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Rethinking Food Packaging May Address the Plastic Crisis
View article: Rethinking Food Packaging May Address the Plastic CrisisLooking at the contents of the average grocery cart, it is no surprise that the World Economic Forum warns that there will be more plastic than fish by weight in oceans by 2050. From coffee bags to cheese wrappers—food and beverage packaging is a major contributor to plastic pollution. Scientists warn that the proliferation of…
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Poland Invent New Method To Convert Food Waste into Bioplastics
View article: Poland Invent New Method To Convert Food Waste into BioplasticsAt the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences, researchers led by Prof. Juan Carlos Colmenares have now succeeded in producing Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) out of waste from food production.
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Avantium Awarded €6 Million EU Grant
View article: Avantium Awarded €6 Million EU GrantAvantium N.V. announces that it has been awarded €6 million as part of a SPIRE grant to accelerate its Dawn and Mekong technologies in addition to utilizing its expertise in Catalysis.
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Braskem Partners With Toulouse White Biotechnology
View article: Braskem Partners With Toulouse White BiotechnologyBraskem partners with renowned French consortium specializing in bioproduction and bioscience.
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One Third of Used Cooking Oil in Europe is Fraudulent and EU Will Limit Usage
View article: One Third of Used Cooking Oil in Europe is Fraudulent and EU Will Limit UsageEU curbs used cooking oil in biodiesel due to fears of fraud. One third of used cooking oil in Europe is fraudulent. EU throws the ball to member states to monitor RED II implementation.
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Fashion Houses Launch Fashion Pact to Improve Green Credentials
View article: Fashion Houses Launch Fashion Pact to Improve Green CredentialsCoalition of 32 companies will present its Fashion Pact at the G7 summit in Biarritz.
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Braskem and Ledesma Launch Sustainable Notebooks in Argentina
View article: Braskem and Ledesma Launch Sustainable Notebooks in ArgentinaNew +Bio line features notebooks with cover and back cover produced with Green Polyethylene made from sugarcane and paper made from sugarcane bagasse.
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Tesco To Ban Brands Using Excessive Packaging
View article: Tesco To Ban Brands Using Excessive PackagingChief executive says hard-to-recycle plastic on own-brand products will be eliminated.
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Hasbro Phase Out All Plastic Packaging by 2022
View article: Hasbro Phase Out All Plastic Packaging by 2022Hasbro, one of the world’s largest toy manufacturers, has stepped up its sustainability game and is phasing out all plastics used to package its toys and games by the end of 2022.
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Sustainable Polymers Center Gets NSF Renewal Grant
View article: Sustainable Polymers Center Gets NSF Renewal GrantPlastic may be an artificial hodgepodge of organic and synthetic elements, but Geoffrey Coates’ admiration for the material is very real.
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Chipotle Defends Biodegradable Packaging Amid PFAS Findings
View article: Chipotle Defends Biodegradable Packaging Amid PFAS FindingsTests show bowls treated with ‘forever chemicals’.
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Magnets Are Used to Extract Algal Molecules for the Bioplastics Industry
View article: Magnets Are Used to Extract Algal Molecules for the Bioplastics IndustryEntrepreneurs in the aquaculture sector face a problem – extracting all the valuable molecules from seaweed and algal cells is still really difficult. But marine enzymes and magnets are now making it easier to remove precious molecules and can even turn microalgae into magnetically-guided ‘vehicles’ for targeted drug delivery.
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Global Hemp Leader Joins Bioplastic Camp
View article: Global Hemp Leader Joins Bioplastic CampHemp, Inc. a global leader in the industrial hemp industry, announced today the Company began processing hemp products for bioplastic to help fill the growing demand for sustainable products and enters third natural product venture.
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Tesco Communicates its Packaging Strategy and Guidelines for Suppliers
View article: Tesco Communicates its Packaging Strategy and Guidelines for SuppliersTesco Launches Phase two of Remove, Reduce, Reuse & Recycle plan to suppliers.
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Florida Eatery Switches to Biodegradable Packaging
View article: Florida Eatery Switches to Biodegradable PackagingIn an effort to go green and uphold the “Trasca way” of great service, the local eatery is undergoing a series of changes to provide a cleaner, more ecofriendly experience.
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New Biodegradable T-shirt Made From Plants and Algae
View article: New Biodegradable T-shirt Made From Plants and AlgaeAnother new month, another new experimental garment from the inimitable creative apparel powerhouse that is VolleBak… except this time they haven’t made a hoodie that glows, or can be worn on Mars, or is made from graphene or carbon fiber.
