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Recycling Industry Hates Bioplastics, Designers Love It
View article: Recycling Industry Hates Bioplastics, Designers Love ItDesigners argue for and against bioplastics
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Diageo to Remove Plastic from Guinness Multipacks
View article: Diageo to Remove Plastic from Guinness MultipacksDrinks firm will replace holders with 100% recyclable and biodegradable cardboard packs
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BIO-HArT: Patents, Publications & Pilot Plant
View article: BIO-HArT: Patents, Publications & Pilot PlantSince 2016, Biorizon researchers and partners have been working in the cross-border BIO-HArT project to scale up technology for the production of bio-aromatics from biomass, focusing specifically on woody biomass sources. Recently, partners within this successful project have realized publications, patents and last but not least a pilot plant.
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New Consortium Will Convert Biomass Waste into Furfural
View article: New Consortium Will Convert Biomass Waste into FurfuralBiorizon is setting up a consortium around the conversion of biomass waste into furfural. We’re looking for waste streams, such as manure, cellulosic biomass residuals, spent grain, digestate and sludge. And for end-users to evaluate bio-aromatics in applications, such as coatings, lubricants and adhesives.
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Shell Walks Away From U.S. Refining Lobby
View article: Shell Walks Away From U.S. Refining LobbyRoyal Dutch Shell Plc on Tuesday became the first major oil and gas company to announce plans to leave a leading U.S. refining lobby due to disagreement on climate policies, citing its support for the goals of the Paris climate agreement.
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Sealed Air & Kuraray Upgrade Plant-based Food Packaging Production Facilities
View article: Sealed Air & Kuraray Upgrade Plant-based Food Packaging Production FacilitiesSealed Air Corporation has invested in capacity at its Simpsonville, S.C. facility to produce plant-based food packaging. This facility will be the first in North America to produce materials made from Plantic™ plant-based resin and post-consumer plastic.
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ASU Researcher Uses Algae to Make Biodegradable Plastic
View article: ASU Researcher Uses Algae to Make Biodegradable PlasticASU professor Taylor Weiss works on developing bio-plastics in a lab on ASU’s Polytechnic campus
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Using Camel Cricket Bacteria to Degrade Plastic
View article: Using Camel Cricket Bacteria to Degrade PlasticA micro-organism discovered in greenhouse camel crickets can degrade lignin from wood, say researchers in the US. The new finding, which kickstarted thanks to a citizen science project, could help in the quest to find other organisms that break down different types of polluting waste, such as plastic.
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LVF Plans to Breakdown Plastic Waste with Biodegradable PET
View article: LVF Plans to Breakdown Plastic Waste with Biodegradable PETLeeds-based LVF has become one of the first packaging companies in the UK to manufacture and sell products made from BreakdownPET, a biodegradable and fully recyclable plastic material that is designed to quickly, naturally, and safely decompose in landfill.
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Joint Venture to Develop Paper Bottle
View article: Joint Venture to Develop Paper BottleAlpla and Billerud Korsnäs form joint venture to develop paper bottle
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What is the Difference Between Biodegradable, Compostable and OXO Biodegradable?
View article: What is the Difference Between Biodegradable, Compostable and OXO Biodegradable?Let’s look at the Difference Between Biodegradable, Compostable and OXO Degradable plastics.
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Cape Town Start-Up Launches World’s First Biodegradable Cigarette
View article: Cape Town Start-Up Launches World’s First Biodegradable CigaretteIt turns out the world’s obsession with plastic is far from over. Yes, we’re aware of the global plastic straw crusade going on at the moment – which in itself seems a tad overdue – but cigarette filters? SURELY they converted the world’s biggest form of litter to something biodegradable ages ago? Nope, they didn’t.…
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Bio-Based Economy To create Eco-friendly, High Tech Jobs
View article: Bio-Based Economy To create Eco-friendly, High Tech JobsImplementation of bio-based technologies will only benefit the countries that have appropriately trained human resource.
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One of The Most Important Bioplastics Conference in Europe!
View article: One of The Most Important Bioplastics Conference in Europe!The Bio-based Material Conference is a well-established meeting point for companies working in the field of bio-based chemicals and materials. The conference is one of the largest conferences and industry meeting points in Europe on bio-based chemicals, polymers and plastics.
