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New EU Pesticides Proposal
View article: New EU Pesticides ProposalNew EU Rules Propose to Halve Pesticide Use and Risk in the EU
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EU Biofuel Report
View article: EU Biofuel ReportWith the lifting of the pandemic lockdowns during 2021 and 2022, EU consumption of both bioethanol and biodiesel is picking up. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to surges in prices of the transport fuel blends.
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Mattel Launches Ocean Plastic Barbie
View article: Mattel Launches Ocean Plastic BarbieThe Future of Pink is Green: Barbie Introduces New Dr. Jane Goodall and Eco-Leadership Team Certified CarbonNeutral® Dolls Made from Recycled Ocean-Bound Plastic
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US Congress Warns EPA on Chemical Recycling
View article: US Congress Warns EPA on Chemical RecyclingLawmakers Warn EPA of Several Risks From Chemical Recycling — To what extend can industry push a solution that is unproven or worse, “bad”, for the environment? The next “democratic” challenge will be to deal with greed in the political equation.
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Cornell Develops New Biohybride Material for Medical Applications
View article: Cornell Develops New Biohybride Material for Medical ApplicationsSoft but tough: Biohybrid material performs like cartilage
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Röhm Develops Thermoformable PLA Films
View article: Röhm Develops Thermoformable PLA FilmsRöhm Is Developing Thermoformable Pla Films From Renewable Raw Material
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Newlight and CNX Partner on Aircarbon Bioplastic
View article: Newlight and CNX Partner on Aircarbon BioplasticNewlight and CNX Announce Strategic Agreement to Capture Methane Emissions for Production of Aircarbon. CNX investing in company that makes bioplastics out of greenhouse gasses. CNX will supply the gasses.
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Update on First Bioplastic Vinyl
View article: Update on First Bioplastic VinylThe purpose of the bioplastic vinyl is to decarbonise the music business — then again, the digital format (e.g. mp3) has done that already.
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Australian Fossil Ad Ban Campaign
View article: Australian Fossil Ad Ban CampaignA publicity campaign launched in Australia to pressure the government and media companies to remove advertising for fossil fuels products from public spaces has been backed by leading healthcare organisations — One needs to make the difference between “oil” and “oil companies”.
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Bio-Sep Scale Up
View article: Bio-Sep Scale UpBio-Sep secures $1.7 Million for our green-tech that turns sawdust into sustainable biochemicals, from investors including London Business School’s Enterprise 100 investment club and ACF Investors, with additional participation from a hedge fund that specialises in climate and clean energy technology.
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Moonlight Technologies Plant Based Black Dyes
View article: Moonlight Technologies Plant Based Black DyesMoonlight Technologies Introduces One of World’s First 100% Plant-Based and Natural Black Dyes
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MSU Method for Turning Plants in Earth Friendly Energy
View article: MSU Method for Turning Plants in Earth Friendly EnergyNew method to access renewable energy from plant matter
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Stora Enso NeoLigno Structural Boards and Building Elements
View article: Stora Enso NeoLigno Structural Boards and Building Elements100% fossil-free structural boards and building elements with NeoLigno® by Stora Enso
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Chemical Recycling Technology Wins Royal Society of Chemistry Award
View article: Chemical Recycling Technology Wins Royal Society of Chemistry AwardFour life-changing ideas that could transform the world around us have been named winners of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s tenth Emerging Technologies Competition.
