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New York Legalises Human Composting
View article: New York Legalises Human CompostingThe process goes like this: the body of the deceased is placed into a reusable vessel along with plant material such as wood chips, alfalfa and straw.
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Enhancing Impact Resistance and Biodegradability of PHBV by Melt Blending with ENR
View article: Enhancing Impact Resistance and Biodegradability of PHBV by Melt Blending with ENRThis research aims to enhance the mechanical characteristics of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) by using epoxidized natural rubber (ENR-25 and ENR-50) as a toughening agent and polybutadiene (PB) grafted with maleic anhydride (MA) (3 MA groups/chain) as a compatibilizer.
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Book over BBI JU Achievements
View article: Book over BBI JU AchievementsBio-based Industries Joint Undertaking: Driving Europe’s green transition, showcases the achievements of the CBE JU’s predecessor that helped Europe to become the world leader in the bio-based economy. — CBE JU publishes a book over BBI JU achievements. It’s not really “independent”. Billions of EU tax payer money has been distributed to projects that did…
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CBE JU Funding Priorities for 2023
View article: CBE JU Funding Priorities for 2023CBE JU has published its Annual Work Programme for 2023, including information about the next call for project proposals. €215.5 million will be dedicated to advancing competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe across 18 topics.
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White House Launches RFI for Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative
View article: White House Launches RFI for Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing InitiativeThe President’s Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy launched a National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative (NBBI) to advance biotechnology and biomanufacturing towards innovative solutions in health, climate change, energy, food security, agriculture, and supply chain resilience, and to advance national and economic security.
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Synbio Powerlabs Secures Millions for Precision Fermentation
View article: Synbio Powerlabs Secures Millions for Precision FermentationSynbio Powerlabs Secures € 6.6 Million Funding To Build A Revolutionary Biotechnology Plant For Precision Fermentation
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EU Finalize Deforestation-Free Supply Chain Regulation
View article: EU Finalize Deforestation-Free Supply Chain RegulationOn December 6, 2022, the Council of the European Union and European Parliament concluded negotiations on the EU’s Deforestation-Free Supply Chain Regulation.
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New Zealand to Mandate Compostable Fruit Stickers
View article: New Zealand to Mandate Compostable Fruit StickersNew Zealand to Mandate Compostable Stickers for Imported Fruit Starting Mid-2025
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Half of Green Claims in EU are Misleading
View article: Half of Green Claims in EU are MisleadingEuropean Commission is preparing to introduce rules to prevent greenwashing
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Greenwashing Categorisation
View article: Greenwashing CategorisationGreenwashing Growing Increasingly Sophisticated, Says Planet Tracker. New report from financial think tank examines the different forms greenwashing is taking and the associated global scrutiny
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TotalEnergies Launches Largest French Anaerobic Digestion Unit
View article: TotalEnergies Launches Largest French Anaerobic Digestion UnitBiogas in France: TotalEnergies commissions BioBéarn, the country’s largest anaerobic digestion unit
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Bain Capital Invests in Biorefinery
View article: Bain Capital Invests in BiorefineryBain Capital completes significant equity investment in EcoCeres
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Turning Christmas Trees into Bio Products
View article: Turning Christmas Trees into Bio ProductsResearch at the University of Sheffield and the University of Valladolid has found that pine needles from discarded Christmas trees or other sources could be turned into renewable fuels and new products.
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C&A and Traceless Materials Partner on Bioplastic Hooks
View article: C&A and Traceless Materials Partner on Bioplastic HooksC&A and traceless materials join forces to reduce plastics in packaging.
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Compostable Bags Have Twice the Global Warming Impact of Traditional Plastic writes the Daily Mail
View article: Compostable Bags Have Twice the Global Warming Impact of Traditional Plastic writes the Daily MailMarketing compostable plastics as good for the planet is ‘greenwashing’ writes the Daily Mail
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Turning Plastic Waste into a Valuable Soil Additive
View article: Turning Plastic Waste into a Valuable Soil AdditiveUCR method creates useful char from plastic and corn waste
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UAE to Ban Single-Use Plastic from 2024
View article: UAE to Ban Single-Use Plastic from 2024The UAE will impose a nationwide ban on single-use plastic from next year, the government has said.
