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Mexico’s plastic problem
View article: Mexico’s plastic problemWhat Mexico is doing regarding plastic waste
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Creating a canola-based plastic alternative
View article: Creating a canola-based plastic alternativeNew research turns canola protein into strong, flexible films meant for food packaging
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Introducing ROOTS: Biodegradable 3D-Printed Designer Footwear
View article: Introducing ROOTS: Biodegradable 3D-Printed Designer FootwearMaterial science company Balena & Designer Kitty Shukman Harness 3D-Printing, Uniquely Compostable Materials & Nature to Create Eco-chic Designer Slides
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Sabah to gain from bio-based initiatives
View article: Sabah to gain from bio-based initiativesSABAH is poised to witness significant benefits from sustainably-produced ginger and seaweed based products in the State as a result of the rising acceptance and implementation of cutting-edge bio-based technologies among local industry players.
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Is the official climate change rhetoric a hoax? (FREE)
View article: Is the official climate change rhetoric a hoax? (FREE)I found a few interesting videos questioning the scientific evidence of the official climate change narrative. This is a FREE article.
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PBAT and the Third Reich Connections (FREE)
View article: PBAT and the Third Reich Connections (FREE)PBAT is the mothership of all compostable plastics. Let’s have a closer look at PBAT. This is a FREE article
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Research team develops biodegradable Limonene and chitosan film
View article: Research team develops biodegradable Limonene and chitosan filmResearch team develops biodegradable film that keeps food fresh for longer
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Physicists Discover an Exotic Material Made of Bosons
View article: Physicists Discover an Exotic Material Made of BosonsTake a lattice — a flat section of a grid of uniform cells, like a window screen or a honeycomb — and lay another, similar lattice above it.
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PET Seems to be the Winner of the Bioplastics Fiasco
View article: PET Seems to be the Winner of the Bioplastics FiascoIs biodegradable packaging really the answer to the world’s plastic addiction? — It seems that more and more people step away from the bioplastics “mirage”. PET may be the winner of the vacuum created by the fake bioplastics promises. I think the main problem is that the ‘bioplastics pool’ is full of dishonest lobbyists. The…
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Compostable Bag Controversy in Canada
View article: Compostable Bag Controversy in CanadaAlberta’s environment minister and Calgary’s mayor voice support of a compostable grocery bag that is banned under the federal government’s single use plastic ban. Why so much fuss over a bag that composts fully in Calgary’s municipal waste stream?
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Timeplast Raises $ 5 Mln
View article: Timeplast Raises $ 5 MlnThis Startup Has Already Raised Almost $5 Million Via Crowdfunding For Its Dissolvable, Drinkable Single Use Plastic Substitute Aimed At Combating The Plastic Pollution Crisis
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Green Science Alliance Developed Plant-Based Biodegradable Vegan Nail Tips
View article: Green Science Alliance Developed Plant-Based Biodegradable Vegan Nail TipsWorld’s First?! Green Science Alliance Developed Plant-Based Biodegradable Vegan Nail Tips with “Re:soil” Trademark
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Biodegradable & Compostable, Marine Degradable, Marketing & Communications, PLA, Universities, Institutes & Labs
Compostability Claims of PLA at risk (FREE)
View article: Compostability Claims of PLA at risk (FREE)One study on the degradability of PLA seems to be picked up in the press more than any other recently published study. This is a FREE article
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Sailing organisation publishes update on Bioplastics
View article: Sailing organisation publishes update on BioplasticsIt seems as if the sailing people go straight to the point.
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Draft Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste
View article: Draft Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging wasteDraft Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC
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Food Safety assessment of PLA plasticizer
View article: Food Safety assessment of PLA plasticizerEFSA & food contact materials: safety assessment of the substance poly(2-hydroxypropanoic acid), n-octyl/n-decyl esters, intended for use as a PLA plasticizer
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Shiseido invests in and forms strategic partnership with biotech company CHITOSE Group
View article: Shiseido invests in and forms strategic partnership with biotech company CHITOSE GroupContributing to the development of microalgae-based cosmetic ingredients and containers for a circular business model
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The Not-So-Green Reality of Compostable Plastics
View article: The Not-So-Green Reality of Compostable PlasticsEven companies who use compostable plastics are cautious about how they communicate about them — The communication around compostable plastics has been disastrous and it’s going to be hard to redress the situation. The industry lacks true courageous leaders; they have the “sheep” mentality. A a board full of sheep hardly ever hires a true…
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Wood Is Not the Climate-friendly Building Material Some Claim it to Be
View article: Wood Is Not the Climate-friendly Building Material Some Claim it to BeWell, it’s not rocket science that deforestation is not climate friendly. The only people who believe that cutting down forests is climate friendly, are usually present at the net zero bourgeois garden parties of the EU commission.