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Newport Beach Water Wheel Against Ocean Trash
View article: Newport Beach Water Wheel Against Ocean TrashNewport Beach rolling out innovative ‘water wheel’ to scoop up ocean trash
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Romania Invaded with Fake Bioplastic Bags
View article: Romania Invaded with Fake Bioplastic BagsRomania invaded with fake biodegradable bags — Three regular problems with so-called “labels”: (1) they can be falsified; (2) they can’t be placed on all packaging items (e.g. plastic films); (3) packaging items can’t be verified one-by-one
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EFSA Reviews CAPEC Recycling Process for HDPE and PP
View article: EFSA Reviews CAPEC Recycling Process for HDPE and PPEFSA Safety assessment of the Spanish CAPEC process that recycles high-density polyethylene and polypropylene crates for use as food contact materials
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New Zealand Sets Out Plans for Agricultural Emissions Pricing
View article: New Zealand Sets Out Plans for Agricultural Emissions PricingRecently, the New Zealand Primary Sector Climate Action Partnership – He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) – delivered their recommendations on an alternative agricultural emissions solution to the NZ Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
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Michelin Launches WhiteCycle Consortium
View article: Michelin Launches WhiteCycle ConsortiumAn unprecedented consortium rallying 17 public and private European organizations to establish a circular economy
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Westfalia Takes Avocado Oil Refining Closer to Circularity
View article: Westfalia Takes Avocado Oil Refining Closer to CircularityWestfalia Refines Avocado Waste for Soaps, Wax and Biofuel
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Valmet and Mercer to Build Lignin Plant
View article: Valmet and Mercer to Build Lignin PlantValmet delivers LignoBoost XS plant for Mercer Rosenthal in Germany
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Nova Chemicals Technology for Circular Plastic Films
View article: Nova Chemicals Technology for Circular Plastic FilmsNOVA Chemicals Expands its HDPE Resins for Oriented Film Structures to Advance a Plastics Circular Economy
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Pirelli Launches Lignin Reinforced Tires
View article: Pirelli Launches Lignin Reinforced TiresPirelli testing tires made with wood-derived material
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Versalis Business Plan for Trade Unions
View article: Versalis Business Plan for Trade UnionsVersalis presents 2022-2025 business plan to trade unions
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National Geographic on California New Plastic Law
View article: National Geographic on California New Plastic LawIt will take several years to find out for sure, but the world’s fifth largest economy will likely force changes far beyond the state’s borders.
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FDA Medical Approved Bioplastics Gloves
View article: FDA Medical Approved Bioplastics GlovesSHOWA Group Receives FDA 510(k) Approval for Industry’s First Biodegradable Medical Grade Nitrile Glove
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Chalmers University Develops New Recycling Method
View article: Chalmers University Develops New Recycling MethodPioneering recycling turns mixed waste into premium plastics with no climate impact
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Borealis Launches Borvida
View article: Borealis Launches BorvidaBorealis introduces Borvida™, a portfolio of circular base chemicals, to feed a future that is circular in both plastic and in carbon
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Burien Compostable Products Ordinance
View article: Burien Compostable Products OrdinanceBanned items under the Compostable Products Ordinance in Burien
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Biofuel Mandates in the EU by Member State
View article: Biofuel Mandates in the EU by Member StateThis report provides an overview of the biofuel use mandates in EU-27 member states, including temporary changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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3M to Pay €571 Mln for Belgian PFAS Fiasco
View article: 3M to Pay €571 Mln for Belgian PFAS Fiasco3M to pay half a billion euros for the remediation of the grounds around its factory in Zwijndrecht.
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Traceable and Compostable Leather
View article: Traceable and Compostable LeatherNera and SPOOR join forces at Première Vision Paris. Nera and Spoor offer traceability, transparency and sustainability from farm level to tanned leather — Compostable leather? I thought the point of leather was it’s resistance … it’s “sustain”-ability. Then again, vegan leather might be something to look into.
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Bioplastic Film Released at Indian Council of Agricultural Research
View article: Bioplastic Film Released at Indian Council of Agricultural ResearchBiodegradable film developed to replace SUP
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Concept Car Made with Bioplastics
View article: Concept Car Made with BioplasticsFrom textiles to elastomers, Asahi Kasei uses materials that can contribute to a lower carbon footprint and makes it its mission to incorporate them into the vehicle.
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Supreme Court Ruling on West Virginia Vs EPA
View article: Supreme Court Ruling on West Virginia Vs EPAWest Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency relates to the Clean Air Act and the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate carbon dioxide emissions related to climate change.
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ISCC Impact Report 2022
View article: ISCC Impact Report 2022The International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) is an independent multi-stakeholder initiative and leading certification system that contributes to climate and environmental protection, decarbonisation and traceability along supply chains
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Shell Orders Bio Isobutene from Global Bioenergies
View article: Shell Orders Bio Isobutene from Global BioenergiesGlobal Bioenergies secures first order from Shell for testing volumes of bio-isobutene derivatives
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NATO Innovation Fund
View article: NATO Innovation FundOn Thursday (30 June 2022), at a signing ceremony hosted by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Leaders and Ministers from 22 Allied countries* launched NATO’s Innovation Fund, the world’s first multi-sovereign venture capital fund.