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4000 Amazon Employees Want to End Reliance on Fossil Fuel
View article: 4000 Amazon Employees Want to End Reliance on Fossil FuelA group of more than 4,000 Amazon employees has signed an open letter to management calling on the company to end its reliance on fossil fuels.
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The Final Nominations For The Bio-Based Material of The Year Award 2019
View article: The Final Nominations For The Bio-Based Material of The Year Award 2019The most prestigious Bioplastics Award will take place on May 15th. What is the best bioplastics material and application in 2019? Discover the finalists.
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New Bioplastics Made from Rubber, PHBV, Organic Peroxide and TMPTA
View article: New Bioplastics Made from Rubber, PHBV, Organic Peroxide and TMPTAResearchers at The Ohio State University may have developed a viable alternative to plastic — one that breaks down naturally.
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Creating Sustainable Bioplastics from Electricity-Eating Microbes
View article: Creating Sustainable Bioplastics from Electricity-Eating MicrobesResearchers in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis have figured out how to feed electricity to microbes to grow truly green, biodegradable plastic, as reported in the Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology.
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Landfill Reduction Efforts Drive Growth for Biodegradable Bags
View article: Landfill Reduction Efforts Drive Growth for Biodegradable BagsFood packaging will remain the dominant market for biodegradable films
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Trends in Packaging: Recycling, Fewer and Alternative Materials
View article: Trends in Packaging: Recycling, Fewer and Alternative MaterialsPackaging in supermarkets is under fire. The public debate and the changing public opinion regarding plastic packaging encourage supermarkets and their suppliers to reduce the mountain of packaging material. They’re mostly dedicated to reducing the use of packaging and using recyclable materials.
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Pineapple Peels and Waste from Fresh Cut can be used to Create Bio-Based Plastics
View article: Pineapple Peels and Waste from Fresh Cut can be used to Create Bio-Based PlasticsThe Star Group of Companies is researching a move towards bio-plastics in packaging innovation. They believe that if pineapple peels and the rinds from melons can be used to create bio-based plastics in the future then it is a huge win.
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Bio-On and Kartell Launch Furniture Made From Revolutionary Bio-Material
View article: Bio-On and Kartell Launch Furniture Made From Revolutionary Bio-MaterialPRESS RELEASE – Kartell presents world’s first furniture made from revolutionary bio-on biomaterial at salone del mobile 2019. “Fully sustainable” edition of modular unit presented at Salone del Mobile already available to buy.
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Bio-On and Unilever Revolutionise Sun Cream Industry with MyKai
View article: Bio-On and Unilever Revolutionise Sun Cream Industry with MyKaiPRESS RELEASE – MyKAI arrives on the market. Thanks to innovative biopolymers, the new sun cream protects both the skin and the environment with maximum yield.
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Arthur Mamou-Mani Promotes Circular Design with Bioplastic Conifera Installation for COS
View article: Arthur Mamou-Mani Promotes Circular Design with Bioplastic Conifera Installation for COSFrench architect Arthur Mamou-Mani has assembled a structure from 700 bioplastic bricks in the courtyard of a 16th-century palazzo, as this year’s Milan design week installation for fashion brand COS.
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Compostable Cup Sales Soar, but Greens Say is it Enough?
View article: Compostable Cup Sales Soar, but Greens Say is it Enough?Packaging that breaks down to compost sounds like a no-brainer, but there is opposition
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How to do Laundry the Green Way
View article: How to do Laundry the Green WayEverybody needs clean clothes, but the chemical pollution and greenhouse gases created on laundry day can be bad for the planet.
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Clear Wood Could Replace Glass
View article: Clear Wood Could Replace GlassTwo groups of researchers have developed a transparent material derived from wood.
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Maryland May Become First US State To Ban All Foam Food Packaging
View article: Maryland May Become First US State To Ban All Foam Food PackagingThe new law would ban foam food packaging for products packaged in-state, including restaurants, cafes, food trucks, and grocery stores. The final version of the bill includes exceptions, such as meat. The ban would go into force on July 1, 2020 and would carry fines of $250.
