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With Memora, Lumson turns grape residues into innovative packaging
View article: With Memora, Lumson turns grape residues into innovative packaginghttps://www.premiumbeautynews.com/en/with-memora-lumson-turns-grape,26620
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Bio-based film matches traditional plastic packaging in blocking moisture and oxygen
View article: Bio-based film matches traditional plastic packaging in blocking moisture and oxygenhttps://phys.org/news/2025-11-bio-based-traditional-plastic-packaging.html
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Biodegradable Plastics: Help or Hype?
View article: Biodegradable Plastics: Help or Hype?Biodegradable Plastics: Help or Hype?
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Criminals channel waste into manure: 3,000 tons of industrial salt in NL & BE
View article: Criminals channel waste into manure: 3,000 tons of industrial salt in NL & BETranslated by Google Criminal networks in the Kempen region have dumped thousands of tons of waste on Kempen farmland. This is according to an investigation by the federal police, in collaboration with the Dutch police. Officially, the public prosecutor’s office has not released the names of the suspects, but according to the Gazet Van Antwerpen,…
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Technical knowledge remains the biggest hurdle for independent palm oil smallholders to comply with EUDR
View article: Technical knowledge remains the biggest hurdle for independent palm oil smallholders to comply with EUDRhttps://www.eco-business.com/news/technical-knowledge-remains-the-biggest-hurdle-for-independent-palm-oil-smallholders-to-comply-with-eudr
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Algenesis Labs Partners with Safic-Alcan to Bring Soleic® Sustainable Materials to Europe
View article: Algenesis Labs Partners with Safic-Alcan to Bring Soleic® Sustainable Materials to Europehttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/algenesis-labs-partners-with-safic-alcan-to-bring-soleic-sustainable-materials-to-europe-302585889.html
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Mater-Bi mulch film can be considered an inorganic soil improver according to the Fertilizer Regulation
View article: Mater-Bi mulch film can be considered an inorganic soil improver according to the Fertilizer RegulationWell be eating plastic soon with the blessing of the EU institutions. 😂😂
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How Oil prices caused the collapse of USSR
View article: How Oil prices caused the collapse of USSRHistory of oil in USSR / Russia and how oil precipitated the fall of the USSR. This is a FREE article.
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Ineos faces new NGOs lawsuit over Project One
View article: Ineos faces new NGOs lawsuit over Project OneThere’s a political will to destroy European Countries. European citizens should be careful about this.
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From Environmental Emergency to Inequality Emergency
View article: From Environmental Emergency to Inequality EmergencyIt seems the G20 is shifting its focus — from the environmental emergency to the inequality emergency. This is a FREE article
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The Economics of French Renewable Energy Companies
View article: The Economics of French Renewable Energy CompaniesHere’s how it works: Renewable energy companies in France purchase one megawatt-hour of electricity from fossil or nuclear producers for €42 — a price conveniently negotiated by the French government. They then sell that very same megawatt-hour to French consumers for €280 because it’s branded ‘eco-friendly Renewable’, under a fixed tariff also imposed (or “negotiated”)…
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Ursula von der Leyen makes a freedom of Speech blooper (Video)
View article: Ursula von der Leyen makes a freedom of Speech blooper (Video)Ursula telling a protester that he has freedom of speech in the EU and that he would be arrested in Russia … while he’s being arrested 😂 Watch the video
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Plastic production keeps rising and could double by 2060
View article: Plastic production keeps rising and could double by 2060https://valorinternational.globo.com/environment/news/2025/11/07/plastic-production-keeps-rising-and-could-double-by-2060.ghtml
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AIMPLAS reinforces the safety of bio-based materials with in vitro bioassays
View article: AIMPLAS reinforces the safety of bio-based materials with in vitro bioassayshttps://inspenet.com/en/noticias/aimplas-reinforces-the-safety-of-bio-based-materials-with-in-vitro-bioassays
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Market traders now using biodegradable plastic bags
View article: Market traders now using biodegradable plastic bagshttps://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/11/09/market-traders-now-usingbiodegradable-plastic-bags
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UPM joins Cefic to strengthen the role of renewable chemistry in Europe
View article: UPM joins Cefic to strengthen the role of renewable chemistry in Europehttps://www.chemeurope.com/en/news/1187505/upm-joins-cefic-to-strengthen-the-role-of-renewable-chemistry-in-europe.html
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NSW takes action to phase out single use plastics and harmful chemicals
View article: NSW takes action to phase out single use plastics and harmful chemicalshttps://www.nsw.gov.au/ministerial-releases/nsw-takes-action-to-phase-out-single-use-plastics-and-harmful-chemicals
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Green alternative for light-emitting materials in displays uses plant waste and amino acids
View article: Green alternative for light-emitting materials in displays uses plant waste and amino acidshttps://techxplore.com/news/2025-11-green-alternative-emitting-materials-displays.html
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Cruise ships dumping their waste in the ocean (video)
View article: Cruise ships dumping their waste in the ocean (video)How cruise ships get rid of their waste in the middle of the oceans. Is this real or is this AI?