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Mr. Green Deal Frans Timmermans Resigns from the EU Commission
View article: Mr. Green Deal Frans Timmermans Resigns from the EU CommissionProtecting the environment is a necessary and noble cause but under the unelected Timmermans, the EU was turning into a totalitarian regime. Before telling EU citizens what to do, some politicians should look at themselves in the mirror. He will not be missed in Brussels.
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Belgian court rules Ineos Project One illegal
View article: Belgian court rules Ineos Project One illegalLocal court overturns permit for the INEOS Project One Antwerp cracker project — It was meant to be a gigantic Plastic plant but it’s not going to happen for now
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Braskem I’m Green Bio-PE and the Slavery Connections
View article: Braskem I’m Green Bio-PE and the Slavery ConnectionsBraskem is (currently) a Brazilian petrochemical company and is one of the largest bioplastic producer. They produce Bio-PE (bio-based polyethylene) made from sugarcane grown in Brazil. Let’s take a closer look at the origin of that Brazilian sugarcane. This is a FREE article
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Harnessing synthetic biology to make sustainable alternatives to petroleum products
View article: Harnessing synthetic biology to make sustainable alternatives to petroleum productsVisolis, founded by Deepak Dugar SM ’11, MBA ’13, PhD ’13, is working to decarbonize the production of everything from rubber to jet fuel.
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Nagano turns to plants for straws to weed out plastic in oceans
View article: Nagano turns to plants for straws to weed out plastic in oceansThe straws are made from triticale plants, a hybrid of rye and wheat.
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British Columbia Takes Action on Plastic Waste
View article: British Columbia Takes Action on Plastic WasteOn July 14, 2023, the Province of British Columbia published the Single-Use and Plastic Waste Prevention Regulation which will come into effect on December 20, 2023.
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Chinese scientists create edible food packaging to replace plastic
View article: Chinese scientists create edible food packaging to replace plasticBy incorporating certain soy proteins into the structure, Chinese University of Hong Kong scientists successfully created edible food packaging.
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Will the voluntary carbon market survive mistrust and regulation?
View article: Will the voluntary carbon market survive mistrust and regulation?As more companies eye carbon credits to meet net-zero pledges, scrutiny is growing over the future of the voluntary offsets market.
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What’s in the fine print of COP28 oil executive president Al Jaber’s climate action plan?
View article: What’s in the fine print of COP28 oil executive president Al Jaber’s climate action plan?The agenda’s wording hints at what the UAE presidency regards as an “ambitious outcome” for the end-of-the-year climate summit – a mid-century goal to “phase down” fossil fuels. Will this be sufficient to keep the 1.5°C goal alive?
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TotalEnergies, Aramco and SABIC complete MENA region’s first Chemical Recycling
View article: TotalEnergies, Aramco and SABIC complete MENA region’s first Chemical RecyclingTotalEnergies, Aramco and SABIC have for the first time in the Middle East and North Africa successfully converted oil derived from plastic waste into ISCC+ certified circular polymers.
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PILI finalises two strategic hirings
View article: PILI finalises two strategic hiringsAlain Pinchart as Director of Operations and Yves Combret as Production Manager. These experts from the chemical industry will help accelerate and consolidate the industrialization of the company’s processes.
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Ginkgo Bioworks and Sumitomo Chemical Extend Partnership
View article: Ginkgo Bioworks and Sumitomo Chemical Extend PartnershipGinkgo Bioworks and Sumitomo Chemical Announce Expanded Partnership To Develop Functional Chemicals with Synthetic Biology
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Bioplastics is a False Greenwash Solutions says the Hill
View article: Bioplastics is a False Greenwash Solutions says the HillOne common greenwashed false solution is single-use products made from “bioplastics.”
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An Phat Bioplastics Joint Stock Company Shares are subject to Lock-Up Agreement
View article: An Phat Bioplastics Joint Stock Company Shares are subject to Lock-Up AgreementCertain Common Shares of An Phat Bioplastics Joint Stock Company are subject to a Lock-Up Agreement Ending on 18-JUL-2023.