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The Cup Collective Launched in Brussels
View article: The Cup Collective Launched in BrusselsThe Future of Recycling Takes Off with the Launch of The Cup Collective in Brussels
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Xampla is Listed in 2023 Global Cleantech 100
View article: Xampla is Listed in 2023 Global Cleantech 100Experts in drop-in, high performance replacements for single-use plastic, Xampla, has been named one of the world’s most promising global cleantech companies in the annual ranking.
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Hyundai Uses Biocomposites in New Concept Car
View article: Hyundai Uses Biocomposites in New Concept CarLingrove plant-based ekoa composite featured in Hyundai Palisade concept vehicle. Carbon-neutral biocomposite enables interactive doorspear with look and feel of wood while protecting trees, enabling transparency and capacitive touch for futuretech.
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Samyang Corporation Develops Recycled Content Polycarbonate
View article: Samyang Corporation Develops Recycled Content PolycarbonateSamyang Corporation Develops Korea’s first eco-friendly polycarbonate with 90% recycled plastic content
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Plastic Pollution in the Oceans is an Equity Issue, says UW-led Report
View article: Plastic Pollution in the Oceans is an Equity Issue, says UW-led ReportLess recognized is how marine plastic waste affects human populations, and the unequal burden on different communities. A report, “Towards an Equitable Approach to Marine Plastics Pollution,” outlines the current situation and attempts to address the problem.
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Yield10 Bioscience and Mitsubishi Discuss Feedstock Partnership
View article: Yield10 Bioscience and Mitsubishi Discuss Feedstock PartnershipYield10 Bioscience and Mitsubishi Corporation Sign MOU to Evaluate the Establishment of a Partnership to Supply, Offtake and Market Camelina as a Feedstock Oil for Biofuel
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117 Organisations Urge New York to Reject Chemical Recycling
View article: 117 Organisations Urge New York to Reject Chemical RecyclingOn the eve of a new legislative session starting in January, more than 117 New York organizations called on the New York State Legislature to reject state legislation that promotes the burning of plastics, also known as “chemical recycling.”
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Implications of Zero-Deforestation Palm Oil for Tropical Grassy and Dry Forest Biodiversity
View article: Implications of Zero-Deforestation Palm Oil for Tropical Grassy and Dry Forest BiodiversityRich biomes under threat despite zero-deforestation commitments, warns study
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Roberts Mart Supplies Bioplastics Bags to John Cotton Group
View article: Roberts Mart Supplies Bioplastics Bags to John Cotton GroupPackaging Manufacturer Offers Sustainable Bags Made From Sugarcane
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EFSA Determines Plastic Produced by Poly Recycling is Food Safe
View article: EFSA Determines Plastic Produced by Poly Recycling is Food SafeSafety assessment of the process Poly Recycling, based on the EREMA Basic technology, used to recycle post-consumer PET into food contact materials — While the bioplastics industry has chosen a divisive and exclusion strategy; the PET industry is making quiet but tangible progress. Good luck to dethrone the PET industry!
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Diver Rescues Fish Ensnared in Deadly Underwater Plastic
View article: Diver Rescues Fish Ensnared in Deadly Underwater PlasticA video of the rescue was shared on Twitter by volunteer group The Pearl Protectors, posted by The Independent
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Oceana Calls on Amazon to Reduce its Plastic Footprint
View article: Oceana Calls on Amazon to Reduce its Plastic FootprintMatt Littlejohn of Oceana says his group is asking Amazon to reduce its plastic footprint to reduce ocean pollution
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SciTechDaily on Compostable Plastics
View article: SciTechDaily on Compostable PlasticsStartling Discovery: 60% of Home “Compostable” Plastic Doesn’t Fully Decompose, Contaminating Our Soil
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Sumitomo Chemical Completes Construction of Pilot Facility for Acrylic Resin Chemical Recycling
View article: Sumitomo Chemical Completes Construction of Pilot Facility for Acrylic Resin Chemical RecyclingAccelerating the development of a circular system for plastics through cross-industry collaboration
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Gucci Launches Bioplastic Watches
View article: Gucci Launches Bioplastic WatchesGucci takes a stand for the environment with its bio-based Dive watches that are made from an unexpectedly sustainable material.