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Putin’s position on GMOs
View article: Putin’s position on GMOsHere’s a short video from instagram regarding Vladimir Putin’s position on GMOs.
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Study author breaks down biosurfactant challenges in cosmetics industry
View article: Study author breaks down biosurfactant challenges in cosmetics industryhttps://www.personalcareinsights.com/news/biosurfactants-cosmetics-industry-challenges.html
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Startup of the Month: Nereid Biomaterials
View article: Startup of the Month: Nereid Biomaterialshttps://www.comstocksmag.com/article/startup-month-nereid-biomaterials
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FutureBio startup to make completely recyclable plastic cost-competitive
View article: FutureBio startup to make completely recyclable plastic cost-competitivehttps://www.dailycal.org/news/campus/research-and-ideas/futurebio-startup-to-make-completely-recyclable-plastic-cost-competitive/article_398f2b68-8a34-439d-a598-ad2166e4c363.html
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Smart lignin valorisation: Fully bio-based dynamic dual-network polymers via one-pot synthesis
View article: Smart lignin valorisation: Fully bio-based dynamic dual-network polymers via one-pot synthesisSmart lignin valorisation: Fully bio-based dynamic dual-network polymers via one-pot synthesis
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Behind PepsiCo’s Continued Sustainability Transformation
View article: Behind PepsiCo’s Continued Sustainability Transformationhttps://www.packagingdigest.com/sustainability/behind-pepsico-s-sustainability-transformation
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Royal Society Study on Ocean Biodegradable Plastic
View article: Royal Society Study on Ocean Biodegradable Plastichttps://www.sharesmagazine.co.uk/news/market/LSE20251029070011_5879458/royal-society-study-on-ocean-biodegradable-plastic
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Waste-2-Plastic: Turning wastewater into bioplastic
View article: Waste-2-Plastic: Turning wastewater into bioplastichttps://www.umu.se/en/events/waste-2-plastic-turning-wastewater-into-bioplastic_12146910
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BRIN Develops WoodPlastic, a Sustainable Bioplastic Innovation
View article: BRIN Develops WoodPlastic, a Sustainable Bioplastic Innovationhttps://rri.co.id/en/technology/1936434/brin-develops-woodplastic-a-sustainable-bioplastic-innovation
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From Waste to Value: Recycling Automotive Shredder Residue and Bio-Waste into High-Value Feedstock
View article: From Waste to Value: Recycling Automotive Shredder Residue and Bio-Waste into High-Value Feedstockhttps://www.basf.com/global/en/media/news-releases/2025/10/p-25-223
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Sasol International Chemicals Commercializes First Insect Oil-Based, Nonionic Surfactant for Care Chemicals Markets
View article: Sasol International Chemicals Commercializes First Insect Oil-Based, Nonionic Surfactant for Care Chemicals Marketshttps://chemicals.sasol.com/newsandevents/pressreleases/livinex-io-7
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Scientists issue warning after discovering disturbing underwater ‘snow’ phenomenon: ‘Millions of tons’
View article: Scientists issue warning after discovering disturbing underwater ‘snow’ phenomenon: ‘Millions of tons’https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/scientists-issue-warning-discovering-disturbing-033000527.html
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Plastic spends century on ocean surface, study finds
View article: Plastic spends century on ocean surface, study findshttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8v5jgyq20o.amp
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Toxic effects of biodegradable polylactic acid nanoplastics on developing zebrafish (Danio rerio)
View article: Toxic effects of biodegradable polylactic acid nanoplastics on developing zebrafish (Danio rerio)https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-21849-y
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What Trump’s absence means for COP30
View article: What Trump’s absence means for COP30https://www.eco-business.com/news/what-trumps-absence-means-for-cop30
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Is China the new enemy?
