Joint Venture To Start Producing Bioplastics
View article: Indian Joint Venture To Start Producing BioplasticsGUWAHATI: As the government is set to ban the use and manufacturing of single-use plastic products by October 2, the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IITG), in collaboration with the Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) has initiated a joint venture to start biodegradable and environment-friendly plastic production for commercial use.
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Dupont Goes Biobased Fashion
View article: Dupont Goes Biobased FashionThe DuPont Sorona brand team gathered sustainable food and fashion leaders from across the country for thoughtful conversation around the slow food and fashion movements on Angel Island outside of San Francisco, CA, on 11 September.
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Lighting Made From Tobacco, Hemp and Brewing Waste
View article: Lighting Made From Tobacco, Hemp and Brewing WasteHigh Society Studio is based in South-Tyrol, Italy, with a focus on creating plant-based lighting by upcycling waste products such as hemp, tobacco, pomace (solid remains of wine production), beer brewing remains, and coffee silver skin.
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Greta Thunberg Sues France For Being The Biggest Polluter
View article: Greta Thunberg Sues France For Being The Biggest PolluterGreta Thunberg attacks world leaders for failing her generation as she files lawsuit at United Nations. She sues five countries for being the biggest polluters of the 45 countries that ratified the third optional protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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New Project: Bio-Aromatics 4 Coatings
View article: New Project: Bio-Aromatics 4 CoatingsBiorizon co-initiator TNO develops technology to convert furans into functional bio-aromatics.
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Last Call to Register and Win The Biocomposite of the Year Award 2019
View article: Last Call to Register and Win The Biocomposite of the Year Award 2019Will your material win the Innovation Award “Biocomposite of the Year 2019”? Just a few more days left! Register before it’s too late. It will boost your business if you win!
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Fight Between Trade Bodies Over Biodegradables
View article: Fight Between Trade Bodies Over BiodegradablesThe bioplastics industry has accused Europe’s waste management companies of raising concerns about biodegradable and compostable plastics based on “vague notions”.
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Greta Thunberg Speech at UN
View article: Greta Thunberg Speech at UNSpeech given by Greta Thunberg at the Assembly General of the UN, 4 minutes long.
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Neste Opens Office in China To Trade in Waste and Raw Materials
View article: Neste Opens Office in China To Trade in Waste and Raw MaterialsNeste opens an office in Shanghai and starts renewable raw material sourcing operations in China.
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AB Inbev and Budweiser To Stop Using Plastic Pack Rings in UK
View article: AB Inbev and Budweiser To Stop Using Plastic Pack Rings in UKBudweiser to stop using plastic for all its UK beer four-packs before 2021. Brewer plans to cut plastic use by 850 tonnes a year with new approaches to packaging.
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Coca-Cola Stops Using Plastic Wrap in Europe
View article: Coca-Cola Stops Using Plastic Wrap in EuropeCoca-Cola European Partners is to replace plastic shrink wrap with cardboard for its multipacks across Western Europe.
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Scotland Plan To Send Biodegradable Waste to Swedish Incinerator Creates Scandal
View article: Scotland Plan To Send Biodegradable Waste to Swedish Incinerator Creates ScandalA row has erupted over a council’s plans to ship biodegradable waste from Scotland to a Swedish incinerator.
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Covestro Goes Recycling
View article: Covestro Goes RecyclingAlliance of 100 organizations and companies / Target: 10 million tons of recycled plastics per year starting 2025.
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How to Sell Green to Consumers?
View article: How to Sell Green to Consumers?For decades, manufacturers sold better living through chemistry. Many consumers are now reluctant to believe the new branding.
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Indonesia Sends Back Plastic Waste to New Zealand, US, UK, Belgium and Spain
View article: Indonesia Sends Back Plastic Waste to New Zealand, US, UK, Belgium and SpainIndonesia has vowed to send back contaminated plastic waste – in a move some say exposes New Zealand’s “dirty secret” of shipping used, low-grade plastic offshore.
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Mitsubishi Chemical in DJSI
View article: Mitsubishi Chemical in DJSIMitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation today announced that it has been selected for the third consecutive year as a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for inclusion in the World Index, which is the global benchmark for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing.
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PTT Global Chemical (GC) in the Press With Bioplastics
View article: PTT Global Chemical (GC) in the Press With BioplasticsThe World Economic Forum recently revealed the top 10 emerging technologies for 2019 that are expected to radically impact the global social and economic order. Top on the list is Bioplastics for a Circular Economy.
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WinCup Launches New Line of Biodegradable Straws
View article: WinCup Launches New Line of Biodegradable StrawsWinCup is launching a new line of straws and stirrers made from Danimer Scientific’s Nodax polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA).