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Potential of biomass cultivated to produce bioplastics
View article: Potential of biomass cultivated to produce bioplasticsIn its first two years, the European BeonNAT project has achieved promising results that demonstrate the potential of biomass cultivated to produce bioplastics for bioactive cosmetics, biochar, activated carbon and pet litter with essential oils.
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Australia & New Zealand, Biodegradable & Compostable, Marine Degradable, Reports & Studies, Universities, Institutes & LabsUniversity of Queensland tests whether bioplastics breaks down in Moreton Bay
View article: University of Queensland tests whether bioplastics breaks down in Moreton BayA major study in Southeast Queensland is testing how quickly biodegradable plastics break down in waterways, as researchers search for solutions to the world’s growing plastics problem.
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US Chemical Recycling Plant Caught Fire
View article: US Chemical Recycling Plant Caught FireThe plastic recycling process is far from sustainable, which Brightmark and its Indiana plant lay bare.
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A New European Project Delves into Advanced Lightweight Bio-Based or Recycled Materials to Facilitate the Decarbonization of the Transport Sector
View article: A New European Project Delves into Advanced Lightweight Bio-Based or Recycled Materials to Facilitate the Decarbonization of the Transport SectorAIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre, coordinates the FOREST project, a new EU funded research to delve into advanced lightweight bio-based or recycled materials to facilitate the decarbonization of the transport sector.
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The Rise Of Eco-Friendly Packaging Solutions
View article: The Rise Of Eco-Friendly Packaging SolutionsToday, eco-conscious consumers are increasingly seeking brands that prioritize environmentally friendly practices, making sustainable packaging a crucial factor for business success.
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The Hidden Environmental Hazards of Sugar Cane PLA Plastic
View article: The Hidden Environmental Hazards of Sugar Cane PLA PlasticPLA is biodegradable but dangerous and is not an environmentally friendly option
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World Agricultural Production Monthly Report
View article: World Agricultural Production Monthly ReportMonthly report on crop acreage, yield and production in major countries worldwide. Sources include reporting from FAS’s worldwide offices, official statistics of foreign governments, and analysis of economic data and satellite imagery. The report reflects official USDA estimates released in the monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE).
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India Increases Fair and Remunerative Price for Sugarcane Marketing Year 2023-24
View article: India Increases Fair and Remunerative Price for Sugarcane Marketing Year 2023-24Report highlights: On June 28, 2023, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs updated its Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) for sugarcane marketing year (MY) 2023/2024 from INR 305 per quintal (USD $3.72/quintal) to a new high of INR 315 per quintal (USD $3.84/quintal). The new FRP will take effect starting October 1, 2023.
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The Risks of ‘Chemical Recycling’
View article: The Risks of ‘Chemical Recycling’So-called ‘chemical recycling’ of plastics is a highly inefficient process that releases large amounts of carbon emissions and hazardous pollutants.
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Natural Grocers Comes up with Good Idea Regarding plastic Bags
View article: Natural Grocers Comes up with Good Idea Regarding plastic BagsNatural Grocers Prevents 500 Million Single-use Plastic Bags from Impacting the Environment
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SBS and Solutum Partner on Bioplastics in Philippines
View article: SBS and Solutum Partner on Bioplastics in PhilippinesBiodegradable alternative plastic packaging soon in PH
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Bioplastic Dog Poop Bags Pollute Canadian Parks
View article: Bioplastic Dog Poop Bags Pollute Canadian ParksDog owners may misunderstand meaning of ‘biodegradable bags,’ says professor
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Shell and PreZero Partner on Chemical Recycling
View article: Shell and PreZero Partner on Chemical RecyclingPreZero and Shell Chemicals Europe (‘Shell’) aim to develop a sustainable chemical recycling solution along the value chain for currently hard to recycle plastic streams.
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Scientists use CRISPR to make wood fiber production more sustainable
View article: Scientists use CRISPR to make wood fiber production more sustainablePaper, an everyday item, comes at a significant environmental cost. Its production involves the breakdown of cellulose fibers in trees using chemicals that generate chemical waste and greenhouse gases.
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Melodea Unveils New Biobased Barrier Coating
View article: Melodea Unveils New Biobased Barrier CoatingMelodea’s Sustainable Barrier Coating Boosts Food Packaging Recyclability
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Bengaluru start-up has an eco-friendly and sustainable solution for plastic straws
View article: Bengaluru start-up has an eco-friendly and sustainable solution for plastic strawsThe company supplies not only to the Indian market, but also international distributors in countries such as the US, UK, Germany and Canada.