View article: Is China the new enemy?I was recently speaking with an EU lobbyist who runs a PR agency in Brussels. He told me that China is the new enemy. He went on to say, we shouldn’t buy anything that comes from China. Let me tell you — I disagree. And here’s why.
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Enzymes from fungi can be used to extract plant components for biofuels and bioplastics
View article: Enzymes from fungi can be used to extract plant components for biofuels and bioplasticshttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/enzymes-from-fungi-can-be-used-to-extract-plant-components-for-biofuels-and-bioplastics/ar-AA1GVYJ7
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Synthetic wollastonite-based particles as fillers in bioplastic cellulose acetate composites
View article: Synthetic wollastonite-based particles as fillers in bioplastic cellulose acetate compositeshttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272884225053350
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Researchers say spray-coated bioplastics layers can improve barrier properties for paper packaging
View article: Researchers say spray-coated bioplastics layers can improve barrier properties for paper packaginghttps://packagingeurope.com/news/researchers-say-spray-coated-bioplastics-layers-can-improve-barrier-properties-for-paper-packaging/13592.article
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Bioplastics Truce and change of editorial line
View article: Bioplastics Truce and change of editorial lineI’m going to change the editorial line of Bioplastics News and make a truce with European Bioplastics members. Here’s why…
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CARBIOS and Wankai New Materials partner on PET biorecycling technology in Asia
View article: CARBIOS and Wankai New Materials partner on PET biorecycling technology in Asiahttps://www.carbios.com/newsroom/en/carbios-and-wankai-new-materials-a-subsidiary-of-zhink-group-are-committed-to-the-large-scale-deployment-of-carbios-pet-biorecycling-technology-in-asia
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ECESP’s new Coordination Group has been selected
View article: ECESP’s new Coordination Group has been selectedhttps://circulareconomy.europa.eu/platform/en/coordination-group
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These Tiny Ocean Warriors May Hold The Key To Ending Plastic Pollution Forever
View article: These Tiny Ocean Warriors May Hold The Key To Ending Plastic Pollution Foreverhttps://theanimalrescuesite.com/blogs/news/plastic-eating-bacteria
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From Waste to Value: Recycling Automotive Shredder Residue and Bio-Waste into High-Value Feedstock
View article: From Waste to Value: Recycling Automotive Shredder Residue and Bio-Waste into High-Value Feedstockhttps://www.basf.com/global/en/media/news-releases/2025/10/p-25-223
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Wolff Competition Awards Grand Prize to Company Using Seaweed to Replace Plastic
View article: Wolff Competition Awards Grand Prize to Company Using Seaweed to Replace PlasticWolff Competition Awards Grand Prize to Company Using Seaweed to Replace Plastic
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Visible light-responsive amine-rich porous g-C3N4-chitosan/PBAT bilayer film with high antibacterial activity for fruit preservation
View article: Visible light-responsive amine-rich porous g-C3N4-chitosan/PBAT bilayer film with high antibacterial activity for fruit preservationhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0141813025092268
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Braskem World’s First Bio-PE Christmas Trees
View article: Braskem World’s First Bio-PE Christmas Treeshttps://www.braskem.com.br/europe/news-detail/with-braskems-im-greensuptmsup-bio-based-polyethylene-balsam-hill-made-the-worlds-first-plant-based-plastic-christmas-trees
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Bioplastics spark viral activity, reshape microbiomes and accelerate organic matter degradation in the marine environment
View article: Bioplastics spark viral activity, reshape microbiomes and accelerate organic matter degradation in the marine environmenthttps://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02806-z
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Plastics recycling is in trouble
View article: Plastics recycling is in troublehttps://cen.acs.org/environment/recycling/Plastics-recycling-trouble/103/web/2025/11
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Researchers make sponges recyclable without toxic chemicals
View article: Researchers make sponges recyclable without toxic chemicalshttps://www.technology.org/2025/11/01/researchers-make-sponges-recyclable-without-toxic-chemicals
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New process: Nylon recycling in 2 minutes
View article: New process: Nylon recycling in 2 minuteshttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/new-process-nylon-recycling-in-2-minutes-like-rebuilding-noodle-strands/articleshow/125018731.cms
