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University of Waterloo Technology to Convert CO2 into Chemicals
View article: University of Waterloo Technology to Convert CO2 into ChemicalsOn-site reactors could affordably turn CO2 into valuable chemicals. New technology makes the process of turning CO2 into valuable chemicals economically viable for industrialization
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Borealis Advances Chemical Recycling with Borcycle
View article: Borealis Advances Chemical Recycling with BorcycleBorealis advances plastics circularity with the first-of-its-kind Borcycle™ M commercial-scale advanced mechanical recycling plant
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EU Beverage Industry Statement on Revision EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive
View article: EU Beverage Industry Statement on Revision EU Packaging and Packaging Waste DirectiveDraft reuse requirements for drinks packaging are an existential threat to beverage industries and effective existing recycling systems
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EU Label Industry Statement on Revision Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive
View article: EU Label Industry Statement on Revision Packaging and Packaging Waste DirectiveFINAT expresses concern about negative list in draft Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation
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Composting Consortium for US Composting
View article: Composting Consortium for US CompostingWhat will it take for us to get to zero waste? Composting plays an essential role.
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Kraton and NAPA Partner on Net Zero Asphalt
View article: Kraton and NAPA Partner on Net Zero AsphaltKraton Corporation, a leading global sustainable producer of specialty polymers and high-value biobased products derived from pine wood pulping co-products, announces its sponsorship of The Road Forward, an initiative of the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) to achieve net zero carbon emission asphalt pavements by 2050.
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Google and the Big Oil Connections
View article: Google and the Big Oil ConnectionsGoogle is selling oil firms valuable digital real estate that they use to downplay their role in climate change, despite the search engine giant pledging it would stop taking money for ads that counter the scientific consensus on global warming
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New Hemp Fibre Processing Facility For Virginia
View article: New Hemp Fibre Processing Facility For VirginiaA new facility to produce fiber from hemp and other agricultural products is to set up shop in the US state of Virginia.
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Engineered Living Photosynthetic Biocomposites for Intensified Biological Carbon Capture
View article: Engineered Living Photosynthetic Biocomposites for Intensified Biological Carbon CaptureEngineered Living Photosynthetic Biocomposites for Intensified Biological Carbon Capture
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government Develops New Bioplastics
View article: Tokyo Metropolitan Government Develops New BioplasticsThis glossy and beautiful tableware is made up of “Miraiwood or it is known as ‘Future Wood.” It is mixture of biodegradable plastic and waste wood that is used in making baseball bats.
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Home Compostable Plastics is Greenwash Says The Guardian
View article: Home Compostable Plastics is Greenwash Says The Guardian‘It’s greenwash’: most home compostable plastics don’t work, says study — What is European Bioplastics doing in terms of PR? Have they given up on compostable plastics? Is the ego of retiring executives standing in the way of changing their strategy? I think the no-return line for compostables plastics is soon to be crossed.
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Stora Enso Bioplastic Plant in Belgium
View article: Stora Enso Bioplastic Plant in BelgiumThe launch of a new bioplastics pilot plant in the Flanders region in Belgium will enable a new bioplastics production technology, ready for implementation at industrial scale.
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Compostable Plastics Aren’t Working Says CNN
View article: Compostable Plastics Aren’t Working Says CNN‘Compostable plastic’ doesn’t live up to its environmental claims says CNN
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EMF Global Commitments Report 2022
View article: EMF Global Commitments Report 2022Led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme, the Global Commitment has united more than 500 organisations behind a common vision of a circular economy for plastics. Big brands fail their own voluntary commitment to eliminate plastic pollution.
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The United Nations COP 27 Has Started (FREE)
View article: The United Nations COP 27 Has Started (FREE)The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 opened today with the key aim of ensuring full implementation of the Paris Agreement — The Gods must have a sense of humor … probably British or German. This is a FREE article.