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Biosynthetic Potential of Global Ocean Microbiome
View article: Biosynthetic Potential of Global Ocean MicrobiomeTapping the ocean as a source of natural products — Should we draw a line when it comes to innovation? Have, will or should we reach a level of civilisation where we decide to change our focus from “using and controlling our environment” to “maintaining our environment in its natural equilibrium”. Taking advantage of our…
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Update on Missouri Chemical Recycling Legislation
View article: Update on Missouri Chemical Recycling LegislationMissouri governor weakens hazardous waste rules, cuts regulation for ‘advanced recycling’
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UN Declares Ocean Emergency
View article: UN Declares Ocean EmergencyUN Secretary-General declares an “Ocean Emergency”
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Indian Tobacco Industry Goes Bioplastics
View article: Indian Tobacco Industry Goes BioplasticsTobacco Institute of India Clarifies that its Members have moved from Regular Plastic Wrapping to Biodegradable Wrapping on its Cigarette Packs
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Metafact Reviews Bioplastics
View article: Metafact Reviews BioplasticsAre biodegradable plastics better for the environment? Fact checking platform Metafact reviews biodegradable plastics.
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10 Greenwashing Champions
View article: 10 Greenwashing ChampionsBrands exposed for ‘misleading and mendacious’ packaging claims
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ACC Comments on Current California Plastic News
View article: ACC Comments on Current California Plastic NewsAmerican Chemistry Council Comments on SB 54 and the Outstanding Anti-Plastics Ballot Measure
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Confusion & Clarification Regarding Bioplastic Bags in India
View article: Confusion & Clarification Regarding Bioplastic Bags in IndiaConfusion and clarification regarding the use of bioplastics bag in India — The almighty & powerful bioplastics lobby gets Indian public officials to perform “à la demande” and “à la carte”
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Evonik Starts Building Biosurfactant Plant
View article: Evonik Starts Building Biosurfactant PlantEvonik marks start of a revolution in cleaning and personal care with groundbreaking ceremony
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Global Fertilizers Inflation Report
View article: Global Fertilizers Inflation ReportImpacts and Repercussions of Price Increases on the Global Fertilizer Market
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Advancing Synergistic Waste Utilization as Biofuels Feedstocks Report
View article: Advancing Synergistic Waste Utilization as Biofuels Feedstocks ReportAdvancing Synergistic Waste Utilization as Biofuels Feedstocks: Preprocessing, Coproducts, and Sustainability Workshop Summary Report
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Showa Denko and Microwave Chemical Partner on Microwave Chemical Recycling
View article: Showa Denko and Microwave Chemical Partner on Microwave Chemical RecyclingSDK and Microwave Chemical Start Joint Development of New Microwave-based Chemical Recycling Technology to Directly Transform Used Plastic into Basic Chemical Feedstock
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H&M Stops Sustainability Index over Greenwashing Claims
View article: H&M Stops Sustainability Index over Greenwashing ClaimsFashion brands pause use of sustainability index tool over greenwashing claims
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DSM Develops First Biobased Vitamin A
View article: DSM Develops First Biobased Vitamin AWorld’s first bio-based Vitamin A begins application testing with cosmetics customers after DSM’s scientific breakthrough
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Chinese Develop Conductive Polymer Based Living Material
View article: Chinese Develop Conductive Polymer Based Living MaterialResearchers Develop Flexible Bioelectronic Device Based on Living Material for Monitoring Lactate and Tumor Cells
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Eco Safety Buys Soy Technologies to Expand Biobased Coatings Business
View article: Eco Safety Buys Soy Technologies to Expand Biobased Coatings BusinessEco Safety, Inc Acquires Soy Technologies, LLC to Expand its Bio-Based Coatings and Methylene Chloride Alternatives
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Biodegradable Wool Bandages
View article: Biodegradable Wool BandagesMerino wool bandages deliver breathable, biodegradable healing
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University of Bath Microbeads Startup Receives Million
View article: University of Bath Microbeads Startup Receives MillionSpin-out company aiming to replace harmful plastic microbeads receives £1.3M investment
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CJ CheilJedang to Receive State Certification
View article: CJ CheilJedang to Receive State CertificationCJ Cheil Jedang’s biodegradable plastic material selected as first case to receive state certification
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UN Ocean Conference on Circular Plastics
View article: UN Ocean Conference on Circular PlasticsAt UN Ocean Conference, new governments commit to circular economy for plastics
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The Merlin Project
View article: The Merlin ProjectMERLIN: a project increasing the quality and rate of multilayer packaging recycling waste
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Italian Project Turns Coffee Grounds into Biocomposites
View article: Italian Project Turns Coffee Grounds into BiocompositesCoffeefrom: processing coffee grounds into a durable and resistant alternative to single-use plastic
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Macron Becomes Oil Salesman (FREE)
View article: Macron Becomes Oil Salesman (FREE)When politicians become snake oil salesmen. This is a FREE article
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Pierce Brosnan and Son Join Plastic is Forever Campaign
View article: Pierce Brosnan and Son Join Plastic is Forever CampaignLegendary Hollywood actor Pierce Brosnan and Paris Brosnan, a filmmaker and environmental activist, have joined forces with the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS Conventions) to draw attention to the need for plastic waste management.