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Stora Enso Invests in Next-Generation Formed Fibre Solutions
View article: Stora Enso Invests in Next-Generation Formed Fibre SolutionsStora Enso is investing EUR 5 million to build a new production line and related infrastructure to manufacture formed fibre products at Hylte Mill in Sweden. The formed fibre technology enables manufacturing of products that are designed for circularity, meaning that they are renewable, recyclable and biodegradable and do not include any plastic.
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Vietnamese Man Makes Biodegradable Straws From Wild Grass
View article: Vietnamese Man Makes Biodegradable Straws From Wild GrassEach year, there is a staggering 8 million tons of plastic finding its way into our oceans. Among these are the plastic straws that are used daily. The United States alone uses and discards about 500 million plastic straws each day, and this impacts our Earth in a huge way.
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W Howard Introduces Biodegradable Wrapping
View article: W Howard Introduces Biodegradable WrappingMDF mouldings manufacturer W Howard has responded to growing concern over plastic packaging waste by moving to 100% biodegradable wrapping for all its delivered products.
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Bioplastics Awarded by UN Environment
View article: Bioplastics Awarded by UN EnvironmentA team of three university students from Lebanon emerged first at the Innovate Green Competition organized by the UN Environment West Asia Office for coming up with a bio-based material that could replace petroleum-based plastic materials.
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Technology Turns Wastewater Algae into Biofuels and Bioplastics
View article: Technology Turns Wastewater Algae into Biofuels and BioplasticsStartup receives support from two environmental accelerator programs
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Canola-Based Plastic May Hit Market Soon
View article: Canola-Based Plastic May Hit Market SoonBiodegradable biopolymers can be used to make food packaging, drinking straws, cups, bottles, trash bags and bottles
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CBS News Covers Chemical Recycling
View article: CBS News Covers Chemical RecyclingFrom the outside, a cutting-edge plant in Portland, Oregon, looks like it could be any recycling center in America. But what’s happening inside is different than any other plant – and it could be a game changer for the entire industry.
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Alagappa University To Set Up Bioplastic Facility
View article: Alagappa University To Set Up Bioplastic FacilityThe Department of Microbiology and Alagappa Institute of Skill Development, in collaboration with Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa, have initiated a collaborative setup for manufacturing Bioplastics, said N. Rajendran, Vice-Chancellor, Alagappa University.
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Star Group Looking at Bioplastics
View article: Star Group Looking at BioplasticsThe Star Group is looking for new and better ways to innovate in all products
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Bioplastics Eyewear
View article: Bioplastics EyewearSmell-O-Vision (ABOVE) After a successful 2018 Kickstarter campaign, Ochis Coffee eyewear, a collection of sunglasses made from organic coffee and flax resulting in durable eyewear that smells of coffee, is back with a new collection. Rejecting the use of petroleum plastic, Ochis frames decompose 100 times faster than ordinary plastic glasses. In fact, the frame…
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China Goes Bioplastics
View article: China Goes BioplasticsThe country could make biodegradable products mainstream. But that won’t stop its flood of trash from choking the oceans.
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Bio-Based Beverage Cartons
View article: Bio-Based Beverage CartonsBeverage cartons have already been on the market for over 100 years.
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Forbes Goes Seaweed Bioplastics
View article: Forbes Goes Seaweed BioplasticsThroughout history, cultures around the globe have enjoyed the nutritional and medical merits of seaweed. In more modern times, these macroalgal plants’ diverse ecological properties have captured scientists’ attention
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Banana Leaves Instead of Plastics
View article: Banana Leaves Instead of PlasticsA supermarket was spotted opting out of using plastic to wrap their produce. Instead they are choosing to use something biodegradable, aesthetically beautiful, non-toxic, waterproof and much cheaper than plastic. They are bundling their fruits…
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Largs Scientist Makes ‘Global Discovery’ That Could Save Our Oceans – By Accident
View article: Largs Scientist Makes ‘Global Discovery’ That Could Save Our Oceans – By AccidentA LARGS scientist has helped to create a plastic-eating enzyme which could revolutionise recycling across the world.