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Irish Consultation on Single Use Cups Tax
View article: Irish Consultation on Single Use Cups TaxConsultation on draft regulations to introduce an environmental levy on single-use disposable cups
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AXA IM on Bioplastics and 3D Printing
View article: AXA IM on Bioplastics and 3D PrintingHow AXA Investment Managers view Bioplastics and 3D printing — You will notice that the strategy to associate bioplastics and biofuels, is now bearing fruit.
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UCSB Funded for Marine Degradable Plastics
View article: UCSB Funded for Marine Degradable PlasticsA collaboration to develop biodegradable oceangoing bioplastics receives Convergence Accelerator Phase 2 funding from NSF
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Ineos and Plastic Energy Partner on Chemical Recycling
View article: Ineos and Plastic Energy Partner on Chemical RecyclingINEOS signs agreement with Plastic Energy for its largest plant to produce 100,000 tonnes of raw materials from plastic waste
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Another Greenwashing Claim by Coke
View article: Another Greenwashing Claim by CokeCoke made a new commitment in time for COP27; however, a journalist was able to identify the “error”. It’s all in the way they formulate their commitment.
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SUP Compostable Alternatives Fiasco in Australia
View article: SUP Compostable Alternatives Fiasco in AustraliaThe Australian example shows that there’s a problem dealing with compostable packaging.
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The Secret Behind Cheap BioManufacturing
View article: The Secret Behind Cheap BioManufacturingResearchers believe they have found a production method to produce polymers with plants and proteins that can compete with petrochemical production method
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Reuse & Refill Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award Finalists
View article: Reuse & Refill Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award FinalistsThe ten reuse/refill finalists have certainly made it hard for the U.S. Plastics Pact’s Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award judges to select a winner.
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Smile Compostable Solutions Wins US Plastics Pact Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award
View article: Smile Compostable Solutions Wins US Plastics Pact Sustainable Packaging Innovation AwardFirst-Ever U.S. Plastics Pact Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award goes to Smile Compostable Solutions®
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Lidl Sets the Bar Very high to Reduce Carbon Footprint
View article: Lidl Sets the Bar Very high to Reduce Carbon FootprintThis could be a shock wave in the retail industry. I don’t think Lidl can replicate this in all EU countries.
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Is TupperWare Going Bankrupt?
View article: Is TupperWare Going Bankrupt?TupperWare revolutionised the post war world of women with lightweight, reusable, unbreakable and sealable plastic containers … and the unique selling method … the TupperWare parties … who may have helped the emancipation of women.
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7-Eleven Goes for BioPak
View article: 7-Eleven Goes for BioPakWe are very excited about our new partnership with 7-eleven, supplying the most sustainable packaging to Australia’s favorite grab n’ go venue
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Cyclyx, Exxon and LyondellBasell Partner on Chemical Recycling Plant
View article: Cyclyx, Exxon and LyondellBasell Partner on Chemical Recycling PlantCyclyx, ExxonMobil and LyondellBasell Advance First-of-its-Kind Plastic Processing Facility in Houston
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Evian and Sainsbury’s Partner on Bottle Return Scheme
View article: Evian and Sainsbury’s Partner on Bottle Return SchemeEvian pilots bottle return scheme at Sainsbury’s store
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What is Transparent Wood?
View article: What is Transparent Wood?German scientist Siegried Fink first fabricated transparent wood in 1992, and his method has been improved on by subsequent research.
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Feedback on Using PLA in Australian City
View article: Feedback on Using PLA in Australian CityThis article provides feedback on using PLA packaging in the Australian city of Darwin.