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Switching to Biobased Plastics: Why So Slow?
View article: Switching to Biobased Plastics: Why So Slow?Global awareness of climate change and pollution is increasing, but finding ways to halt our dependence on fossil fuels and plastics is proving extremely difficult.
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Are Bioplastics Better for the Environment or a Waste of Time?
View article: Are Bioplastics Better for the Environment or a Waste of Time?There has been massive pushback against the use of plastics over the past few years, including single-use plastic bans in cities all over the world. Industrial entrepreneurs have responded to these mounting concerns with a new product that seems like the perfect solution– bioplastic. It looks and feels like plastic, but its made from plants,…
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The Chemical Recycling Industry Unleashes The Armada
View article: The Chemical Recycling Industry Unleashes The ArmadaThe Chemcycling Industry Unleashed its Communications Armada.
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Bioplastic Trends in Eyewear
View article: Bioplastic Trends in EyewearFrom organic lenses to eco-friendly suppliers, fashion eyewear is embracing a greener approach to manufacturing.
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Cheap Biodegradable Sensors Can Tell Smartphones When Food Has Gone Bad
View article: Cheap Biodegradable Sensors Can Tell Smartphones When Food Has Gone BadIn order to help detect spoilage and reduce food waste for supermarkets and consumers, researchers have developed new low-cost, smartphone-linked, eco-friendly spoilage sensors for meat and fish packaging.
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Natural Marvels Lead to New Bio-Inspired Materials
View article: Natural Marvels Lead to New Bio-Inspired MaterialsDrawing inspiration from natural marvels to make new materials, UD researchers mimic the architecture of the bristle worm’s jaw system.
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German Consumer Group Give First Blow to Bamboo Biocomposites
View article: German Consumer Group Give First Blow to Bamboo BiocompositesMakers of bamboo cups claim their products are reusable and ecologically friendly. German consumer group Stiftung Warentest tested 12 brands of bamboo-based containers and argues that it’s best to avoid them.
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The Guardian Promotes PHAs
View article: The Guardian Promotes PHAsThe Guardian writes: The best poly hydroxy acids. Worried that liquid exfoliants will irritate or dehydrate your skin? Try PHAs, which are gentler yet effective.
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FDA Reviewing All PFAS in Food Contact Applications
View article: FDA Reviewing All PFAS in Food Contact ApplicationsChemical company Chemours asks US FDA to pull food contact approvals for PFASs; and FDA is reviewing all authorised uses of chemicals in food applications.
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BASF Chemcycling in the Press
View article: BASF Chemcycling in the PressIf it dresses like a duck, sings like a duck and plays like a duck … then it’s probably a chicken.
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National Geographic Discovers New Form of Plastic Pollution
View article: National Geographic Discovers New Form of Plastic PollutionPieces of plastic that are gray, round, and resembling rocks and pebbles are hiding in plain sight on the beaches of southern England.
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Plastic Recycling is a Myth Writes The Guardian
View article: Plastic Recycling is a Myth Writes The GuardianYou sort your recycling, leave it to be collected – and then what? From councils burning the lot to foreign landfill sites overflowing with British rubbish, here’s a report on a global waste crisis.
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Ikea Will Stop Using Plastic Straws, Cutlery, Plates and Bowls Globally
View article: Ikea Will Stop Using Plastic Straws, Cutlery, Plates and Bowls GloballyIkea has unveiled a new range of plastic-free disposable food service products, which will enable it to begin removing single-use-plastics from its food outlets from September. Ikea serves more than 650 million diners globally every year, many of whom will opt for food or drink in to-go packaging.
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Map of Plastic Bans in the US
View article: Map of Plastic Bans in the USNational Geographic published a new map that shows where states have banned plastic—and where states have banned bans on plastic.
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New Biodegradable Wound Dressing Developed
View article: New Biodegradable Wound Dressing DevelopedScientists have developed a new biodegradable wound dressing that can speed up healing and is made from all-natural materials.
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Hemp Bioplastic Could be an Alternative for LEGO Bricks
View article: Hemp Bioplastic Could be an Alternative for LEGO BricksLEGO aim to make their bricks with an alternative material to plastic by 2030 and hemp bioplastic could offer a viable solution.
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SuperValu Goes Bioplastics
View article: SuperValu Goes BioplasticsSuperValu to ditch plastic in favour of compostable shopping bags. Retailer hoping to take 2.5 million plastic bags out of circulation over the next year.