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British Columbia to Regulate Bioplastic Bags
View article: British Columbia to Regulate Bioplastic BagsThe regulation will provide the framework for the phase out of certain single-use plastic items now covered and will align with federal regulation.
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John Kerry Caught Lying under Oath (Free)
View article: John Kerry Caught Lying under Oath (Free)John Kerry caught lying ‘under oath’ in front of US congress regarding climate hypocrisy. This is a FREE article
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The role of biodegradable materials in reducing medical plastics waste
View article: The role of biodegradable materials in reducing medical plastics wasteIn recent years, the growing concerns over environmental sustainability have prompted a critical examination of the impact of plastic waste on our planet. Olivia Wilson, outreach manager, ZeroWaste Partnerships, explores the importance of materials’ roles in reducing medical plastic waste.
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Brands put brakes on bioplastics over biodiversity and recyclability concerns
View article: Brands put brakes on bioplastics over biodiversity and recyclability concernsThe sword of Damocles is hanging above bioplastics land. I estimate that if no drastic changes are made within the “bioplastic establishment” before the end of 2023, it’s going to be a … as the french call it … Berezina. By the way, I’d like to sell the website, if any one is interested?
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No more Bioplastic Support (FREE)
View article: No more Bioplastic Support (FREE)I’ve always made a point of replying to all the questions, messages and emails I receive through bioplasticsnews.com but unfortunately I have to put a hold on this. This is a FREE article
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New Investment Tax Credit Announced for Renewable Chemicals
View article: New Investment Tax Credit Announced for Renewable ChemicalsNew Investment Tax Credit Announced for Advanced Energy Projects Includes Sustainable Aviation Fuels and Renewable Chemicals
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IFF Pioneers Designed Enzymatic Biomaterials Technology Platform to Deliver Sustainable Biopolymers
View article: IFF Pioneers Designed Enzymatic Biomaterials Technology Platform to Deliver Sustainable BiopolymersIFF today announced the launch of its new-to-the-world Designed Enzymatic Biomaterials (DEB) technology for the development of biobased materials at scale.
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U.S. Consumer Perception of Compostable Packaging
View article: U.S. Consumer Perception of Compostable PackagingThe results are not a surprise. The plastic compostable industry hasn’t done a remarkable job in terms of communication and marketing. The strategy was ‘keep it quiet’. Initially, I thought it was due to “being greedy”. From what I understood recently, the reasoning was: keep it quiet as long as the industrial composters don’t buy-in…
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Nova Chemicals Considers Chemical Recycling Plant in Canada
View article: Nova Chemicals Considers Chemical Recycling Plant in CanadaNOVA Chemicals and Plastic Energy Launch Feasibility Study on Advanced Recycling Plant to Further Canadian Circularity Aspirations
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Solvay launches Polycare® Heat Therapy for bio-based thermoprotection in hair care
View article: Solvay launches Polycare® Heat Therapy for bio-based thermoprotection in hair careNatural guar-based active ingredient extends the range of silicone-free beauty care solutions for stress-free hair styling.
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Official Documents regarding the new corporate structure of Solvay
View article: Official Documents regarding the new corporate structure of SolvayYou’re not allowed or supposed to read these documents. We strongly discourage you to read them. Those documents are published for anthropological purpose only 🙂
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Solvay Reaches Settlement with New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection on Pfas Remediation
View article: Solvay Reaches Settlement with New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection on Pfas RemediationToday, Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, LLC, a subsidiary of Solvay S.A. (Solvay) and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) announced an agreement resolving certain PFAS related claims in New Jersey.Under the terms of the agreement, Solvay will pay $75 million to NJDEP for Natural Resource Damages (NRDs) and $100 million to fund NJDEP…
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New Plant Based Levi’s 501
View article: New Plant Based Levi’s 501Innovating an Icon: With plant-based, hemp selvedge, and circular versions of its iconic 501®, Levi’s® is showing that even one of the most classic apparel items in modern history can be a platform for innovation with a sustainability lens.
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Updated Guide to New Phytosanitary Certificate Requirements of Japan
View article: Updated Guide to New Phytosanitary Certificate Requirements of JapanFrom August 5, 2023, Japan will begin to strictly require phytosanitary certificates (PC) for a broad range of previously exempted agricultural imports. This report aims to provide further details of Japan’s new PC requirements.
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Canada Consults on Pesticides Strategy
View article: Canada Consults on Pesticides StrategyOn June 20, 2023, the Government of Canada announced next steps in their sustainable approach to pesticides management.