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Eastman and Pepsico Partner on Chemical Recycling
View article: Eastman and Pepsico Partner on Chemical RecyclingEastman confirms offtake agreement with PepsiCo for third US chemical recycling site
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Shell and Zeon Partner on Bio Butadiene
View article: Shell and Zeon Partner on Bio ButadieneShell, Zeon agree on supply of bio-butadiene for sustainable SSBR
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Cruz Foam Secures $18 M for Chitin Based Packaging
View article: Cruz Foam Secures $18 M for Chitin Based PackagingCruz Foam’s chitin-based packaging brings in $18M
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UBC Develops Grass Bioplastics
View article: UBC Develops Grass BioplasticsUBC scientist discovers way to make strong plastic alternative from grass crops
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Monitoring Food Quality in Real-Time Using Eco-Friendly Composite
View article: Monitoring Food Quality in Real-Time Using Eco-Friendly CompositeHerein, a facile, environmental-friendly, and sustainable strategy for efficient separation, conversion, and utilization of lignocellulose components was developed.
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Biocomposites, Construction, Building and Insulation, Furniture, Appliances & Consumer Goods, Reports & Studies, Wood, Lignin & CelluloseDeveloping Building Supplies from Wood Based Plastic
View article: Developing Building Supplies from Wood Based PlasticHighly reinforced and degradable lignocellulose biocomposites by polymerization of new polyester oligomers
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Coperion and Renov8 Partner on Chemical Recycling in UAE
View article: Coperion and Renov8 Partner on Chemical Recycling in UAECoperion supplies plant for chemical recycling of PMMA to Renov8
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Aduro and Western Ontario Partner on Chemical Recycling
View article: Aduro and Western Ontario Partner on Chemical RecyclingAduro Announces Award of $1.15 Million Joint NSERC Alliance-Mitacs Grant in Partnership with Western University
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First Baby Bottle Company to Partner with Plastic Bank
View article: First Baby Bottle Company to Partner with Plastic BankDr. Brown’s Becomes First Baby Bottle Company to Partner with Plastic Bank
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UK Big Compost Experiment Report
View article: UK Big Compost Experiment ReportThis report contains summary figures of 24 months’ data (07/11/19 – 07/11/21) from the Big Compost Experiment UK-wide citizen science study (UCL Plastic Waste Innovation Hub).
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Abel & Cole Moves Away from Compostable Plastics
View article: Abel & Cole Moves Away from Compostable PlasticsThe organic food delivery company said it was removing compostable plastic from all its fruit and vegetable boxes “effective immediately” and was working with suppliers to remove the material entirely from its offering by the end of 2023.
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New Trend in Retail is Plastic Free Refillery Shops
View article: New Trend in Retail is Plastic Free Refillery ShopsThe new trend in Retail is Plastic Free Refillery and it seems to be customer driven
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Belgian GMO Report
View article: Belgian GMO ReportBiotechnology and Other New Production Technologies Annual
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Candy with Wood Pulp Packaging
View article: Candy with Wood Pulp PackagingBirch and eucalyptus wood pulp packaging
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Spudos Plastic Free Crisp Bags
View article: Spudos Plastic Free Crisp BagsThis looks like a paper bag
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Green Science Alliance 3D PLA Biocomposite for Medical Use
View article: Green Science Alliance 3D PLA Biocomposite for Medical UseGreen Science Alliance Developed 3D Printable Biodegradable Plastic (PLA) / Hydroxyapatite Composite Material for Artificial Bone, Culture Cell Scaffold, Regenerative Medicine
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USDA Video on Bioplastics
View article: USDA Video on BioplasticsWhat are bioplastics? A video made by AgLab (USDA) — A bit overly simplistic, and not completely accurate.
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Is Green-Hushing the New Greenwashing?
View article: Is Green-Hushing the New Greenwashing?Some firms are choosing not to talk about their green targets, climate researchers say.
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Recyclability by Design Guide for 2023
View article: Recyclability by Design Guide for 2023Plastics resource and recycling charity, RECOUP, launch the 2023 edition of the popular ‘Recyclability By Design’ publication, the essential guide for all those involved in the development and design of plastic packaging.
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Röchling Launches New Bioplastic Brand BioBoom
View article: Röchling Launches New Bioplastic Brand BioBoomRöchling-ReLoop®, the international Röchling Group is launching two new sustainable product families for bioplastics and recycled materials.