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Microplastics Found in 90 Percent of Colorado Rainwater Samples
View article: Microplastics Found in 90 Percent of Colorado Rainwater SamplesMicroplastics are microscopic pieces of plastic that are making their way into everything from drinking water to marine life, and now the U.S. Geological Survey says they’re falling from the sky when it rains, according to a new report.
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Benin Will Start Producing Bioplastics
View article: Benin Will Start Producing BioplasticsThe Benin (West Africa)-based blown film manufacturer, Asahel Benin Sarl recently announced that it will produce sustainable, bio-based plastic films in the future.
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Coca-Cola Goes Bioplastics
View article: Coca-Cola Goes BioplasticsCoca-Cola will use recycled PET and plant-derived plastic in a Dasani water bottle, creating a package known as the “HybridBottle.” The move is one of several recycling-related changes being rolled out.
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Which is Better for the Environment: Carton, Glass or PET?
View article: Which is Better for the Environment: Carton, Glass or PET?“Benchmark” life-cycle assessment identifies eco-benefits of carton over glass and PET alternatives.
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New Renewable, Recyclable and Compostable Packaging for Carte d’Or
View article: New Renewable, Recyclable and Compostable Packaging for Carte d’OrUnilever has introduced its Carte d’Or ice cream in a new paperboard packaging in Italy. The bowl is made from PEFC certified renewable fibre with a biodegradable barrier coating, and after use it can be either recycled or composted in industrial composting.
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French Town Invent New Business Model for Bioplastics Thanks to the Walloon Region
View article: French Town Invent New Business Model for Bioplastics Thanks to the Walloon RegionIt doesn’t happen very often that France disrupts the bioplastics industry but it looks as if they got it right this time. And believe it or not, with the help of the Belgian Walloon region.
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Mitsui Chemicals Enters Into Partnership Agreement With Plug and Play
View article: Mitsui Chemicals Enters Into Partnership Agreement With Plug and PlayMitsui Chemicals, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a materials sector-based partnership agreement with Plug and Play, LLC (Founder & CEO: Saeed Amidi), a Silicon Valley-based firm that supports the growth of startups with innovative technologies and ideas.
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USA Today Investigates on PFAS
View article: USA Today Investigates on PFASEverything about your burrito bowl from Chipotle or your salad from Sweetgreen seems earthy and health-conscious, right down to the packaging.
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New Bio-Epoxy Resin for Flame-Retardant Coating Applications
View article: New Bio-Epoxy Resin for Flame-Retardant Coating ApplicationsNovel phosphorus-containing epoxy resin from renewable resource for flame-retardant coating applications.
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Coca-Cola is Against Reusable Cups
View article: Coca-Cola is Against Reusable CupsAn email sent by Coca-Cola to the Belgian Government was leaked in the press. Coca-Cola seems to be against using reusable cups at music festivals.
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SKY Invests in 10 UK Companies To Fight Plastic Problem
View article: SKY Invests in 10 UK Companies To Fight Plastic ProblemIn order to combat our reliance on plastic, and the cost the environment pays for it, Sky’s Ocean Ventures fund has invested in 10 companies in the UK which are developing ideas to turn off the plastics tap, in collaboration with the government’s innovation agency, Innovate UK.
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Aldi to Trial Cardboard Steak Packaging
View article: Aldi to Trial Cardboard Steak PackagingThis new cardboard steak packaging has been unveiled by UK-based grocery retailer Aldi as part of its initiative to cut plastic use without worry about compromising on food quality or shelf life.
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British Actress Campaigns Against Bottled Water
View article: British Actress Campaigns Against Bottled WaterJoanna Lumley is the actress known from Absolutely Fabulous. Lumley is backing a campaign to reduce the consumption of bottled water.
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New BioComposite Based on Structure of Tiny Crustacean
View article: New BioComposite Based on Structure of Tiny CrustaceanResearchers at the University of California, Riverside have developed a new bio-inspired composite material based on the structure of a tiny crustacean. The unique structure, called a helicoid, prevents cracks from growing and dissipates significant amounts of energy from strikes.
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Which is Better for the Environment: Compostable Bioplastics or PET?
View article: Which is Better for the Environment: Compostable Bioplastics or PET?There are numerous options in food packaging materials, and many major food packagers and retailers often make a choice based on non-scientific information.
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Spar Austria Launches Bioplastic Toothbrush Under Private Label
View article: Spar Austria Launches Bioplastic Toothbrush Under Private LabelRetail major Spar has launched an organic bioplastic toothbrush in Austria under its private label Beauty Kiss.