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Chemicals of concern: Overhaul urgently needed to fix ‘failed’ plastic recycling systems says Reuters
View article: Chemicals of concern: Overhaul urgently needed to fix ‘failed’ plastic recycling systems says ReutersAccording to the EU Commission, everything is fine in plastic recycling land. They’ve received the briefing from the Ellen McArthur Foundation and the Foundation received money from the industry :-).
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Valorization of Honduran Agro-Food Waste to Produce Bioplastics
View article: Valorization of Honduran Agro-Food Waste to Produce BioplasticsThe development of biodegradable plastics and eco-friendly biomaterials derived from renewable resources is crucial for reducing environmental damage. Agro-industrial waste and rejected food can be polymerized into bioplastics, offering a sustainable solution.
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EU has become the Biofuel scam market
View article: EU has become the Biofuel scam marketMultiple scams involving fake biofuels have erupted in northern Europe in recent years. A new investigation shows several cases were linked by a Bosnian company that sold thousands of tons of fraudulent fuel across the European Union.
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Opportunity for Chemicals and Fuels From Carbon Dioxide: Researchers Assess Roadblocks for Industrial Deployment of CO2 Electrolysis
View article: Opportunity for Chemicals and Fuels From Carbon Dioxide: Researchers Assess Roadblocks for Industrial Deployment of CO2 ElectrolysisBarriers and opportunities for the deployment of CO2 electrolysis in net-zero emissions energy systems
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Verde Bioresins to go public on Nasdaq
View article: Verde Bioresins to go public on NasdaqVerde pioneered PolyEarthyleneTM, an innovative and proprietary bioresin that has the potential to replace traditional petroleum-based plastics and disrupt the plastics industry. It is an economically feasible alternative that is capable of being dropped into existing plastics manufacturing processes.
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Sainsbury’s replaces Plastic with cardboard trays
View article: Sainsbury’s replaces Plastic with cardboard traysMore and more companies are switching from plastic to paper / cardboard. It’s not always to do with LCAs and ‘real’ carbon footprints but more with consumer perception. However, the paper / cardboard industry haven’t done the best job in grabbing this opportunity.
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New Fiasco regarding French recycling labels
View article: New Fiasco regarding French recycling labelsTriman and Grüne Punkt logo in a legal turmoil in France
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France and China Joint Statement on Climate Change
View article: France and China Joint Statement on Climate ChangeAt the invitation of Mr Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, Mr Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, made a state visit to the People’s Republic of China from 5 to 7 April 2023.
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Indian palm oil may turn into fiasco
View article: Indian palm oil may turn into fiascoTwo years in, the plan to expand domestic production is hindered by lack of mills and unsuitable climates.
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New York Recycling Bills
View article: New York Recycling BillsImportant impact regarding chemical recycling
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BIS in Chennai notifies quality standards for biodegradable disposable utensils
View article: BIS in Chennai notifies quality standards for biodegradable disposable utensilsThe Bureau of Indian Standards has notified standards for utensils made from agri by-products; plates made from areca leaves, wooden spoons and forks will henceforth carry ISI mark denoting their quality
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Landmark California Plastic Law’s Anniversary Brings Progress
View article: Landmark California Plastic Law’s Anniversary Brings ProgressLaw hits first deadline with appointment of advisory board. Requires packaging to be recyclable or compostable by 2032
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Compostable plastic: a growing trend with limited impact says Packaging Gateway
View article: Compostable plastic: a growing trend with limited impact says Packaging GatewayDue to inadequate infrastructure, only a tiny fraction of compostable packaging and plastic is actually getting composted
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Biofuel Mandates in the EU by Member State – 2023
View article: Biofuel Mandates in the EU by Member State – 2023This report provides an overview of the biofuel use mandates in EU-27 member states, including temporary changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion in Ukraine
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NatureWorks and the dirty Corn Connections (FREE)
View article: NatureWorks and the dirty Corn Connections (FREE)NatureWork uses US corn to produce bioplastics, but what they won’t tell you is the dirty story behind the corn industry. This is a FREE article
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Circular economy for textiles: taking responsibility to reduce, reuse and recycle textile waste and boosting markets for used textiles
View article: Circular economy for textiles: taking responsibility to reduce, reuse and recycle textile waste and boosting markets for used textilesToday, the Commission is proposing rules to make producers responsible for the full lifecycle of textile products and to support the sustainable management of textile waste across the EU.