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DSM and Axis Communications Partner on Biobased Camera Housing
View article: DSM and Axis Communications Partner on Biobased Camera HousingDSM partners with Axis Communications to develop biobased camera housing, enabling Axis to increase use of renewable/biobased materials to lower environmental impact
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Compostable and Biodegradable Plastics in India
View article: Compostable and Biodegradable Plastics in IndiaAn article on compostable and biodegradable plastics published in The Times of India.
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French Extended Producer Responsibility Bill for Household Packaging and Paper Producers
View article: French Extended Producer Responsibility Bill for Household Packaging and Paper ProducersPROPOSAL FOR A LAW merging the extended responsibility sectors of household packaging producers and paper producers ( Accelerated procedure) –Ze Frenchies are publishing “another” bill related to packaging producers. This one is for the extended producers responsibility.
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Smart Compost Bins Have Arrived in Manhattan
View article: Smart Compost Bins Have Arrived in ManhattanSmart Compost Bins—45 in All—Have Arrived in Upper Manhattan
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US Retail Federation Talks About Sustainability on the Store Shelf
View article: US Retail Federation Talks About Sustainability on the Store ShelfCompostable packaging and “mushroom” leather are just a few examples of what’s out there. Article by the National Retail Federation
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The Washington Post Covers Icelandic Bioplastic Startup
View article: The Washington Post Covers Icelandic Bioplastic StartupIn Iceland, start-up founders invent new ways to tackle environmental crises
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Coffee Pods and Tea Bags can Now be Placed in Organic Waste Containers in the Netherlands
View article: Coffee Pods and Tea Bags can Now be Placed in Organic Waste Containers in the NetherlandsAlthough some may have been doing it for years – secretly or otherwise – it is now officially allowed: throwing away coffee pods and tea bags with the vegetable, fruit and garden waste (VGFT). This will add tens of millions of kilos of compost on an annual basis, the industry expects.
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Nitrogen Crisis in the Netherlands
View article: Nitrogen Crisis in the NetherlandsThe world’s second largest exporter of agri-food products is going through multiple crises that are calling into question its successful model. In particular, Dutch agriculture must drastically reduce its nitrogen emissions.
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New US Lawsuit Targets Forever Chemicals in Plastic Food Containers
View article: New US Lawsuit Targets Forever Chemicals in Plastic Food ContainersSuit alleges Inhance failed to follow EPA rules involving dangerous PFAS chemicals and asks a judge to halt production
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BIOMAC Ecosystem Opens for Bio-Nanomaterials Services
View article: BIOMAC Ecosystem Opens for Bio-Nanomaterials ServicesAIMPLAS’ reactive extrusion pilot line is ready to produce bio-based nanomaterials for agricultural and food packaging solutions within the BIOMAC project
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Repsol and Asaja Partner on Agricultural Waste
View article: Repsol and Asaja Partner on Agricultural WasteRepsol joins forces with ASAJA to transform agricultural and livestock waste
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Wood and CuanTec Partner on Chitin Extraction
View article: Wood and CuanTec Partner on Chitin ExtractionWood, the global consulting and engineering company, will work with CuanTec Ltd., a Scottish circular economy business, to develop cutting edge separation facilities that will process shellfish waste to extract chitin, a naturally occurring, 100% compostable biopolymer with a wide range of applications in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and food industries.
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Why Consumers Don’t Punish Big Polluters for Greenwashing Lies?
View article: Why Consumers Don’t Punish Big Polluters for Greenwashing Lies?Stigma as Moral Insurance: How Stigma Buffers Firms from the Market Consequences of Greenwashing
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Schleich Announces Global Sustainability Initiative
View article: Schleich Announces Global Sustainability InitiativeAll products and packaging to be recycled, biobased, recyclable, biodegradable, and Cradle to Cradle® certified by 2027
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ClientEarth Takes Danone to Court for Plastic Pollution
View article: ClientEarth Takes Danone to Court for Plastic PollutionWe’re going to court against Danone over its plastic pollution.