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Rittec Develops New Technology for Chemical Recycling of Textiles
View article: Rittec Develops New Technology for Chemical Recycling of TextilesGerman innovator RITTEC has demonstrated the feasibility of chemically recycling polyester from polycotton blend fabrics as part of the DiTex research project.
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Microplastics Affects Ocean Carbon Sequestration Process
View article: Microplastics Affects Ocean Carbon Sequestration ProcessHow does microplastics affects the carbon sequestration process of the oceans?
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Westlake Vinnolit Launches Bio PVC
View article: Westlake Vinnolit Launches Bio PVCWestlake Vinnolit continues to expand its lower-carbon GreenVin® product line: Effective immediately, the company also offers GreenVin® bio-attributed PVC based on renewable ethylene.
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AIMPLAS to Develop Bioplastics for Active Packaging for Cosmetics and Absorbent Litter
View article: AIMPLAS to Develop Bioplastics for Active Packaging for Cosmetics and Absorbent LitterAIMPLAS is working on developing bioplastics for active packaging for cosmetics and absorbent litter for the pet industry within the European BeonNAT Project.
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Bayernoil and Biofabrik Partner on Chemical Recycling
View article: Bayernoil and Biofabrik Partner on Chemical RecyclingBAYERNOIL and Biofabrik Cooperate on Advanced Chemical Recycling
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First PHA Vinyl Record
View article: First PHA Vinyl RecordThe future is NOW: BLOND:ISH’s Bye Bye Plastic & Evolution Music’s bacteria-made vinyl sets to revolutionise printed music
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PE Trends 2022 Report by Shell
View article: PE Trends 2022 Report by ShellConverters Can Stay Ahead of Polymer Trends to Meet Rising Demands
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TotalEnergies Corbion Stimulates Recycling of PLA
View article: TotalEnergies Corbion Stimulates Recycling of PLATotalEnergies Corbion is stepping up its efforts in closing the recycling loop for PLA.
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PLA Face Mask Receives Emergency Use Authorization
View article: PLA Face Mask Receives Emergency Use AuthorizationWorld’s first plant-based medical grade face mask authorized under EUA by U.S. FDA
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How Many UK Composting Sites Accepts Compostable Packaging?
View article: How Many UK Composting Sites Accepts Compostable Packaging?You need to read my remarks at the bottom of the article.
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Cosmax and Around Blue Partner on Bioplastic Packaging
View article: Cosmax and Around Blue Partner on Bioplastic PackagingCosmax works with domestic company to develop bioplastic containers with crosslinked cellulose
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Swedish Restaurant Goes for Biocomposites Furniture
View article: Swedish Restaurant Goes for Biocomposites FurnitureThe first recyclable restaurant in Sweden has kelp chairs
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Flinders University Study on Sustainable Concrete
View article: Flinders University Study on Sustainable ConcreteAn international research group is building a case for more sustainable concrete by replacing synthetic reinforcement materials with natural fibres and materials from difference waste streams.
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Fashion Green Claims May be Misleading Says EEB
View article: Fashion Green Claims May be Misleading Says EEBRules in development to compare fashion products may give a limited picture of real environmental impact making them unfit to back up green claims, NGOs warn — The greenwashing accusation towards the fashion industry becomes systematic
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Faurecia Alternatives to Animal Leather
View article: Faurecia Alternatives to Animal LeatherFaurecia’s formula for low carbon footprint alternatives to animal leather
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Lignin Inhibits Glycation
View article: Lignin Inhibits GlycationLignin, an active component in the corn silk water extract, inhibits glycation
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Plastic Recycling Will Never Work Says Greenpeace
View article: Plastic Recycling Will Never Work Says GreenpeaceNew Greenpeace Report: Plastic Recycling Is A Dead-End Street. Year After Year, Plastic Recycling Declines Even as Plastic Waste Increases — Now the word “circular” is in the line of fire to. To be honest with you, I start to have my doubts about plastic circularity.
