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Danimer Scientific Announces Third Quarter 2023 Results
View article: Danimer Scientific Announces Third Quarter 2023 ResultsPHA-Based Product Revenue Grows 58% vs. Prior Year
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Yield10 Bioscience Announces Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results
View article: Yield10 Bioscience Announces Third Quarter 2023 Financial ResultsYield10 Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq:YTEN) (“Yield10” or the “Company”), an agricultural bioscience company, today reported financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.
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Microplastic-eating plankton may be worsening crisis in oceans, say scientists
View article: Microplastic-eating plankton may be worsening crisis in oceans, say scientistsRotifers could be accelerating risk by splitting particles into thousands of potentially more dangerous nanoplastics
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ABC News article on compostable plastic coffee cups
View article: ABC News article on compostable plastic coffee cupsAre compostable coffee cups actually any better for the environment? Apparently, compostable plastic items ending up in landfill are not toxicologically safe
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Bioplastics from manure
View article: Bioplastics from manureU of I professor’s project turns cow manure into biodegradable plastic
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Vegware receives B Corp certification
View article: Vegware receives B Corp certificationWe are now a B Corp certified business! The certification marks the end of a two-year process and is the reward for the Vegware team’s hard work.
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Amazon starts to switch fulfilment center from plastic to paper
View article: Amazon starts to switch fulfilment center from plastic to paperAmazon announces its first automated U.S. fulfillment center to eliminate plastic delivery packaging
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Phabuilder Set to Launch Marine-Degradable Straws and Cutlery
View article: Phabuilder Set to Launch Marine-Degradable Straws and CutleryRecently, in partnership with Hengxin Life Science & Technology Co., Ltd., Phabuilder Biotechnology Co., Ltd. secured an order of millions of USD, one of the largest in the PHA industry so far, aiming to showcase the diverse applications of PHA and transform everyday products.
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Truth being told at WEF (FREE)
View article: Truth being told at WEF (FREE)Who would have expected some ‘truth’ talking at the WEF in Davos? This is a FREE article
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Mitsui Chemicals receives mass balance certification
View article: Mitsui Chemicals receives mass balance certificationAiming to expand social implementation of biomass-based products under a mass balance system
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Belgian University develops new technique to convert CO2 into plastics
View article: Belgian University develops new technique to convert CO2 into plasticsNew technique can capture or reuse CO2 as a chemical source for the production of sustainable plastics
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Czech company goes for PLA nonwovens for hygiene industry
View article: Czech company goes for PLA nonwovens for hygiene industryCompany’s new portfolio based on 100% renewable and industrially compostable materials.
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Clemson Launches Compostable Packaging Research Initiative
View article: Clemson Launches Compostable Packaging Research InitiativeThe initiative from The Sonoco FRESH food, packaging and sustainability institute will bridge lab-based R&D with the larger-scale campus organics recycling system.
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Article on the man who discovered microplastics in 1993
View article: Article on the man who discovered microplastics in 1993‘We can’t carry on’: the godfather of microplastics on how to stop them
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Hundreds of toxic chemicals in recycled plastics
View article: Hundreds of toxic chemicals in recycled plasticsWhen scientists examined pellets from recycled plastic collected in 13 countries they found hundreds of toxic chemicals, including pesticides and pharmaceuticals.
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The PLA market size (FREE)
View article: The PLA market size (FREE)I came across a PLA report and was a bit astonished to find out what the total value of the PLA market was. This is a FREE article.
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Lummus and Citroniq partner on Bio-PP
View article: Lummus and Citroniq partner on Bio-PPLummus and Citroniq Announce Licensing and Engineering Agreements for Green Polypropylene Plants
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Algae-Based Manufacturing System Uses Co2 To Create Eco-Friendly Plastic
View article: Algae-Based Manufacturing System Uses Co2 To Create Eco-Friendly PlasticBiodegradable plastics made from sustainable sources and CO2 are one step closer to reality thanks, in part, to a Mizzou Engineer’s expertise in bioprocesses and bioproducts.
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Bioplastics creates microplastics and contaminate farmlands (WUR study)
View article: Bioplastics creates microplastics and contaminate farmlands (WUR study)Compostable plastic is marketed as soil biodegradable plastics in the agricultural sector (mulch films). EU funds are allocated to develop such films and to make us eat plastic. Bon appétit!
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European Bioplastics article on Euractiv
View article: European Bioplastics article on EuractivEuropean Bioplastics publishes article on Euractiv
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The plastic cleanup technology fiasco
View article: The plastic cleanup technology fiascoScientists caution against a reliance on mechanical devices to clear water bodies of plastic. An international group of scientists has cautioned against reliance on mechanical cleanup devices as a means of addressing the plastic pollution crisis.