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TotalEnergies Joins Nextloopp
View article: TotalEnergies Joins NextlooppTotalEnergies joins NEXTLOOPP to accelerate the development of food-grade recycled polymers
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Plastic Energy and SK Geocentric Partner on Chemical Recycling
View article: Plastic Energy and SK Geocentric Partner on Chemical Recycling(CES) SK Geocentric signs license contract with British firm for plastic recycling plant
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Bainbridge Start Charging Customers for Disposable Cups
View article: Bainbridge Start Charging Customers for Disposable CupsBainbridge (Washington, US) Businesses Start Charging Customers for Disposable Cups
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Victorian Government Bans Bioplastic Tableware
View article: Victorian Government Bans Bioplastic TablewareVictorian Government single-use plastics ban starts from 1 February
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Inverse Covers Biobased Plastics
View article: Inverse Covers Biobased PlasticsGrowing crops to make plastic may theoretically reduce reliance on fossil fuels, but at an enormous environmental cost.
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US Lawmakers say Chemical Recycling Contributes to Climate Change and Environmental Injustice
View article: US Lawmakers say Chemical Recycling Contributes to Climate Change and Environmental InjusticeCongress Urges EPA to Maintain Clean-Air Regulations on Chemical Recycling of Plastics
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Open-Access Database To Help Identify Plastic Pollution Sources
View article: Open-Access Database To Help Identify Plastic Pollution SourcesA Raman spectral reference library of potential anthropogenic and biological ocean polymers
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Multiscale Molecular Simulations for the Solvation of Lignin in Ionic Liquids
View article: Multiscale Molecular Simulations for the Solvation of Lignin in Ionic LiquidsFinding suitable solvents, as well as technologies for efficient and affordable lignin dissolution and depolymerization, are major obstacles in the conversion of lignin to value-added products.
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Lebanon, New Hampshire, Accepts Compostable Bags at Composting Facility
View article: Lebanon, New Hampshire, Accepts Compostable Bags at Composting FacilityFood waste can now be disposed of free of charge at Lebanon’s solid waste facility
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Oxnard California Regulates Expanded Polystyrene
View article: Oxnard California Regulates Expanded PolystyreneThe City Council, Tuesday, January 3, approved an ordinance regulating expanded polystyrene (EPS).
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Spray-On Coating for Fruits and Vegetables
View article: Spray-On Coating for Fruits and VegetablesScientists from Rutgers and Harvard universities have developed a biodegradable spray-on wrapper.
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Euronews Article on Plastic Nurdles
View article: Euronews Article on Plastic Nurdles‘Nurdles’ are devastating the environment but they are yet to be classified as hazardous
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Chevron Phillips Chemical Promotes Recycling in West Columbia
View article: Chevron Phillips Chemical Promotes Recycling in West ColumbiaThe West Columbia area will be able to participate in recycling again thanks to the efforts of Wendy Irwin, public affairs representative for the Chevron Phillips Chemical Co.
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Efficient Azo Dye Biodecolorization System Using Lignin-Co-Cultured White-Rot Fungus
View article: Efficient Azo Dye Biodecolorization System Using Lignin-Co-Cultured White-Rot FungusThe extensive use of azo dyes by the global textile industry induces significant environmental and human health hazards, which makes efficient remediation crucial but also challenging.
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Illinois Bag Tax Update
View article: Illinois Bag Tax UpdateEvanston alders Monday will consider two new restrictions on local businesses — a 15-cent bag tax and a requirement that retailers accept cash for all transactions.
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BIBD Launches PLA Debit & Credit Cards
View article: BIBD Launches PLA Debit & Credit CardsBIBD launches eco-friendly debit, credit cards
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Belgian NGO is Recycling Human Hair to Protect the Environment
View article: Belgian NGO is Recycling Human Hair to Protect the EnvironmentA Belgian NGO has discovered a way to recycle hair collected from hairdressers to preserve the environment. The Hair Recycle Project uses machines to turn locks and braids into matted squares that can be used to absorb oil and other hydrocarbons that harm the environment or be turned into bio-composite bags.