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Borealis and REHAU Partner on Circular Furniture
View article: Borealis and REHAU Partner on Circular FurnitureBorealis and REHAU accelerate circularity for furniture products with Bornewables™ premium circular polyolefins
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Modifying Poplar for Bioproducts
View article: Modifying Poplar for BioproductsResearch team receives $15.8M to modify poplar for bioproducts
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New Volvo Made with Bio Materials
View article: New Volvo Made with Bio MaterialsInside the all-new Volvo EX90: reinterpreting luxury and well-being
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Biobased Polartec Power Shield
View article: Biobased Polartec Power ShieldAnnounced today, Polartec®, a Milliken™ & Company brand, launches its all-new bio-based Polartec® Power Shield® fabric technology setting a new standard for sustainable weather protection.
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Plastics Europe Report 2022
View article: Plastics Europe Report 2022An analysis of European plastics production, demand, conversion and end-of-life management.
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Transparent Wood Could Replace Plastics
View article: Transparent Wood Could Replace PlasticsLife cycle assessment of transparent wood production using emerging technologies and strategic scale-up framework
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Associated Press on Chemical Recycling
View article: Associated Press on Chemical RecyclingThe plastics industry says there is way to help solve the crisis of plastic waste plaguing the planet’s oceans, beaches and lands— recycle it, chemically
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3D PLA Filament Reinforced with PALF
View article: 3D PLA Filament Reinforced with PALFA recent study from an international group of researchers suggests that pineapple leaf fiber (PALF) could be used to reinforce polylactic acid (PLA).
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PHA Market Trends and Estimates
View article: PHA Market Trends and EstimatesPHA market is expected to reach at USD 167 million in 2027 at a CAGR of 15.3% during the forecast period — Who knows what’s going to hit the fan by 2027? We currently don’t have politicians that seem to bring us economic and political stability….they seem to like this crisis climate.
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Nigeria Loses Crude Oil Cuctomers
View article: Nigeria Loses Crude Oil CuctomersNumber of crude oil buyers from Nigeria had been decreasing — Blah blah blah blah
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International Whaling Commission Role on Plastic Treaty
View article: International Whaling Commission Role on Plastic TreatyA global plastics pollution treaty is one step closer as International Whaling Commission nations support proposal to tackle killer plastics in the ocean
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Vikas Lifecare to Produce Rice Husk Cellulose, Lignin and Silica
View article: Vikas Lifecare to Produce Rice Husk Cellulose, Lignin and SilicaVikas Lifecare collaborates with multiple institutions to produces Cellulose, Lignin and Silica from Rice Husk
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Ocean Halo Goes Compostable Broth Pods
View article: Ocean Halo Goes Compostable Broth PodsOcean’s Halo is further immersing itself into the new era of sustainability by acquiring the license to use BPI Certified Commercially Compostable pods from Smile Compostable Solutions® for its vegan quick-cup broths.
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Colorado Invests in Vertical Farming and Hemp Bioplastics
View article: Colorado Invests in Vertical Farming and Hemp BioplasticsState approves incentives for hemp bioplastics, vertical-farm equipment firms in NoCo — Is vertical farming the solution to deal with all the negative effects of intensive agriculture? Maybe it is!
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Bacterial Catabolism of Acetovanillone, a Lignin Derived Compound
View article: Bacterial Catabolism of Acetovanillone, a Lignin Derived CompoundMicrobial pathway that catabolizes acetovanillone, a major component of several industrial lignin streams.
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Just Zero Nonprofit Launched
View article: Just Zero Nonprofit LaunchedJust Zero, a new nonprofit advocacy organization focused on tackling our country’s waste crisis has officially launched.
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AGAE Achieves Breakthrough in Fermentation Production of Biosurfactant HAA
View article: AGAE Achieves Breakthrough in Fermentation Production of Biosurfactant HAAAGAE Technologies, LLC (“AGAE”), a leading Oregon-based specialty chemical and biotech company, is pleased to announce its technology breakthroughs in production of the natural biosurfactant HAA – 3-(3-hydroxyalkanoyloxy)alkanoate, a precursor of rhamnolipids (RL).