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Business & community in Washington discuss home compostable packaging
View article: Business & community in Washington discuss home compostable packagingBainbridge Island Business & community still don’t like BI compost law
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Euronews article on plastic credits
View article: Euronews article on plastic creditsPlastic solution or greenwashing risk? How giving plastic credits for crisp bags could save our seas
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What to expect on talks to end plastic pollution? (UNEP)
View article: What to expect on talks to end plastic pollution? (UNEP)Negotiators will gather in Nairobi, Kenya, from 13-19 November for the latest in a series of talks designed to forge a legally binding global instrument to end plastic pollution.
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Associated Press article on Plastic Treaty
View article: Associated Press article on Plastic TreatyNations gather in Nairobi to hammer out treaty on plastic pollution
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Indian Startup makes tapioca bioplastic bags
View article: Indian Startup makes tapioca bioplastic bagsMSc Botany Graduate Bindi Patel Has Created Bags Using Sago Starch Mix That Has Look, Feel And Strength Of Plastic With None Of Its Toxic Character
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Compostable Dog Poop Bags Aren’t Really That Compostable (Time)
View article: Compostable Dog Poop Bags Aren’t Really That Compostable (Time)Compostable Dog Poop Bags Aren’t Really That Compostable says Time magazine
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California governor vetoes bill that would require microplastic filters on washing machines
View article: California governor vetoes bill that would require microplastic filters on washing machinesAdvocates blame industry pressure for Newsom’s decision; bill would have prevented millions of pounds of synthetic fiber pollution.
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Eco-Products Adds Hot Cup and Container Lids to Award-Winning Vanguard Molded Fiber Line (FREE)
View article: Eco-Products Adds Hot Cup and Container Lids to Award-Winning Vanguard Molded Fiber Line (FREE)Rectangular lids feature patent-pending ‘snap-on’ corners that confirm lid has been secured in place. This is a FREE article
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Interstellar Lab joins L’Oréal Green Sciences Incubator for biofarming innovations
View article: Interstellar Lab joins L’Oréal Green Sciences Incubator for biofarming innovationsInterstellar Lab, a biofarming startup, joins L’Oréal’s Green Sciences Incubator programme to explore the use of BioPod for sourcing sustainable ingredients for cosmetics.
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ZymoChem Awarded $4MM for Bio-Based Polymers production
View article: ZymoChem Awarded $4MM for Bio-Based Polymers productionZymoChem Awarded $4MM from U.S. Department of Energy to Advance Production of Affordable and Effective Bio-Based Polymers
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Roberts Mart launches compostable films
View article: Roberts Mart launches compostable filmsThe beginning of November saw the launch of our first overseas office and our new compostable packaging film, Biyo, set to improve disposal of home compostable flexible packaging materials.
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APR and RecyClass Work to Align Design for Recycling Guidance
View article: APR and RecyClass Work to Align Design for Recycling GuidanceContinued efforts to drive harmonization of plastic packaging recyclability
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180,000 support the call for a ban on EU plastic waste trade exports
View article: 180,000 support the call for a ban on EU plastic waste trade exportsToday, the #BreakFreeFromPlastic movement, Rethink Plastic alliance, Environmental Investigation Agency, Eko, and WeMove have published the results of their joint petition urging the European Union to ban plastic waste exports to both non-OECD and OECD countries.
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Aimplas to develop PHA packaging from beer waste
View article: Aimplas to develop PHA packaging from beer wasteThe BioSupPack project advances in the development of bio-based packaging solutions derived from beer production waste
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Vertoro secures EU funding
View article: Vertoro secures EU fundingVertoro already makes renewable fuel for shipping, but will also focus on other applications.
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Novel Mechanoenzymatic Strategy for Lignin Depolymerization
View article: Novel Mechanoenzymatic Strategy for Lignin DepolymerizationConstitutive lignin phenolic monomers have gained significant attention in recent years due to their potential applications in the production of high-value chemicals. However, generating phenolic monomers remains challenging, as lignin, the precursor, is hard to depolymerize.
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Will the fashion industry outgrow PET bottles if chemical recycling for textiles takes off?
View article: Will the fashion industry outgrow PET bottles if chemical recycling for textiles takes off?As concerns about fast-fashion waste gain more attention, well-funded startups and longstanding chemical companies are starting to scale up the textile recycling market.