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Will Dow Go Bioplastics?
View article: Will Dow Go Bioplastics?Potential synergies are being explored between BiologiQ’s NuPlasticQ biopolymer and Dow’s PE resin portfolio.
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Covestro and Genomatica Partnership for Sustainable Growth High-Performance Materials from Plants
View article: Covestro and Genomatica Partnership for Sustainable Growth High-Performance Materials from PlantsPRESS RELEASE – Plants as sustainable raw material: Materials manufacturer Covestro and biotechnology company Genomatica have joined forces to research and develop high-performance materials based on renewable feedstocks.
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Bio Market Insights Innovation Awards 2019
View article: Bio Market Insights Innovation Awards 2019A panel of global industry heavyweights from across the bio-based sector have made their verdicts and the winners of the Bio Market Insights Innovation Awards 2019 have now been announced!
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Reducing Animal Waste and Bioplastic Skin
View article: Reducing Animal Waste and Bioplastic SkinFollowing the trends of last year—when she presented a series of clothing and furniture made of horse hides designer Valdís Steinarsdóttir now tackles the issue of waste generated in the meat and plastic industries.
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Contamination Alert Over Compostable Bioplastic Bags
View article: Contamination Alert Over Compostable Bioplastic BagsAn explosion in the use of bioplastic bags – aimed at curbing pollution – could contaminate compost made from recycled garden waste in West Sussex. And it could mean the widespread tainting of recycled compost throughout the whole country.
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Plant Based Products Council Launched
View article: Plant Based Products Council LaunchedThe Plant Based Products Council (PBPC) was launched by a group of organisations including companies such as Georgia, Pacific, Archer Daniels Midland and Cargill, working toward more sustainable and responsible consumer products and packaging through greater use of plant-based materials.
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Avantium Will Build Demonstration Plant for Third Technology Program
View article: Avantium Will Build Demonstration Plant for Third Technology ProgramAvantium has decided to locate the new demonstration plant for its Mekong technology in Chemie Park Delfzijl, the Netherlands.
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Mitsubishi Chemical Joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation
View article: Mitsubishi Chemical Joins Ellen MacArthur FoundationMitsubishi Chemical Holdings is first Japanese chemical company to join the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Circular Economy 100
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New Ingeo PLA for 3D Printing Break-Away Support on Dual Extrusion Printers
View article: New Ingeo PLA for 3D Printing Break-Away Support on Dual Extrusion PrintersPRESS RELEASE – Ingeo 3D450 offers a clean break-away of support structures while delivering excellent precision and printability suitable for complex, professional parts
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Demand for Bioplastics Expected to Surge in China
View article: Demand for Bioplastics Expected to Surge in ChinaDemand for biodegradable plastics have surged in China over the last few months due to rising concerns from consumers over the impact plastic products have on the environment.
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Filipino Company Gets Certification for Biodegradable Plastic Products
View article: Filipino Company Gets Certification for Biodegradable Plastic ProductsD&L Industries, Inc. (DNL) joins in on pro-environment efforts by taking a step towards their goal to provide materials that are sustainable and environment-friendly. A unit of the company has received their international certification for biodegradable plastic products.
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Organic Eyeliner, Biodegradable Glitter and Velvet Ribbon (Euronews)
View article: Organic Eyeliner, Biodegradable Glitter and Velvet Ribbon (Euronews)How to take the beauty trends from next season and make them more sustainable? Where there’s a will there’s a way!
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Green Dot Raises $6.5M for Bioplastics Work
View article: Green Dot Raises $6.5M for Bioplastics WorkGreen Dot Bioplastics has raised $6.5 million in funding to develop new materials and increase its production capacity.
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Chinese Press Goes Bioplastics
View article: Chinese Press Goes BioplasticsAbout 60 per cent of all bioplastics made today are not biodegradable. Plastic production set to more than triple by 2050
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Dakota Rice Corn and Soybean Annual Meeting
View article: Dakota Rice Corn and Soybean Annual MeetingMonday evening the Dakota Rice Corn and Soybean Growers held their annual meeting at Jesse James Lanes in Northfield and talked about PLA.