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Germany To Ban All Plastic Shopping Bags
View article: Germany To Ban All Plastic Shopping BagsGermany is planning to enforce a ban on plastic shopping bags, according to the country’s environment minister.
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Tetra Pak Sustainability Tips
View article: Tetra Pak Sustainability TipsThere are growing warnings that in the next few years, the Earth will be put at dangerous risk of global warming and emissions; we have to reform our actions and make some (urgent) changes now. With consumers expecting brands to lead the change, how can you step up to the challenge?
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California Says Goodbye to Recycling
View article: California Says Goodbye to RecyclingWe have long called for deposits on everything. California shows that even that is not enough.
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US Congress Initiatives on Plastics
View article: US Congress Initiatives on PlasticsTwo Democratic lawmakers asking for feedback on plastic waste bill outline by end of August. Effort part of legislative momentum for plastic waste management.
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NBC News – Recycling is not The Answer To Our Trash Problem
View article: NBC News – Recycling is not The Answer To Our Trash ProblemIn the environment-saving trio of reduce, reuse, and recycle, America has banked most on that last one over the past half-century or so. But as recycling reaches a fever pitch, landfills are still filling up faster. This is Wasteland, a deep dive into what we throw out and how it affects what’s next. This episode…
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Bloomberg Covers Bioplastics Made from Sawdust
View article: Bloomberg Covers Bioplastics Made from SawdustBeverage giants Pepsi, Danone and Nestle plan to sell water in recyclable plastic bottles made from lumber scraps.
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Plastic Bag Fee and Stop In Connecticut
View article: Plastic Bag Fee and Stop In ConnecticutThe green initiative that will charge retail shoppers 10 cents to use plastic disposable bags begins August 1st. But two chains, Big Y and Stop & Shop, have gone further and eliminated the bags altogether.
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Biodegradable Alternative to Replace Microplastics in Cosmetics and Toiletries
View article: Biodegradable Alternative to Replace Microplastics in Cosmetics and ToiletriesUniversity of Bath project seeking to commercialise plant-based beads for cosmetics receives major funding.
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New Bio-Based Thermoplastic Adhesive
View article: New Bio-Based Thermoplastic AdhesiveFor the bonding of compostable plastic coatings, Follmann and its subsidiary Sealock have developed a sustainable adhesive made of bio-based raw materials.
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New BioPlastics Coming to Market in 2019
View article: New BioPlastics Coming to Market in 2019Biobased polymers are gaining increased prominence in the minds of consumers, as increased awareness of climate change and plastic pollution continues to grow.
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Can Bio-Based Polyols Make Leather Finishes More Sustainable?
View article: Can Bio-Based Polyols Make Leather Finishes More Sustainable?During this years IULTCS congress in Dresden, Stahl’s Director of Sustainability spoke about the environmental impact of leather chemicals. He discussed the use of the Life Cycle Assessment Methodology (LCA) as a valuable tool to determine the effect and potential benefits of bio-based technologies in reducing the footprint leather production leaves on our planet.
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Braskem Launches Bioplastics Shoes
View article: Braskem Launches Bioplastics ShoesOne year after its launch, the biobased EVA gains in first application in children’s footwear.
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Novamont Joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation
View article: Novamont Joins Ellen MacArthur FoundationThe Foundation’s largest network continues to expand with six new members joining the diverse and dynamic CE100.
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Dutch Biodegradable Horticultural Foam Company Foamplant Secures EUR 2M Seed Investment
View article: Dutch Biodegradable Horticultural Foam Company Foamplant Secures EUR 2M Seed InvestmentFoamplant has announced the successful closing of a 2 million euro seed investment round with the early-stage venture capital funds Shift Invest and Future Food Fund.
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Eastman Advances Two Chemical Recycling Options
View article: Eastman Advances Two Chemical Recycling OptionsGoing circular seems to be all the rage, and that is certainly a good thing for both mankind’s and the planet’s future. But for a manufacturer, making the shift to circular processes or materials is not without its risks.
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Sequins Are Terrible for the Environment. Plant-Based Sequins Are Now Available
View article: Sequins Are Terrible for the Environment. Plant-Based Sequins Are Now AvailableThese plant-based sequins will decompose instead of ending up in the ocean, where conventional sequins can be swallowed by fish and end up in your sushi.