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Novel PVC-recycling process piloted in Ohio
View article: Novel PVC-recycling process piloted in Ohiohttps://www.chemengonline.com/novel-pvc-recycling-process-piloted-in-ohio
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CUBIC project meeting reports progress on novel biomaterials for circular composites
View article: CUBIC project meeting reports progress on novel biomaterials for circular compositeshttps://www.compositesworld.com/news/cubic-project-meeting-reports-progress-on-novel-biomaterials-for-circular-composites
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How an industrial microbe converts carbon monoxide into biofuel
View article: How an industrial microbe converts carbon monoxide into biofuelhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/how-an-industrial-microbe-converts-carbon-monoxide-into-biofuel/ar-AA1Pr7GI
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Scaling up Europe’s bio-based industries
View article: Scaling up Europe’s bio-based industrieshttps://www.eib.org/en/publications/20250060-scaling-up-europe-s-bio-based-industries
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Scientists stunned after discovering mysterious bacteria in world’s oceans: ‘Spontaneously evolved in the deep sea’
View article: Scientists stunned after discovering mysterious bacteria in world’s oceans: ‘Spontaneously evolved in the deep sea’https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/scientists-stunned-discovering-mysterious-bacteria-235000125.html
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India’s first PLA bioplastics plant to start operations soon
View article: India’s first PLA bioplastics plant to start operations soonhttps://www.cnbctv18.com/business/balrampur-chini-pla-bioplastics-plant-operations-19742553.htm
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Sasol International Chemicals Targets Growth in Bio-Based Surfactants Through Insect Oil Innovation
View article: Sasol International Chemicals Targets Growth in Bio-Based Surfactants Through Insect Oil Innovationhttps://www.chemanalyst.com/NewsAndDeals/NewsDetails/sasol-international-chemicals-eyes-growth-in-bio-based-surfactants-with-insect-oil-39861
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Do microbes prefer biodegradable plastic?
View article: Do microbes prefer biodegradable plastic?https://sciworthy.com/do-microbes-prefer-biodegradable-plastic
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Berkeley company says it is creating a new kind of plastic
View article: Berkeley company says it is creating a new kind of plastichttps://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/futurebio-berkeley-company-create-new-plastic/6382017
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Catia Bastioli: the circular bioeconomy requires an integrated approach
View article: Catia Bastioli: the circular bioeconomy requires an integrated approachhttps://www.renewablematter.eu/en/catia-bastioli-circular-bioeconomy-requires-integrated-approach
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TotalEnergies Corbion adds recycled content to Luminy PLA bags
View article: TotalEnergies Corbion adds recycled content to Luminy PLA bagshttps://www.packaginginsights.com/news/totalenergies-corbion-recycled-pla-bags.html
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Nexam Chemical enables lightweight materials in bio-based plastics – together with Verdofoam®
View article: Nexam Chemical enables lightweight materials in bio-based plastics – together with Verdofoam®https://news.cision.com/nexam-chemical/r/nexam-chemical-enables-lightweight-materials-in-bio-based-plastics—together-with-verdofoam-,c4258243
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Bill Gates and EU partner to harm Africans with GMOs (Documentary)
View article: Bill Gates and EU partner to harm Africans with GMOs (Documentary)Bill Gates has been bribing African governments to develop and test GMOs in Africa with the support of the EU 😂😂😂 … the Horizon program … again?
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The Poshest Belgian Avenue is a landfill
View article: The Poshest Belgian Avenue is a landfillThe Avenue Louise is the poshest avenue in the capital of Europe (Brussels, Belgium). Belgians pay more than 55 % income tax and 21 % VAT … but still, the government and the European Commission cannot clean the Avenue properly. The avenue is filthy, full of waste and litter.
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Pakistan -plastic bag ban update
View article: Pakistan -plastic bag ban updatehttps://tribune.com.pk/story/2575406/sewing-change-one-bag-at-a-time
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Bill Gates changed his climate change narrative
View article: Bill Gates changed his climate change narrativeBill Gates wants to remain relevant but he choose ‘a climate change’ narrative that didn’t make him popular. He’s been associated to obscure conspiracy theories that will stain his reputation until after his death. What a strategic mistake for a man that we once perceived as brilliant.