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Braskem Signs Partnership with Join the Pipe for Distribution of Green Plastic Water Bottles
View article: Braskem Signs Partnership with Join the Pipe for Distribution of Green Plastic Water BottlesThe distribution started in March, and the income generated from marketing the product will be intended for over 300 social projects in developing countries, most of them in Africa and Asia
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Greiner Boss Highlights Role of Packaging in Sustainability
View article: Greiner Boss Highlights Role of Packaging in SustainabilityThe plastics packaging industry and the entire value chain should join efforts to protect the environment and make the circular economy a reality, according to Manfred Stanek, CEO of Austria-based Greiner Packaging.
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Plastic-Free and Biodegradable Bandages
View article: Plastic-Free and Biodegradable BandagesWhen it comes to zero waste goals, my first aid kit isn’t even on my list. Some things are best left untouched. But I do make a point of buying fabric bandages instead of plastic. My kids are constantly getting scraped and banged up and, as every parent surely knows, nothing soothes them faster than…
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Biodegradable 3D-printed Mugs Made From Fruit Waste
View article: Biodegradable 3D-printed Mugs Made From Fruit WasteBiodegradable 3D-printed mugs made from fruit waste. Coffee cups are being grown from fruit by a design company in a bid to cut down on plastic waste.
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Swedish Researcher Makes Bioplastic from Fruit Waste
View article: Swedish Researcher Makes Bioplastic from Fruit WasteEven disposable items can be environmentally friendly, as shown by research at the University of Borås into making bioplastic out of fruit waste.
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€2 Billion to Fast Forward the Creation of the European Innovation Council
View article: €2 Billion to Fast Forward the Creation of the European Innovation CouncilAhead of the 21-22 March European Council discussion on innovation, industry and competitiveness, the Commission takes decisive steps to set up a European Innovation Council.
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India Launches Bioplastics Branded Ensabio
View article: India Launches Bioplastics Branded EnsabioTimes of India goes Bioplastics and promotes Ensabio
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A&R Carton Launches New Small-Sized Sustainable Boardio Composite Cans
View article: A&R Carton Launches New Small-Sized Sustainable Boardio Composite CansAR Packaging member A&R Carton has introduced new small-sized fiber content composite cans to better meet the requirements of the customers. A&R Carton is providing Boardio composite can in new sizes, which includes fiber content of 90%.
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AmazonBasics PLA 3D Printer Filament Review
View article: AmazonBasics PLA 3D Printer Filament ReviewFor those looking to 3D print on the cheap, AmazonBasics filaments seem to be a perfect solution. But are they really all that good? We got a spool of PLA to test, so let’s find out!
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EPRO Innovation and Sustainability Award Winners Announced at IdentiPlast 2019
View article: EPRO Innovation and Sustainability Award Winners Announced at IdentiPlast 2019The winners of the EPRO Innovation and Sustainability awards were announced at the IdentiPlast gala dinner on 7th March.
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Green Science Alliance Makes Biodegradable Cutlery Using Plastic Waste
View article: Green Science Alliance Makes Biodegradable Cutlery Using Plastic WasteImproperly discarded plastic poses a monumental threat to our environment and, specifically, our oceans. In an effort to curb plastic use, many companies are working to develop alternatives to plastics including biodegradable and bioplastic options. Green Science Alliance is one of them.
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Two Local Regional Science Fair Winners Head to International Science Fair in Phoenix
View article: Two Local Regional Science Fair Winners Head to International Science Fair in PhoenixTwo regional science fair winners are taking their projects to the International Stage.
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Partnership to Boost Natural Fiber Reinforced Bio-Polymers
View article: Partnership to Boost Natural Fiber Reinforced Bio-PolymersEvegreen and Spectalite to form strategic partnership to boost natural fiber reinforced bio-polymers out of Slovenia, Europe
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Is Forbes Anti-Polystyrene?
View article: Is Forbes Anti-Polystyrene?Two recent studies, one released last month and another that will be published next month, examine the impact of a common plastic, polystyrene, on the gut microbiome of zebrafish.