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Reusable Packaging Worse than Paper SUP
View article: Reusable Packaging Worse than Paper SUPNew study shows that making reusable containers for takeaway obligatory will undermine the EU’s environmental goals —
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EU Nature Restoration
View article: EU Nature RestorationGreen Deal: pioneering proposals to restore Europe’s nature by 2050 and halve pesticide use by 2030 — Beware of EU’s capacity to greenwash and do the opposite. Agro-industrial concerns are a “deep state” within the EU institutions and are still running the show.
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Nature Loss and Sovereign Credit Ratings Report
View article: Nature Loss and Sovereign Credit Ratings ReportF4B’s goal is to increase the materiality of biodiversity in financial decision-making, and so better align global finance with environmental conservation and restoration — Financial markets are the most important incarnation and drivers of greed; and now they’re trying to come up with greenwashing solutions while the problem of greed hasn’t been solved yet.
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Lignin Industries Funded by EU Innovation Fund
View article: Lignin Industries Funded by EU Innovation FundSpinverse helped Lignin Industries secure 4.4 M€ from Innovation Fund to expand their production of bio-based materials
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Eastman Increases Prices of Plasticizers
View article: Eastman Increases Prices of PlasticizersEastman Chemical Company is increasing prices on the following products July 01, 2022, or as contracts allow.
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GCA and Swaco Partner on Chemical Recycling in Ohio
View article: GCA and Swaco Partner on Chemical Recycling in OhioPTTGC America (GCA) and the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to locate a new recycling complex on SWACO property.
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EPFL Develops New Lignocellulosic Bioplastic Similar to PET
View article: EPFL Develops New Lignocellulosic Bioplastic Similar to PETEPFL scientists have developed a new, PET-like plastic that is easily made from the non-edible parts of plants.
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Yield 10 Camelina PHA Update
View article: Yield 10 Camelina PHA UpdateYield10 Bioscience Chief Science Officer Dr. Kristi Snell to Present on Advancements in Producing PHA Bioplastic in Camelina at the CROPS 2022: Improving Agriculture Through Genomics Conference
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Environmental Performance Index
View article: Environmental Performance IndexRanking country performance on sustainability issues. The 2022 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) provides a data-driven summary of the state of sus- tainability around the world. Using 40 performance indicators across 11 issue categories, the EPI ranks 180 countries on their progress toward improving environ- mental health, protecting ecosystem vitality, and mitigating climate change.
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Ethanol vs Petroleum-Based Fuel Carbon Emissions
View article: Ethanol vs Petroleum-Based Fuel Carbon EmissionsBiofuels have been proven to emit significantly lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than petroleum-based fuels, and recent scientific studies indicate that net-zero emission biofuels are not only possible, but achievable — A nice peace of greenwashing paid by US tax payer money
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Honeywell and Enlink Partner on Carbon Capture
View article: Honeywell and Enlink Partner on Carbon CaptureHoneywell And EnLink Midstream Will Collaborate To Deliver Carbon Capture Solution
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Flowers and Tobacco Could be Grown on Polluted Soils
View article: Flowers and Tobacco Could be Grown on Polluted SoilsPolluted land can be planted with flowers and tobacco
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Lufthansa Technik Develops Biobased Compostites for Aircraft Cabine
View article: Lufthansa Technik Develops Biobased Compostites for Aircraft CabineLufthansa Technik Develops Greener Composites For Cabin Use
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Industry Not Happy with New EPA Chemical Program
View article: Industry Not Happy with New EPA Chemical ProgramEPA’s New Chemicals Program Stifling U.S. Innovation. Constant delays, inconsistent policies pushing U.S. manufacturing overseas
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Sailing Ship Turns Ocean Waste into Energy
View article: Sailing Ship Turns Ocean Waste into EnergySailing ship turns ocean plastic pollution into energy
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Canada Regulations on SUP Ban
View article: Canada Regulations on SUP BanCanada Publishes Final Regulations Banning Single-Use Plastics
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Germany and NL Go Back to Coal Power Plants
View article: Germany and NL Go Back to Coal Power PlantsThe European Green Deal is turning into a farce …. like the rest of Ursula’s mandate. Sometimes we see her car convoy speeding through the streets of Brussels as if Fangio himself was racing and shooting a scene for the next Mad Max movie. None of those cars are electric of course. German hypocrisy at…
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Lanxess Launches New Tepex Biobased Thermoplastic Composites
