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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?
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Can Urine Replace Chemical Fertilizers?
View article: Can Urine Replace Chemical Fertilizers?A researcher said urine is a nutrient-rich alternative and less polluting than synthetic fertilizers.
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Turning Velvet Worm Proteins into Bioplastics
View article: Turning Velvet Worm Proteins into BioplasticsVelvet worm proteins sequenced at last: One step closer to becoming a bioplastic
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UMaine Develops Recyclable Nanocellulose Food Containers
View article: UMaine Develops Recyclable Nanocellulose Food ContainersUniversity of Maine engineers have created a grease-proof, water-resistant container from recyclable cellulose nanocomposites that could be the next big thing in takeout technology.
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India to Reduce Supply of Packaging Raw Materials
View article: India to Reduce Supply of Packaging Raw MaterialsGovt announces measures to reduce supply of raw material to enforce ban on single-use plastic
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Genomatica and Unilever Partner on Palm Oil Alternative
View article: Genomatica and Unilever Partner on Palm Oil AlternativeGeno and Unilever launch $120m venture to scale alternative to palm oil and fossil fuels
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Aino Goes Biobased Ice Cream Packaging
View article: Aino Goes Biobased Ice Cream PackagingThe feedstock for the Bornewables PP from Borealis is derived from second-generation bio-mass, waste and residue streams that are not competing with the human food chain. The renewable content is accredited by mass balance according to ISCC PLUS …. Accredited by mass balance? Another brilliant idea by BASF
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US Senate Committee Passes PFAS Packaging Ban
View article: US Senate Committee Passes PFAS Packaging BanBipartisan amendment to ban PFAS chemicals in food packaging passed in key Senate committee today — Besides PFAS in food packaging, the question remains what will happen to soil, land, rivers etc. polluted with PFAS? Extended Producer Responsibility should apply to PFAS too.
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Fashion Fabric Grown from Microbes
View article: Fashion Fabric Grown from MicrobesNew Microbial Weaving Process Can Grow Compostable Fabric From Microbes
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Indian Quality Standards for Biodegradable Plastic
View article: Indian Quality Standards for Biodegradable PlasticThe government has issued the Quality Standards for Biodegradable plastic.
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Logitech Joins Nextwave Plastics (FREE)
View article: Logitech Joins Nextwave Plastics (FREE)NextWave Plastics Expands Cross-Industry Consortium; Welcomes Logitech, Prevented Ocean Plastic, #tide ocean material. This is a FREE article
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Implications & Risk Assessment Fungal Mycelium Materials
View article: Implications & Risk Assessment Fungal Mycelium MaterialsImplications of using fungal mycelium in composite material in construction, insulation, textile and health care.
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Scotland to Build Plastic To Hydrogen Plant
View article: Scotland to Build Plastic To Hydrogen PlantPlastic to hydrogen facility in West Dunbartonshire approved to help country produce cleaner energy
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Scottish Partnership to Recycle Fishing Ropes and Nets
View article: Scottish Partnership to Recycle Fishing Ropes and NetsThe recycling initiative is the result of a joint venture between marine equipment and technology supplier Gael Force and Ocean Plastic Pots, a Glasgow-based business.
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Amazon Shareholders Demand Action on Plastic
View article: Amazon Shareholders Demand Action on PlasticAmazon seems to have a plastic problem
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NL Startup to Reduce Cost of PLA Production
View article: NL Startup to Reduce Cost of PLA ProductionNature’s Principles to reduce the cost and carbon footprint of PLA production
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McDo Shareholders Support Reducing Plastic Packaging
View article: McDo Shareholders Support Reducing Plastic Packaging41% of McDonald’s Shareholders Support New Action on Reducing Plastics Packaging Pollution
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CJ CheilJedang and Kyungpook National University Partner on PET Biodegradation
View article: CJ CheilJedang and Kyungpook National University Partner on PET BiodegradationCJ Cheil Jedang works with university researchers to commercialize enzymes for biological plastic recycling
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Associations & Federations, Certification & Labels, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), Joint Venture & Partnerships, StrategyUSCC and BPI Release Joint Guidance on Compostable Products and EPR
View article: USCC and BPI Release Joint Guidance on Compostable Products and EPRUSCC and BPI Issue Joint Guidance on Compostable Products and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). Formal strategic partnership will guide extensive collaboration between the two organizations — Will the industry bribe the composters to accept their compostable plastics?