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Compostable Plastic Is Garbage says the Atlantic
View article: Compostable Plastic Is Garbage says the AtlanticSure, these products could be better than regular old plastic. Right now, they’re not.
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The Worse Bioplastic Takeover of 2023
View article: The Worse Bioplastic Takeover of 2023This must probably be the worse takeover of 2023. The people who sold the company did a great job in overselling their company. The company who bought it did a very wrong acquisition.
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Canadian Federal Government Explain Why they’re banning Compostable Plastic Bags across the country (Video)
View article: Canadian Federal Government Explain Why they’re banning Compostable Plastic Bags across the country (Video)Feds explain why compostable bags fall under plastic ban — Karma, Karma, Karma, European Bioplastics members have behaved like corporate thugs with no moral standards … then they get what they deserve.
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AI laser pesticide and herbicide. No chemicals!
View article: AI laser pesticide and herbicide. No chemicals!I’m not really sure if this is progress because it kills everything on the surface.
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The future of recycling could one day mean dissolving plastic with electricity
View article: The future of recycling could one day mean dissolving plastic with electricityElectricity-driven recycling of ester plastics using one-electron electro-organocatalysis
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Global assessment of marine plastic exposure risk for oceanic birds
View article: Global assessment of marine plastic exposure risk for oceanic birdsA study was published today in the renowned scientific journal Nature Communications, which brings together more than 200 researchers from around the world around a pressing challenge, widely recognized as a growing threat to marine life: the pollution of the oceans by plastic.
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Origin Materials Announces Startup of Origin 1, World’s First Commercial CMF Plant
View article: Origin Materials Announces Startup of Origin 1, World’s First Commercial CMF PlantNew fundamental chemical building block, CMF, to be available at commercial scale for the first time
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How to convert CO2 to bioplastics in the age of global warming
View article: How to convert CO2 to bioplastics in the age of global warmingArpita Bose, PhD, Associate Professor, describes how to convert CO2 to bioplastics through new bugs and novel tools with a focus on fighting global warming
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EU-funded project ELLIPSE to valorize slaughterhouse waste and paper and pulp sludge for agricultural and personal care applications
View article: EU-funded project ELLIPSE to valorize slaughterhouse waste and paper and pulp sludge for agricultural and personal care applicationsEU-funded project ELLIPSE to valorize slaughterhouse waste and paper and pulp sludge for agricultural and personal care applications
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European Court of Auditors issues an in-depth report on the circular economy
View article: European Court of Auditors issues an in-depth report on the circular economyCircular economy: Slow transition by member states despite EU action — Well, the European Commission is in a little privileged bubble, an ivory tower, disconnected from what’s happening in the real world. The popular buy-in for the “GreenDeal” is literally zero.
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The Uncertain Future of PLA (FREE)
View article: The Uncertain Future of PLA (FREE)The future of PLA is not written in stone and it seems that unfavourable trends will impact its future growth prospects in Europe. This is a FREE article.
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Enviro collaborating with Chalmers on next generation recycling technology
View article: Enviro collaborating with Chalmers on next generation recycling technologyScandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro) is participating in a three-year project at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg within the scope of an initiative to reduce the carbon footprint of West Sweden’s chemical industry.
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NEXE Has Successfully Met the Testing Requirements for BPI Certification
View article: NEXE Has Successfully Met the Testing Requirements for BPI CertificationI’ve never bought into the “compostable” coffee pod thingy. A Nespresso machine will steam water at 86° Celsius through the pod that will remain intact during the whole minutes long process …. and then it’s meant to degrade at 55° Celsius at an industrial composting site. Yeah, right!
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Large-scale omics dataset of polymer degradation provides robust interpretation for microbial niche and succession on different plastisphere
View article: Large-scale omics dataset of polymer degradation provides robust interpretation for microbial niche and succession on different plastisphereWhile biodegradable polymers have received increased attention due to the recent marine plastic problem, few studies have compared microbiomes and their degradation processes among biodegradable polymers.
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Leipzig research team develops process for bio-based nylon
View article: Leipzig research team develops process for bio-based nylonUntil now, nylon has been produced from petroleum-based raw materials. However, this is quite harmful to the environment because non-renewable fossil resources are used, a great deal of energy is required, and climate-damaging nitrous oxide is emitted during production.
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BioPowder expands capabilities with Gebrüder Dorfner partnership
View article: BioPowder expands capabilities with Gebrüder Dorfner partnershipPaints, coatings and composites markets will gain access to high-performance renewable additives.