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FKUR Position Paper: Heading for a Circular Economy with Bioplastics
View article: FKUR Position Paper: Heading for a Circular Economy with BioplasticsIn a new position paper, FKuR Kunststoff GmbH offers its viewpoint on the use of biobased and biodegradable plastics, and their contribution to a circular economy.
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Jamaica Bio Plastic Wins Total Startupper of the Year Challenge
View article: Jamaica Bio Plastic Wins Total Startupper of the Year ChallengeFounder of Jamaica Bio-Plastic Jordan Freeman, captured the Total Jamaica Startupper of the Year title, for which he was presented with a €12,500 symbolic cheque at an awards ceremony at Courtyard At Marriott Hotel, New Kingston recently. Freeman topped a field of 14 finalists, with Yekini Wallen-Bryan of PreeLabs Limited, earning the second prize of…
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Will Australia Revolutionise the Bioplastics Industry?
View article: Will Australia Revolutionise the Bioplastics Industry?Gene-editing sugarcane for use in renewable energy and bio-plastics could help secure the industry’s future.
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Virginia Tech Files Bioplastic Patent Supported by US Government
View article: Virginia Tech Files Bioplastic Patent Supported by US GovernmentAccording to the Center for Biological Diversity, Americans alone, use 100 billion plastic bags every year, but each time, for just 12 minutes on average. Most are not biodegradable and some that are release toxins as they decompose.
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UK Tour Operators Pledge to Move to Biodegradable Brochures
View article: UK Tour Operators Pledge to Move to Biodegradable BrochuresTour operators have pledged to reduce their environmental impact by delivering brochures in biodegradable wrappers.
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Gardening Company Goes Bioplastics
View article: Gardening Company Goes BioplasticsMiracle-Gro® Performance Organics™ Compost will be using Bioplastics packaging
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An Edible Straw Made of Seaweed Could Soon Replace Polluting Plastic Straws
View article: An Edible Straw Made of Seaweed Could Soon Replace Polluting Plastic StrawsLoliware, an edible bioplastics company, launched a seaweed straw that dissolves over time as a replacement for plastic straws.
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Biomaterial Made From Sunflowers
View article: Biomaterial Made From SunflowersWith the scientific expertise of the ENSIACET laboratory, studio thomas vailly has investigated for atelier luma, the potential of creating new materials from the by-products of sunflower crops. the project, ‘sunflower enterprise’ explores how sunflower biomatter can be transformed to form a range of new bio-based and biodegradable materials.
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SeaWorld Stops Using Polystyrene
View article: SeaWorld Stops Using PolystyreneSeaWorld is removing polystyrene foam from its dinnerware in all 12 of its parks, replacing it with 100% recycled material. John Reilly, chief operating officer at SeaWorld, discusses the change and well as park attendance and animals.
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Engineered Microbe May be Key to Producing Plastic From Plants
View article: Engineered Microbe May be Key to Producing Plastic From PlantsWith a few genetic tweaks, a type of soil bacteria with an appetite for hydrocarbons shows promise as a biological factory for converting a renewable — but frustratingly untapped — bounty into a replacement for ubiquitous plastics.
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Trader Joe’s Goes Bioplastics
View article: Trader Joe’s Goes BioplasticsOn December 31, 2018, Trader Joe’s announced a plan to focus on more sustainable and environmentally-friendly packaging. The initiative has several goals outlined: “reducing and removing packaging, sourcing renewable and recycled packaging materials, choosing packaging that can be realistically recycled, avoiding the use of harmful substances in packaging, and providing recycling and disposal instructions for…
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Who has the Best CEO: Neste, NatureWorks, Solvay or Basf?
View article: Who has the Best CEO: Neste, NatureWorks, Solvay or Basf?There has been a recent wave of new CEOs in the Bioplastics Industry: NatureWorks, Neste, BASF and Solvay. Let’s look at who’s the best Bioplastics CEO.
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Blue Trends for a Blue Future
View article: Blue Trends for a Blue FuturePierre Erwes’ (BioMarine) views on why blue bio plastic could be a game changer.
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Biodegradable-Polymer DES Still Not Better Than Durable DES
View article: Biodegradable-Polymer DES Still Not Better Than Durable DESA drug-eluting stent (DES) is a peripheral or coronary stent placed into narrowed, diseased peripheral or coronary arteries that slowly releases a drug to block cell proliferation.