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Bioplastics from Whey Permeate
View article: Bioplastics from Whey PermeateResearchers Aim To Make Biodegradable Plastic From Dairy Waste
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Bioplastics to Take Off
View article: Bioplastics to Take OffPlant-based plastics are only just starting to be more widely accepted
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Thailand and India Biofuels Report
View article: Thailand and India Biofuels ReportThailand doubled its target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in COP26. India’s average ethanol blending rate with petroleum for calendar year 2022 is estimated at 9.3 percent.
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Sabic and UPM Partner on Ocean Plastic
View article: Sabic and UPM Partner on Ocean PlasticSabic Collaborates With Upm Raflatac To Launch The World’s First Label Material Made From Certified Circular Ocean Bound Plastic
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Dow Flexible Packaging Recycling in Africa
View article: Dow Flexible Packaging Recycling in AfricaDow Expands Flexible Packaging Recycling Effort Across Africa — Interesting! Flexible packaging isn’t being recycled in the EU and US, so I wonder what they’re doing differently in Africa?
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Plants Producing Aromatics
View article: Plants Producing AromaticsAltered gene helps plants absorb more carbon dioxide, produce more useful compounds
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Perstorp Increases Production of Green Polyols
View article: Perstorp Increases Production of Green PolyolsPerstorp makes major increase in production of Pro-Environment Polyols
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Degradation Triggerable Plastic Made of Vanillin
View article: Degradation Triggerable Plastic Made of VanillinTowards Upcycling Biomass-Derived Crosslinked Polymers with Light
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Update on EU Environmental Claims Directive
View article: Update on EU Environmental Claims DirectiveEnvironmental claims: Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council to empower consumers to take action for the ecological transition through better protection against unfair practices and better information
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Kenyan Politicians Are Lazy when it Comes to Sustainability (FREE)
View article: Kenyan Politicians Are Lazy when it Comes to Sustainability (FREE)Nairobi City County Members of Parliament fail the Environmental Sustainability Governance test. This is a FREE article
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NGOs Sue California County for Biofuel Plants
View article: NGOs Sue California County for Biofuel PlantsCommunities for a Better Environment and the Center for Biological Diversity sued Contra Costa County on Tuesday over its rushed approval of two proposed biofuel refineries in the Bay Area using incomplete and misleading environmental reviews — Biofuel plants are heavy industries. You don’t want them in your street.
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The Plastic Protein Powder Solution
View article: The Plastic Protein Powder SolutionPlastic-sourced protein powder developed by Michigan Tech researchers could help solve two prominent global issues: hunger and plastic pollution — While the European Commission is flushing EU taxpayer money down the drain, US scientists are coming up with disruptive solutions.
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Should Ireland Tax Coffee Cups?
View article: Should Ireland Tax Coffee Cups?Levy needed ‘to target dumping of coffee cups on streets’
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Using PLA to Make Clothes
View article: Using PLA to Make ClothesTokyo firm finds use for Chinese biodegradable plastic in clothes
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Highest Inflation Rate in 30 years
View article: Highest Inflation Rate in 30 yearsInflation rose 8.6% in May, highest since 1981 — What if the current inflation was not the consequence of market mechanisms (demand & supply), but purely the consequence of major corporations surfing on the wave of “greed” ?
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Plastitar
View article: PlastitarPlastic pollution now combining with tar to form ocean-threatening ‘plastitar’ — When will the great masters of this world finally stop talking and start organising the “industrial” collection and removal of the garbage patches in the oceans?
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Absolut Vodka Goes Biobased Cap
View article: Absolut Vodka Goes Biobased CapThe Absolut Company, part of Pernod Ricard, is working with Blue Ocean Closures (BOC), a start-up based in Sweden, to develop an innovative natural fibre-based closure cap for Absolut Vodka’s iconic bottle.
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New Method to Recover PHA from Bacterial Cells
View article: New Method to Recover PHA from Bacterial CellsPotential of mealworms used in polyhydroxyalkanoate/bioplastic recovery as red hybrid tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) feed ingredient
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UPM Plywood Goes Lignin Wisa Biobond
View article: UPM Plywood Goes Lignin Wisa BiobondUPM Plywood is taking another step with WISA BioBond to help builders meet sustainability targets
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CropEnergies Buys Stake in LXP Group
View article: CropEnergies Buys Stake in LXP GroupCropEnergies AG, Mannheim, has acquired a stake in LXP Group GmbH, Teltow (Germany), at the end of May 2022. For approx. EUR 2 million, CropEnergies secured just under 20 percent of the Brandenburg-based biotech startup as part of a capital increase.