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Ocean clean technologies are Clean Washing
View article: Ocean clean technologies are Clean WashingNew report finds marine plastic pollution clean-up technology is not all it seems on the surface
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An integrated lignocellulose fractionation biomass biorefinery to produce components for high-value applications
View article: An integrated lignocellulose fractionation biomass biorefinery to produce components for high-value applicationsFRACTION develops a novel integrated biomass biorefinery approach to maximise the purity and quality of cellulose, lignin and hemicellulose, demonstrating their upgrading into high-added-value products.
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Bananatex produces compostable jersey made from Abacá banana plants
View article: Bananatex produces compostable jersey made from Abacá banana plantsTextile company Bananatex has developed a biodegradable lightweight jersey fabric by extracting fibres from the stalks of Abacá banana plants.
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One million tonnes of plastic additives leak into oceans each year – research
View article: One million tonnes of plastic additives leak into oceans each year – researchEA Earth Action said that the vast majority of additives are untested, unregulated and have been linked to a range of health concerns.
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Mars statement on plastic treaty
View article: Mars statement on plastic treatyNext month, we’re headed to Nairobi, Kenya to join hundreds of global leaders, peer organizations and NGOs for the third session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop a Global Plastic Treaty. Our goal is to develop a first draft of the world’s first legally binding treaty to eliminate plastic pollution through a unified…
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NGOs file complaint against Coca-Cola, Nestlé and Danone for misleading recycling claims
View article: NGOs file complaint against Coca-Cola, Nestlé and Danone for misleading recycling claimsCoca-Cola and Nestle accused of misleading eco claims
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GoPHA white paper for UN Plastic Treaty
View article: GoPHA white paper for UN Plastic TreatyOur White Paper Collection delves into various aspects of sustainable alternatives and substitutes to fossil-based plastics. We shed light on natural materials, including PHA, and explore their benefits, properties, and potential roles in enabling positive change.
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The future of Jamaica sugar cane industry
View article: The future of Jamaica sugar cane industryMinister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Franklyn Witter, says the sugar industry in Jamaica requires an overhaul that must be rooted in a complete modernisation strategy.
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Walmart becomes reusable plastic bag fool
View article: Walmart becomes reusable plastic bag foolSocial media is making fun of Walmart’s reusable bags nonsense
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AkzoNobel uses rapeseed and pine rosin to create first bio-based interior coating for KIA Motors
View article: AkzoNobel uses rapeseed and pine rosin to create first bio-based interior coating for KIA MotorsKIA Motors is using bio-based paint supplied by AkzoNobel for the inside of its new EV9 electric SUV. It’s the first time the vehicle manufacturer has specified an interior bio-based coating.
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YutoEco develops transparent plant-based lucent membrane for packaging
View article: YutoEco develops transparent plant-based lucent membrane for packagingYUTOECO’s Plant-based ECO Lucent Membrane: An Eco-friendly Visible Solution for Packaging
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VTT finds unprecedented extensible limits for formable cellulose-based food packaging to replace single-use plastic
View article: VTT finds unprecedented extensible limits for formable cellulose-based food packaging to replace single-use plasticEnabled by foam forming technology, VTT’s formable cellulose-based webs with 30% extensibility were used to make rigid packages using an industrial product packaging line. This opens up the manufacturing of a wide range of sustainable packaging solutions.
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EU imposes audit of plastic recyclers in Balgladesh
View article: EU imposes audit of plastic recyclers in BalgladeshRecyclers would “not be able to export their products to the EU” without going through the audit, the EU said in a letter forwarded to the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) of Bangladesh — What the EU should have done is inquire about what happens to the plastic waste exported from the EU
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Update on New Natureworks PLA plant in Thailand
View article: Update on New Natureworks PLA plant in ThailandNatureWorks Announces Next Phase of Construction on New Fully Integrated Ingeo™️ PLA Biopolymer Manufacturing Facility in Thailand
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EU – Food contact material update
View article: EU – Food contact material updatePrinciples that could be applicable to the safety assessment of the use of mixtures of natural origin to manufacture food contact materials
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China – food contact material update
View article: China – food contact material updateChina: National Food Safety Standard of General Safety Requirements of Food Contact Materials and Articles Notified to WTO
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Online delivery is blind spot for Malaysian SUP ban
View article: Online delivery is blind spot for Malaysian SUP banOnline delivery blind spot could foil Putrajaya’s single-use plastics ban, green groups say
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Harnessing Plant Sugars and Spirulina: The Future of Bioplastics
View article: Harnessing Plant Sugars and Spirulina: The Future of BioplasticsScientists around the globe are making major strides in the science of biodegradable plastics.