View article: Lanxess Launches New Tepex Biobased Thermoplastic CompositesLanxess adds new sustainable product variants to Tepex composites range
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Mitsui Chemicals and Microwave Chemical Partner on Chemical Recycling
View article: Mitsui Chemicals and Microwave Chemical Partner on Chemical RecyclingChemical Recycling Project of Flexible Polyurethane Foam using Microwave-Based technology
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Rhode Island Kills Chemical Recycling Bill
View article: Rhode Island Kills Chemical Recycling BillMisinformation Campaign Stalls Advanced Recycling Legislation in Rhode Island House
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Audi Chemical Recycling Update
View article: Audi Chemical Recycling UpdateNew Process Turns Mixed Plastic Waste Into New Car Parts
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Plastic Robots and Drones to Clean Ocean Plastics
View article: Plastic Robots and Drones to Clean Ocean PlasticsRobot fish could solve the ocean’s microplastic pollution problem while drones are swallowing tonnes of plastic waste before it reaches the ocean
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Mojia Biotech Raises Millions for Bio Materials Production
View article: Mojia Biotech Raises Millions for Bio Materials ProductionMojia Biotech Completes Series B Financing to Advance Manufacturing of Bio-based Materials
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Reuters Investigates Unilever Plastic Sachets Maffia
View article: Reuters Investigates Unilever Plastic Sachets MaffiaThe consumer giant vowed to ditch plastic sachets, single-use packaging that’s swamping poor countries with waste. Privately, it fought to keep using them.
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ANL on Maximising Crop Yield and Reducing Environmental Impact
View article: ANL on Maximising Crop Yield and Reducing Environmental ImpactCan farms produce to the max and still reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Argonne National Laboratory Is Helping Farmers Maximize Crop Yield While Minimizing Environmental Impact
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Lamor and Resiclo Partner on Chemical Recycling in Finland
View article: Lamor and Resiclo Partner on Chemical Recycling in FinlandLamor has decided to construct a chemical recycling plant of plastics together with Resiclo
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NL Nitrogen GHG Emission Plan
View article: NL Nitrogen GHG Emission PlanNetherlands: Government Presents National Program to Reduce Nitrogen Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Rural Areas
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rPET Accoustic Panels
View article: rPET Accoustic PanelsStep by step, PET is becoming the most circular plastic; making the circularity gap with other plastics huge.
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Evanesce Comments Canadian SUP Ban
View article: Evanesce Comments Canadian SUP BanFederal Plastic Ban A Good Start but What About Food Waste, Compostable Packager Says
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Economic Attributes of Green Fiscal Spending
View article: Economic Attributes of Green Fiscal SpendingHow Stimulating Is a Green Stimulus? The Economic Attributes of Green Fiscal Spending
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European Plastic Recycling Turns into a Fiasco
View article: European Plastic Recycling Turns into a FiascoThe industry convinced EU politicians that all plastics could be recycled. Now comes the 2nd act of the Buffalo Bill show: the plastic waste has miraculously disappeared….so nothing was recycled.
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Rutgers Scientist Develops Antimicrobial Plant-Based Food Wrap
View article: Rutgers Scientist Develops Antimicrobial Plant-Based Food WrapRutgers Scientist Develops Antimicrobial, Plant-Based Food Wrap Designed to Replace Plastic
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Frugalpac Sells 1st Paper Bottle Machine
View article: Frugalpac Sells 1st Paper Bottle MachineBritish sustainable packaging company Frugalpac has secured the first customer for its paper bottle machine which makes the Frugal Bottle – the world’s first and only commercially available wine, spirits and olive oil bottle made from recycled paper.
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Take Away Packaging Are Source of Microplastics in Body
View article: Take Away Packaging Are Source of Microplastics in BodyAnalysis of Microplastics in Takeaway Food Containers in China Using FPA-FTIR Whole Filter Analysis
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EFSA Opinion on French rPET for Food Contact Application
View article: EFSA Opinion on French rPET for Food Contact ApplicationSafety assessment of the process Wellman Neufchateau Recyclage (WNR), based on the NGR technology, used to recycle post-consumer PET into food contact materials — What a coincidence! Just in time for the PET Buffalo Bill show.
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Chemical Industry Position on Revision REACH Directive
View article: Chemical Industry Position on Revision REACH DirectiveEU Chemical Industry shares their position on the revision of the REACH directive — BASF tells EU politicians what to do and how to do it. Why don’t we ban EU elections and appoint the board of BASF to run the European Commission?