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First Chemically Recycled Powder Coating Material Successfully Commercialized
View article: First Chemically Recycled Powder Coating Material Successfully CommercializedEntis and Chokwang Paint collaborate to develop eco-products from recycled waste plastic.
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HMSHost Partners With BIOLO to Introduce PHA Straws at US Airports
View article: HMSHost Partners With BIOLO to Introduce PHA Straws at US AirportsGlobal restaurateur delivers on commitment to reduce use of single-use plastics in North American airport operations through sustainable straws
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Lanxess and TotalEnergies Partner on Sustainable Styrene
View article: Lanxess and TotalEnergies Partner on Sustainable StyreneSpecialty chemicals company LANXESS and French energy group TotalEnergies have entered into a cooperation on the supply of biocircular styrene.
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TOP 10 Best Bioplastics Companies 2022 (FREE)
View article: TOP 10 Best Bioplastics Companies 2022 (FREE)The Top 10 Best Bioplastics Companies of 2022. Discover the best players of 2022. This is a FREE article
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Shellmet, the Helmet Made from Waste Scallop Shells
View article: Shellmet, the Helmet Made from Waste Scallop ShellsShellmet is a new helmet design by TBWA\Hakuhodo’s creative team and Osaka-based Koushi Chemical Industry Co, made using Hokkaido’s discarded scallop shells
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Sabic and Scientex Partner on Ocean Plastic Packaging
View article: Sabic and Scientex Partner on Ocean Plastic PackagingSabic Enables Scientex Group In Developing World’s First Pp Flexible Food Packaging Using Post Consumer Recycled (Pcr) Ocean Bound Plastic
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Hong Kong Agricultural Biotechnology Report
View article: Hong Kong Agricultural Biotechnology ReportIn the past year, Hong Kong did not have any policy changes to regulations pertaining to genetically engineered (GE) products, while monitoring the development of synthetic biology.
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EU Communication on the Availability and Affordability of Fertilizers
View article: EU Communication on the Availability and Affordability of FertilizersOn November 9, 2022, the European Commission published a Communication on the availability and affordability of fertilizers to propose solutions to the important increase in prices that EU farmers are facing.
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Australia Biofuels Annual Report
View article: Australia Biofuels Annual ReportEthanol consumption in Australia is forecast to remain stable in 2022 at only 1.1 percent of the gasoline pool, and biodiesel is forecast to increase moderately from very low levels but remain at less than 0.1 percent of the total diesel pool.
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What to do with Australia’s Bread Bags and Chip Packets?
View article: What to do with Australia’s Bread Bags and Chip Packets?Trials are under way to find advanced solutions to a notoriously difficult problem. But could a focus on recycling distract from other issues?
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80% of Waste from Qatar World Cup Stadiums Recycled
View article: 80% of Waste from Qatar World Cup Stadiums RecycledMore than 2,000 tonnes of waste recycled or composted
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Samyang Develops Polycarbonates Made of 90% Recycled Plastic
View article: Samyang Develops Polycarbonates Made of 90% Recycled PlasticSamyang Corp., a food and chemical affiliate of Samyang Group, on Wednesday said it had developed South Korea’s first eco-friendly polycarbonates containing more than 90% of raw material post-consumer recycle polycarbonates (PCR PC).
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Biodegradable Medical Gowns Worse for Environment than Plastic Options
View article: Biodegradable Medical Gowns Worse for Environment than Plastic OptionsBiodegradable medical gowns may add to greenhouse gas
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What is Plastic Rain?
View article: What is Plastic Rain?Scientists estimated that 74 metric tonnes of microplastics collapse from the sky into the city of Auckland, New Zealand every year, which is equivalent or more than 3 million plastic bottles.
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Working Group to Boost Chemical Recycling in China
View article: Working Group to Boost Chemical Recycling in ChinaA joint working group consisting of industrial associations, plastics producers and recyclers has initiated a program to beef up the recycling of flexible plastics in China, a move experts believe will reduce waste and help with national climate targets.