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Imaging Shows How Inorganic-Microbe Hybrids Use Light to Turn Carbon Dioxide into Bioplastic
View article: Imaging Shows How Inorganic-Microbe Hybrids Use Light to Turn Carbon Dioxide into BioplasticScientists develop a multimodal imaging approach to study microbe–semiconductor biohybrids at the single-cell to single-molecule level.
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Huge increase of plastic packaging use by Coke and Pepsi
View article: Huge increase of plastic packaging use by Coke and PepsiCoke and Pepsi, both (strategic) members of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, have strongly increased their use of plastic packaging over the last year.
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New Bioplastics Startup in Tennessee
View article: New Bioplastics Startup in TennesseeBioplastics startup launches in Knox County, plans $83M processing plant
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Pakistan develops solution for textile waste
View article: Pakistan develops solution for textile wastePakistan develops solution for textile waste
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Sky News article on compostable packaging
View article: Sky News article on compostable packagingCompostable packaging ‘returns to nature’- but which bin does it go in?
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Japan Develops stronger, stretchier, self-healing plastic
View article: Japan Develops stronger, stretchier, self-healing plasticJapan: Scientists develop self-healing, stronger and partially biodegradable plastic
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The Berkshire Edge article on Bioplastics
View article: The Berkshire Edge article on BioplasticsThere’s been a huge increase in interest among consumers around environmentally conscious products, and companies have a real financial incentive to appear sustainable.
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Viral video about toxic chemicals in paper cups
View article: Viral video about toxic chemicals in paper cupsHere’s a video circulating on social media about the toxic chemicals used in paper cups
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Impact of Multiple Reprocessing on Properties of PHB and PP
View article: Impact of Multiple Reprocessing on Properties of PHB and PPImpact of Multiple Reprocessing on Properties of Polyhydroxybutyrate and Polypropylene
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Wales plastic ban comes into force
View article: Wales plastic ban comes into forceSingle-use plastic ban comes into force in Wales. The Welsh Government said it will reduce the flow of plastic pollution into the environment.
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Xampla and Elemis partner on plastic-free cosmetics packaging
View article: Xampla and Elemis partner on plastic-free cosmetics packagingUK skincare brand ELEMIS has struck a partnership with next generation plant materials brand, Morro – recently launched by Xampla in Cambridge – to launch innovative new biodegradable sampling sachets.
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How ‘climate change’ business has distracted from real priority: clean air
View article: How ‘climate change’ business has distracted from real priority: clean airHealth impact of air pollution missing from two-thirds of national climate plans
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Rubber is major cause of deforestation
View article: Rubber is major cause of deforestationRubber drives ‘at least twice’ as much deforestation as previously thought
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US Bipartisan Legislation to Support Biorefineries, Renewable Chemicals, and Biomanufacturing
View article: US Bipartisan Legislation to Support Biorefineries, Renewable Chemicals, and BiomanufacturingU.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced bipartisan legislation to enhance the ability of the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Products Assistance program to support the development of biofuels, renewable chemicals, and biobased products.
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Nestle packaging strategy update
View article: Nestle packaging strategy updateNestlé makes further headway in shaping a waste-free future
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With no worldwide standards, are ‘plastic credits’ reducing waste or greenwashing?
View article: With no worldwide standards, are ‘plastic credits’ reducing waste or greenwashing?Companies and other entities are buying ‘plastic credits’ allowing them to offset every ton of plastic they make with an equivalent amount of plastic waste collected and taken out of the environment elsewhere — often in poor nations lacking waste management programs.
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Agilyx stock market update
View article: Agilyx stock market updateThis news is not supposed to be circulating internationally.
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Microbial Upcycling of Waste PET to Adipic Acid
View article: Microbial Upcycling of Waste PET to Adipic AcidPlastic-eating bacteria turn waste into useful starting materials for other products
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Aquapak appoints new COO
View article: Aquapak appoints new COOAquapak Appoints Tom Barrett As Chief Operating Officer To Support Global Growth
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Philadelphia Eagles go for Bioplastics
View article: Philadelphia Eagles go for BioplasticsPhiladelphia Eagles go for bioplastics bags
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Industry complains about online sale of banned SUP
View article: Industry complains about online sale of banned SUPWho is policing the continuing sale of banned single-use plastics by online retailers?
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NGOs ask to end Mass Balance greenwashing
View article: NGOs ask to end Mass Balance greenwashingECOS and the Rethink Plastic alliance ask the EU Commission and its consultants to set limits to the use of the ‘mass balance’ method when measuring recycled content in plastic products.