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Global Bioplastics Market To Grow by 20%
View article: Global Bioplastics Market To Grow by 20%Bioplastics Market Expected to Reach $68,577.25 Million by 2024
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Kaneka Wins Japan Bioindustry Award 2019 for Seawater Biodegradable Bioplastics
View article: Kaneka Wins Japan Bioindustry Award 2019 for Seawater Biodegradable BioplasticsThe poly-hexanoate-butyrate (PHBH) copolymer is produced by Kaneka from plant oil using a recombinant strain of Cupriavidus necator at a capacity of currently 1,000 tons, with plans to increase production to 5,000 and later to 100,000 tons a year.
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Jan Ravenstijn Hits the Jackpot in the US
View article: Jan Ravenstijn Hits the Jackpot in the USCove, the California-based packaging innovation company set to launch the first water bottle made of biodegradable material this year, today announced the appointment of its Chief Science Advisor, Jan Ravenstijn.
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Time To Ban PFAS from Food Packaging
View article: Time To Ban PFAS from Food PackagingThe recent discovery of fluorinated chemicals, or PFAS, in food packaging should serve as a reminder that our diets are as big a source as drinking water of these toxic compounds in our bodies.
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Chipotle and Sweetgreen Bioplastics Bowls Contain Cancer-Linked and Non-Biodegradable Chemicals
View article: Chipotle and Sweetgreen Bioplastics Bowls Contain Cancer-Linked and Non-Biodegradable ChemicalsDay after day, people across America flock to Chipotle to get their hands on the fast-food chain’s signature burrito or salad bowls. Elsewhere, hundreds of folks wait out the long lines for a bite of Sweetgreen’s seasonal salads and warm bowls. While the ingredients are vastly different at both restaurants, there’s one thing they share…
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European Bioplastics Recommends to Use LCAs as Basis for Policy Formulation
View article: European Bioplastics Recommends to Use LCAs as Basis for Policy FormulationIn recent years, policy makers have become increasingly reliant on the use of Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) to establish a proper basis for more transparent and evidence-based decision-making on policies and regulations.
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Braskem Makes a Breakthrough in German Bottling Industry
View article: Braskem Makes a Breakthrough in German Bottling IndustryBraskem, America’s largest producer of thermoplastic resins in and the leading producer of biopolymers in the world has announced that it will provide Kautex Maschinenbau, headquartered at Bonn in Germany, one of the world’s leading companies in extrusion blow moulding technology with its innovative bioplastic I’m green™ Polyethylene and PCR for the production of three-layer…
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Mitsui Chemicals To Supply Bioplastics for Self Driving Cars
View article: Mitsui Chemicals To Supply Bioplastics for Self Driving CarsA bio-based polyol supplied by Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. via its Korean joint venture Mitsui Chemicals & SKC Polyurethanes Inc. (MCNS) has been adopted as a raw material for polyurethane cushioning in the seats of the Robocar Walk self-driving car sold by Japan’s ZMP Inc.
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The McDonalds Straws Fiasco
View article: The McDonalds Straws FiascoMCDONALD’S new “eco-friendly” paper straws cannot be recycled.
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Asian Countries Are Sending Back The Waste of Wealthy Countries
View article: Asian Countries Are Sending Back The Waste of Wealthy CountriesSeveral Southeast Asian countries, sick of being the wealthy world’s rubbish dump, have in recent weeks turned back container-loads of waste from foreign shores.
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Plastic Bag Sales in England Down by a Third in Last Year
View article: Plastic Bag Sales in England Down by a Third in Last YearOverall, sales of single-use bags by big supermarkets have fallen 90% since 5p charge introduced.
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How To Increase Composting in Australia
View article: How To Increase Composting in AustraliaWith all the recent discussion about plastic exports, it’s easy to forget that organics remains our single largest recycling opportunity, writes Rose Read CEO of the National Waste Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC).
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Novamont CEO To Become Member of EU Mission Boards
View article: Novamont CEO To Become Member of EU Mission BoardsOn 30th July Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, announced the names of the experts who have been selected as members of the mission boards to work on five of the main challenges Europe is facing.
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Hotels Are Banning Mini Plastic Toiletries and Here are Alternatives
View article: Hotels Are Banning Mini Plastic Toiletries and Here are AlternativesYou may love the mini bottles of posh shampoos on your hotel stay, but 200m of them are dumped in landfill each year. There is a better way
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Bioplastics Splint For Bone Fractures
View article: Bioplastics Splint For Bone FracturesA novel splint for immobilizing bone fractures has been developed that can be repeatedly reshaped during treatment, such as, for example, when the swelling subsides.