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Red Seaweed Bioplastics
View article: Red Seaweed BioplasticsDegradable solution. Red seaweed promises a green alternative to plastic. National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai, has developed a biopolymer from marine algae
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TripleW in the News
View article: TripleW in the NewsThis Israeli startup is turning trash into treasure
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Tunisia Bans Single Use Plastic Bags
View article: Tunisia Bans Single Use Plastic BagsTunisia has banned the manufacture and sale of single-use plastic bags in a move that has been welcomed by environmentalists but condemned by manufacturers. The north African nation has been fighting against the proliferation of non-biodegradable plastic bags for years.
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Bloomberg on 3M PFAS Toxic Legacy
View article: Bloomberg on 3M PFAS Toxic LegacyThe fight over a tunnel project in Belgium has revealed extraordinary levels of toxins in the water, soil and people near the US company’s factory.
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The Two Key Stages of Bioprocessing
View article: The Two Key Stages of BioprocessingThe science of bioprocessing can be divided into two key stages
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New York Carpet Recycling Bill Update
View article: New York Carpet Recycling Bill UpdateGOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL is seeking to rewrite sections of a carpet recycling bill in a way that critics say could open the way to controversial “chemical recycling,” leaving backers of the legislation in tense disagreement over how to respond.
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Vegware’s Vision for a Compostable Circular Economy
View article: Vegware’s Vision for a Compostable Circular EconomyIn an exclusive interview the managing director of UK compostable packaging company, Vegware, Helen Mathieson, reveals how she’s transforming the compostable packaging sector and shares the simple changes already proving successful overseas.
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FTC Reviews of Recyclable & Compostable Claims
View article: FTC Reviews of Recyclable & Compostable ClaimsFederal Trade Commission Seeks Public Comment on Potential Updates to its ‘Green Guides’ for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims
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PLA and PHA Cushion Compact
View article: PLA and PHA Cushion CompactSouth Korean cosmetics brand launches PLA and PHA cushion compact to replace ABS
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New Technique to Recycle Nylon-6
View article: New Technique to Recycle Nylon-6Nylon-6 can be depolymerized selectively, nearly quantitatively, with no solvent, and at moderate temperatures to recover the monomer, ε-caprolactam, using a readily available lanthanum trisamido catalyst. Similar to unthreading pearls from a chain, the monomers are taken out of one end of the polymer one at a time.
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VTT Project BioCarbonValue for BioCarbon Development
View article: VTT Project BioCarbonValue for BioCarbon DevelopmentVTT-led joint research project received over a million euros in funding for upgrading agricultural sidestreams into biocarbon for high-value applications
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Ginkgo Bioworks Joins BDO Zone Strategic Alliance
View article: Ginkgo Bioworks Joins BDO Zone Strategic AllianceAs a partner in the technology group, Ginkgo will help de-risk and accelerate project development in BDO zones
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PBPC Speaker Series – Brand Innovation: Optimizing Sustainability
View article: PBPC Speaker Series – Brand Innovation: Optimizing SustainabilityOn Dec. 16, the Plant Based Products Council brought together sustainability leaders from three international brands for its second Speaker Series event “Brand Innovation: Optimizing Sustainability.”
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Versalis Acquires DSM Proesa Technology
View article: Versalis Acquires DSM Proesa TechnologyVersalis, new technology to produce enzymes for second generation ethanol
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Green Bioactives Completes £2.6m Seed Financing for Plant Products Biomanufacturing Platform
View article: Green Bioactives Completes £2.6m Seed Financing for Plant Products Biomanufacturing PlatformGreen Bioactives Ltd (‘GBL’), a world-leader in the discovery, development and sustainable production of high-value natural products derived from plant cell cultures, announces that it has successfully completed a £2.6 million seed financing round.
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AIMPLAS Produces Plastic Film from Coffee Waste
View article: AIMPLAS Produces Plastic Film from Coffee WasteConverting biological waste into resources is one of the keys of the circular economy, and the main objective of the European WaysTUP! Project, financed by the Horizon H2020 programme, is working on different lines of research to establish new value chains for the use of urban biowaste.
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Stella McCartney and Protein Evolution Partner on Fibre-to-Fibre Recycling
View article: Stella McCartney and Protein Evolution Partner on Fibre-to-Fibre RecyclingThe British designer is working with plastic recycling company Protein Evolution Inc to create recyclable resources from polyester and nylon textile waste.