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Legal action filled against Cargill, founder of NatureWorks
View article: Legal action filled against Cargill, founder of NatureWorksCargill has been involved in deforestation, human rights abuses … and of course PLA. The road to Cargill headquarter is paved with animal carcasses.
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New report calls chemical recycling a dangerous deception
View article: New report calls chemical recycling a dangerous deceptionA new report calls chemical recycling a ‘dangerous deception’ — and a former plastic lobbyist agrees
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The potential of CO2-based production cycles in biotechnology to fight the climate crisis
View article: The potential of CO2-based production cycles in biotechnology to fight the climate crisisRising CO2 emissions have pushed scientists to develop new technologies for a more sustainable bio-based economy. Microbial conversion of CO2 and CO2-derived carbon substrates into valuable compounds can contribute to carbon neutrality and sustainability.
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Bioplastics wins OPPO Inspiration Challenge
View article: Bioplastics wins OPPO Inspiration ChallengeAmongst the five winning proposals in OPPO Inspiration Challenge 2023, two were about sustainable packaging.
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Bioplastics wins UNEP award
View article: Bioplastics wins UNEP awardThe winners of the 2023 edition of the “Champions of the Earth” prize organised by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have been announced.
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Versalis builds chemical recycling plant in Italy
View article: Versalis builds chemical recycling plant in ItalyVersalis: construction site for plastics chemical recycling plant opens in Mantua
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Plastics Fact Sheet 2023
View article: Plastics Fact Sheet 2023Plastics – the fast Facts shows preliminary global and European plastics production data. It also provides European plastics industry’s key economic figures, trade balance, top trade partners, and preliminary estimations of European plastics conversion.
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Sabic, Landbell and Mars partner on chemical recycling
View article: Sabic, Landbell and Mars partner on chemical recyclingMars, Sabic And Landbell Partner In Closed Loop Initiative For Kind® Snack Bar Packaging Based On Certified Circular Pp
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More Skeletons in the Chemours PFAS closet (Guardian)
View article: More Skeletons in the Chemours PFAS closet (Guardian)Researchers say discovery of at least 11 new kinds of PFAS in water near Chemours plant indicates more contamination than thought
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Ellen MacArthur Foundation report
View article: Ellen MacArthur Foundation reportThe greenwashing foundation admits failure. Poor Ellen, she has associated her name with the plastic waste buffalo bill show.
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Asian plastic rivers – Viral video on social media
View article: Asian plastic rivers – Viral video on social mediaThis video is getting millions of views on social media. It shows the severity of the plastic waste problem, especially plastic bottles. Responsibility goes to local, regional and national authorities
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Solugen and ADM partner on biomanufacturing
View article: Solugen and ADM partner on biomanufacturingSolugen and ADM Announce Strategic Partnership to Meet Increasing Demand for Sustainable Products with New Biomanufacturing Facility in the U.S. Midwest
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Microsoft uses recycled ocean-bound plastics in Surface dock
View article: Microsoft uses recycled ocean-bound plastics in Surface dockMicrosoft has taken a step towards sustainability by using recycled ocean plastic in the production of a power supply and dock for its Surface laptop.
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Gozen raises $3.3 million for bio-leather
View article: Gozen raises $3.3 million for bio-leatherGOZEN, the revolutionary biomaterials startup that is set to disrupt the fashion, automotive and home furnishings industries, has just announced $3.3 million in a seed funding round.
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New Indian partnership for chemical recycling
View article: New Indian partnership for chemical recyclingPolyCycl and Re Sustainability forge strategic partnership to establish plastic feedstock preparation facilities for chemical recycling and circular economy initiatives
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Using Plant Sugars To Generate Biofuels and Bioproducts
View article: Using Plant Sugars To Generate Biofuels and BioproductsEngineered enzymes that modify grass plants could make the conversion of plant sugars to biofuels more efficient.
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EU-China Liaison officer to promote bioplastics
View article: EU-China Liaison officer to promote bioplasticsEU funds are being used to promote plastics …. morally unacceptable…. EU institutions are throwing EU tax payer money out of the window for the profit of multi billion dollar corporations.
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Marin County says no to compostable bioplastics
View article: Marin County says no to compostable bioplasticsOn Nov. 10, Marin County will begin enforcing the Reusable Foodware Ordinance.
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Portland Trail Blazers, Eco-Products Team Up to Turn Trash into Rich Soil (FREE)
View article: Portland Trail Blazers, Eco-Products Team Up to Turn Trash into Rich Soil (FREE)Trail Blazers announce Eco-Products as an Official Zero Waste Partner. Eco-Products Providing All Compostable Products Within Moda Center & Support for Rip City Reuse. This is a FREE article