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Bio-based Monomers Help Upcycle Plastic Bottles
View article: Bio-based Monomers Help Upcycle Plastic BottlesA new recycling process to transform polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which is widely used to make drink bottles and synthetic fibres, can transform the common plastic into a more valuable material with better properties.
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This Biodegradable Planter Could Help Save Forests
View article: This Biodegradable Planter Could Help Save ForestsReplanting rainforests is laborious and costly, but two Brazilian brothers may have invented a biodegradable planter that can do it all on its own.
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Bioplastics Made With Seawater
View article: Bioplastics Made With SeawaterA new sustainable biopolymer made from microorganisms and spawned in seawater is aimed at helping to solve the plastic pollution problem.
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Call for Papers For the 14th European Bioplastics Conference
View article: Call for Papers For the 14th European Bioplastics ConferenceEuropean Bioplastics (EUBP) invites proposals for the 14th European Bioplastics Conference taking place on 3/4 December 2019 at the Titanic Chaussee Hotel in Berlin, Germany.
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Ella’s Kitchen Targets 100% Recyclable Or Compostable Product Packaging By 2024
View article: Ella’s Kitchen Targets 100% Recyclable Or Compostable Product Packaging By 2024With the demands of modern parenting, baby food pouches leave some caregivers in a dilemma: Is the quest to feed our children nourishing food while on the go more important than environmental stewardship?
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Wendy’s Commits to More Sustainable Packaging
View article: Wendy’s Commits to More Sustainable PackagingPackaging is a hot topic, especially with off-premises channels growing across the board. In a partnership with the NextGen Consortium, Wendy’s is looking to develop more sustainable packaging for its products.
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Forbes Magazine Covers Bioplastics Outdoor Accessories
View article: Forbes Magazine Covers Bioplastics Outdoor AccessoriesLight My Fire of Sweden (LMF) specializes in versatile, innovative outdoor accessories useful for making fires, storing food and drink and eating meals, whether on family picnics or in the wilderness.
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Genomatica CEO Becomes Chair of Biocom’s Board
View article: Genomatica CEO Becomes Chair of Biocom’s BoardBiocom named Christophe Schilling, Ph.D., CEO and co-founder of Genomatica, the chair for the organization’s board of directors.
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100% Renewable Plastic Bottle Significantly Closer to Reality
View article: 100% Renewable Plastic Bottle Significantly Closer to RealityPRESS RELEASE – Sustainable technology company Anellotech and its joint development partners IFPEN and Axens have processed renewably-sourced aromatics made at Anellotech’s TCat-8® pilot plant to successfully recover high-purity bio-based paraxylene – a key component for making 100% bio-based PET bottles a reality.
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Research uncovers potential sustainable refining method for lignin
View article: Research uncovers potential sustainable refining method for ligninLignin, used as a renewable resource to produce high-value products, has presented both production and economical challenges for biorefinery operations. However, a Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist suggests the use of an extraction method, plus other refining processes to produce multiple lignin streams.
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Are Biodegradable Plastics the Answer to Ocean Plastic Pollution?
View article: Are Biodegradable Plastics the Answer to Ocean Plastic Pollution?Demand for biodegradable plastics may be soaring, but as Bunzl’s Joanna Gilroy argues they are far from being a quick fix for the plastic waste challenge
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Biome Bioplastics and Futamura Partner to Demonstrate Compostable Multilayer Packaging
View article: Biome Bioplastics and Futamura Partner to Demonstrate Compostable Multilayer PackagingBiome Bioplastics and Futamura have partnered to demonstrate a range of bio-based and compostable multilayer films.
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India’s First Biodegradable Plastic
View article: India’s First Biodegradable PlasticFor the first time in India, scientists from IIT-Guwahati have developed biodegradable plastic with the help of homegrown technology.
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Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute Develops Edible Food Packaging Materials
View article: Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute Develops Edible Food Packaging MaterialsTHE Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi) research team has successfully developed food packaging materials that can be eaten together with the food they contain.
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