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Södra to Commercialise Lignin
View article: Södra to Commercialise LigninSödra plans to add lignin within its range of forest-based materials and seeks partners to develop lignin-based sustainable alternatives to fossil materials in a range of applications.
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Global Research Framework for Macroalgae Cultivation & Sinking for Carbon Sequestration
View article: Global Research Framework for Macroalgae Cultivation & Sinking for Carbon SequestrationMacroalgae Cultivation & Sinking for Carbon Sequestration. A Framework for Global Research
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BPI Certifies ProActive Compostable CPM 200
View article: BPI Certifies ProActive Compostable CPM 200Biodegradable Products Institute Certifies ProAmpac’s High Barrier ProActive Compostable Laminate
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How DRC is Struggling to Manage Plastic Waste
View article: How DRC is Struggling to Manage Plastic WasteThe Democratic Republic of the Congo is home to the second largest rainforest in the world – making it one of the designated nations tackling the climate crisis.
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Improved Itaconic Acid Production Using Synthetic Biology
View article: Improved Itaconic Acid Production Using Synthetic BiologyItaconic acid is used as a raw material for manufacturing cosmetics and antibacterial agents, as well as various plastics including biodegradable polymers
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CO2 Fixation in the Production of Succinic Acid
View article: CO2 Fixation in the Production of Succinic AcidAs a flavor enhancer, for the production of dyes, pharmaceutical products and biopolyesters: succinic acid is a versatile basic chemical
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Rosenberger OSI Goes Bioplastics
View article: Rosenberger OSI Goes BioplasticsRosenberger Optical Solutions & Infrastructure (Rosenberger OSI), an expert in fiber optic connections, cabling solutions and infrastructure services, announces that its in-house plastic packaging for patch cords will be switched to bio-based and biodegradable polymers in the coming year.
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Zespri Switches to Compostable Labels in European Markets
View article: Zespri Switches to Compostable Labels in European MarketsZespri has confirmed that all of its kiwifruit in Europe for the upcoming Northern Hemisphere supply season will feature compostable labels, including trialling a home compostable label in France.
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Newsweek Covers Polymateria
View article: Newsweek Covers PolymateriaLondon-based startup has developed a new solution that makes plastics self-destruct if they escape into the environment.
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Lixil Introduces Revia
View article: Lixil Introduces ReviaToilet Maker Plans to Recycle Plastic Waste Into Sidewalks
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Kenyan Biodegradable Pads Made from Banana Waste
View article: Kenyan Biodegradable Pads Made from Banana WasteKenyan award-winning students to set up firm to make bio-degradable pads
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New Bioplastics Degrades at 25°C
View article: New Bioplastics Degrades at 25°CSouth Korean researchers have developed a biodegradable plastics that can degrade at 25 ° Celsius.
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L’Occitane Goes for rPET Cosmetic Bottles (FREE)
View article: L’Occitane Goes for rPET Cosmetic Bottles (FREE)Loop Industries And L’occitane En Provence Unveil New Bottle Manufactured With 100% Recycled Pet Resin From Loop’s Upgraded Production Facility In Terrebonne Quebec, Canada — This may well be the most sustainable packaging choice I’ve seen this year. This is a FREE article
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Agile BioFoundry Selects New Collaborations
View article: Agile BioFoundry Selects New CollaborationsToday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences and the Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems at the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced the selection of six projects to conduct research and development that will advance the U.S. bioeconomy.
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ENI Considers Building Third Biorefinery in Livorno
View article: ENI Considers Building Third Biorefinery in LivornoEni met with the president of Tuscany, Eugenio Giani, and the mayors of Livorno, Luca Salvetti, and Collesalvetti, Adelio Antolini, to confirm that the company is investigating the opportunity to build a new bio-refinery at Eni’s industrial site in Livorno.