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Australian scientists have revolutionized the recycling industry by turning plastic into food
View article: Australian scientists have revolutionized the recycling industry by turning plastic into foodAustralian scientists have revolutionized the recycling industry by turning plastic into food
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Weak plastic reduction targets expose brands to share price declines and legal risk, study finds
View article: Weak plastic reduction targets expose brands to share price declines and legal risk, study findshttps://www.eco-business.com/news/weak-plastic-reduction-targets-expose-brands-to-share-price-declines-and-legal-risk-study-finds
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California AG Settles With Plastic Bag Manufacturers Over “Recyclable” Claims
View article: California AG Settles With Plastic Bag Manufacturers Over “Recyclable” Claimshttps://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=22353d9a-1333-468c-ad76-3bc95cf24392
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ENI linked to espionage scandal?
View article: ENI linked to espionage scandal?ENI hired the services of Italian company Equalize. Documents show that Eni paid Equalize €377,000. On paper, Equalize provides services like business intelligence and reputation management. Equalize has been accused of stealing and selling tax data and police information on Italian politicians and businessmen, among others, to its customers. Equalize employee Gallo told the authorities…
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ENI’s unethical biofuel strategy in Africa
View article: ENI’s unethical biofuel strategy in AfricaWhat if ENI’s biofuel strategy was not intended to develop biofuels industry but to bribe local stakeholders?
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ENI fined €5m for greenwashing palm oil biodiesel
View article: ENI fined €5m for greenwashing palm oil biodieselItalian oil giant Eni has been slapped with a €5 million fine over its greenwashing of palm-oil based diesel as ‘green’. The company ran a major marketing campaign that deceived consumers by claiming its ‘Eni Diesel+’ has a positive impact on the environment, Italy’s advertising watchdog ruled.
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Plastic packaging waste in the EU: 35.3 kg per person
View article: Plastic packaging waste in the EU: 35.3 kg per personhttps://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20251022-1
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Fibrant closes part of Chemelot plants, union fears domino effect
View article: Fibrant closes part of Chemelot plants, union fears domino effecthttps://www.industrylinqs.com/chemelot/2025/10/fibrant-closes-part-of-chemelot-plants-union-fears-domino-effect
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Artificial Ocean Carbon Recycling System Converts Seawater CO2 into Valuable Chemicals
View article: Artificial Ocean Carbon Recycling System Converts Seawater CO2 into Valuable Chemicalshttps://ecomagazine.com/news/research/artificial-ocean-carbon-recycling-system-converts-seawater-co2-into-valuable-chemicals
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Can the plastic recycling industry be saved?
View article: Can the plastic recycling industry be saved?https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yv8e0prg9o.amp
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Bill Gates has high stakes in recycling business
View article: Bill Gates has high stakes in recycling business16 % of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust is invested in a recycling company. As recycling doesn’t exist … Bill Gates is literally the biggest individual greenwasher on the planet.
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Valorization of White Grape Pomace for Polyhydroxybutyrate Production by Bacillus sp. MUN4
View article: Valorization of White Grape Pomace for Polyhydroxybutyrate Production by Bacillus sp. MUN4https://www.researchgate.net/publication/396746312_Valorization_of_White_Grape_Pomace_for_Polyhydroxybutyrate_Production_by_Bacillus_sp_MUN4
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Plastic film recycling has a problem with staying power
View article: Plastic film recycling has a problem with staying powerhttps://www.packagingdive.com/news/film-recycling-advancements-challenges-mechanical-chemical-closures/803698
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Impact of phosphate limitation on PHBV production and microbial community dynamics fed with synthetic fermentation digestate
View article: Impact of phosphate limitation on PHBV production and microbial community dynamics fed with synthetic fermentation digestatehttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301479725037351
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Scientists have puzzled over what happens to plastic as it breaks down in the ocean – our new study helps explain the mystery
View article: Scientists have puzzled over what happens to plastic as it breaks down in the ocean – our new study helps explain the mysteryhttps://theconversation.com/scientists-have-puzzled-over-what-happens-to-plastic-as-it-breaks-down-in-the-ocean-our-new-study-helps-explain-the-mystery-268305
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Fabrication and structure–function relationship of PLA/PBAT-based biodegradable food-grade films
View article: Fabrication and structure–function relationship of PLA/PBAT-based biodegradable food-grade filmshttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212429225020036