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Discovery of Novel Enzyme Genes and Metabolic Pathway for Lignin Valorization
View article: Discovery of Novel Enzyme Genes and Metabolic Pathway for Lignin ValorizationMicrobial conversions known as “biological funneling” have attracted attention for their ability to upgrade heterogeneous mixtures of low-molecular-weight aromatic compounds obtained by chemical lignin depolymerization.
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Palm Oil and The Bioplastics Industry
View article: Palm Oil and The Bioplastics IndustryAre we using palm oil to produce Bioplastics?
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Degradable Polymeric Composite Coatings for Biodegradable Medical Applications
View article: Degradable Polymeric Composite Coatings for Biodegradable Medical ApplicationsA current study deals with degradable polymeric composite coatings for biodegradable medical applications deposited by laser technology.
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FMCG Should Stop Using Vague Environmental Terms like Biodegradable
View article: FMCG Should Stop Using Vague Environmental Terms like BiodegradableMaterials are often described as reusable, recyclable, biodegradable or compostable. To the untrained ear these can sound relatively similar, even though they mean different things.
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Japan Funds Bioplastics Industry in South Africa
View article: Japan Funds Bioplastics Industry in South AfricaWith excessive plastic waste under the spotlight, sustainable and plant-based alternatives are currently in development in South Africa. The country has large amounts of sugar cane bagasse and other biomass feed-stocks which are suitable for bio-plastics.
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These Corals Choose to Eat Plastic Over Food
View article: These Corals Choose to Eat Plastic Over FoodTiny plastic particles may also be a vehicle for microbes that sicken or even kill corals, a new study finds.
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Coke and Pepsi Abandon the Plastics Lobby
View article: Coke and Pepsi Abandon the Plastics LobbyCoca-Cola and PepsiCo, two major sellers of plastic bottles, have made sweeping sustainability commitments. Now they are stepping away from a plastics lobbying group.
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Irish Lidle To Sell Seaweed Underwear
View article: Irish Lidle To Sell Seaweed UnderwearThis is the next step in sustainable fashion – sustainable undies!
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Trump Goes Into Plastics With Trump Straws
View article: Trump Goes Into Plastics With Trump StrawsThis time it’s real! Trump Goes into Plastics.
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Turning Agro Waste Into Bioplastics
View article: Turning Agro Waste Into BioplasticsIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Italy’s port city of Genoa is making bioplastics from agro-waste. The institute has tied up with the city’s central vegetable market for sourcing raw material.
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Colorful Compostable Bioplastics
View article: Colorful Compostable BioplasticsYou have to read this one! I’m impressed.
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Bioplastics Ranking July 2019
View article: Bioplastics Ranking July 2019Here’s the Ranking of the Most Popular Bioplastic Companies and Brands of July 2019.
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Lavazza to Launch 100 percent Compostable Coffee Capsules in November
View article: Lavazza to Launch 100 percent Compostable Coffee Capsules in NovemberLavazza has announced that it will be introducing Eco Caps, its first 100 percent compostable coffee capsules, with a view to making all of its coffee capsules compostable by 2025.
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BASF Launches Bio-based and Biodegradable Dishwasher Tabs
View article: BASF Launches Bio-based and Biodegradable Dishwasher TabsTaking sustainability of chelating agents to the next level. BASF produces Trilon® M Max EcoBalanced according to the biomass balance approach. World-class product quality in perfect balance with ecological resources.
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Legal Battle on Single-Use Plastics Ban in Indonesia
View article: Legal Battle on Single-Use Plastics Ban in IndonesiaIndonesia’s top court has rejected a challenge to a ban on single-use plastics on the island of Bali.
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Irish Supermarkets To Be Fined for Using Too Much Plastic
View article: Irish Supermarkets To Be Fined for Using Too Much PlasticSupermarkets face fines and risk being named and shamed for creating excess waste or using too much plastic under plans to be teased out in September.
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Nestlé To Use Biodegradable Security Tags on Transport Fleet
View article: Nestlé To Use Biodegradable Security Tags on Transport FleetMultinational launches latest initiative to tackle single-use plastic consumption
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Why Haven’t Bioplastics Taken over the World?
View article: Why Haven’t Bioplastics Taken over the World?As a global call from many public figures, such as David Attenborough, to reduce plastic waste. It begs the question, why isn’t there a commercially viable biobased plastic?
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Most UK People Support Bottle Deposit System
View article: Most UK People Support Bottle Deposit SystemAll-in’ model would mean charge added to plastic, glass, aluminium and steel containers.