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Masonry Block Made from Algae
View article: Masonry Block Made from AlgaeMasonry blocks from microalgae-based bio-cement offer zero carbon alternative
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Superworms That Can Eat Polystyrene
View article: Superworms That Can Eat PolystyreneResearchers at the University of Queensland have discovered the common Zophobas morio ‘superworm’ can eat through polystyrene, thanks to a bacterial enzyme in their gut.
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Adidas Greenwashing with Floatable Ocean Plastic Tennis Court
View article: Adidas Greenwashing with Floatable Ocean Plastic Tennis CourtAdidas Creates Floating Tennis Court Made of Ocean Plastic to Raise Awareness — There has been a greenwashing avalanche since the EU launched the circular movement.
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SKC Sells PE Film Business to Focus on PBAT
View article: SKC Sells PE Film Business to Focus on PBATSKC sells plastic film business to private equity — It’s completely nuts to gamble everything on PBAT. Especially, when PE may well be the first and only plastic to reach circular status.
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Pakistan Goes Vermicomposting
View article: Pakistan Goes VermicompostingGrowers advised to focus on vermicomposting for organic farming
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Fisher Price Joins Mattel Toy Takeback Program
View article: Fisher Price Joins Mattel Toy Takeback ProgramFisher-Price Joins Barbie, MEGA, and Matchbox in Mattel PlayBack, a Toy Takeback Program Designed to Recover and Reuse Materials in Mattel Toys
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US Secretary Issues Order to Phase Out SUP
View article: US Secretary Issues Order to Phase Out SUPSecretary Haaland Issues Order to Phase Out Single-Use Plastics, Protect Public Lands and Waters
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Ineos Receives Permit for Project One
View article: Ineos Receives Permit for Project OneFlemish Minister of Environment Zuhal Demir grants INEOS Olefins Belgium permit for Project ONE
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P&G Goes Shampoo Bars
View article: P&G Goes Shampoo BarsP&G continues to raise the bar in sustainability, announcing its first high-performing shampoo bars across its European haircare portfolio: Head & Shoulders, Pantene, Herbal Essences and Aussie.
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EU Commission Celebrates World Ocean Day
View article: EU Commission Celebrates World Ocean DayWorld Oceans Day: Joint Statement by the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius — There’s not much to celebrate. The oceans have become more acid, the water temperature is raising, over-fishing, microplastics, garbage patches …. But still, the EU Commission believes there’s more business potential.
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Norway Asks Retail Data on Microplastics
View article: Norway Asks Retail Data on MicroplasticsNorwegian clothing firms told to share microplastic pollution impacts
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Plastic Recycling is Working says Bloomberg Columnist
View article: Plastic Recycling is Working says Bloomberg ColumnistPlastic Recycling Is Working, So Ignore the Cynics says Bloomberg columnist — The columnist only speaks about PET and HDPE. Maybe we could also ignore the plastic continents in the oceans? I wonder who’s whispering in his ears? Or maybe, he was winter sleeping for the last 4 years? Unfortunately, End-of-life is plastics’ achilles heel.
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Financial Sector to Push for Net Zero
View article: Financial Sector to Push for Net ZeroGFANZ Launches Asia-Pacific Network to Support Asia-Pacific Financial Institutions’ Move to Net Zero — The Net Zero initiative is to monetise the environment, biodiversity and ecosystems. It’s the apogee of greed. Net Zero is a greenwashing scheme like the “recycling” movement of the 1980s and 1990s. It’s more about making money than really solving environmental…
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EPR Checklist for Flexible Packaging
View article: EPR Checklist for Flexible PackagingPositive signs of momentum and urgency to make the circular economy a reality for flexible packaging materials — An EPR Checklist? And they’re going to call it a major step forward? And we’re supposed to celebrate this?
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US Clothing Label Goes for Compostable Clothes
View article: US Clothing Label Goes for Compostable ClothesBrooklyn-Based Clothing Label Wants Its Clothes To Be Fully Compostable — Compostable clothes? Compostable has become a synonym for greenwashing
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Transforming the Plastic Production System
View article: Transforming the Plastic Production SystemTransforming the Plastic Production System Presents Opportunities to Tackle the Climate Crisis
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French Researchers Develop New Degradable Polymers
View article: French Researchers Develop New Degradable PolymersA research team has synthesized new degradable polymers by incorporating fragile bonds into their structure.
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BlackRock Officially Enters the Circular Business
View article: BlackRock Officially Enters the Circular BusinessClosed Loop Partners’ Leadership Fund Continues to Buy and Build Circular Economy Businesses that Mitigate Waste and Strengthen Circular Supply Chains — The Circular Movement has never really been about the environment; it’s about business …. as usual. Greed is deeply rooted into human nature …. it’s our achilles’ heel.
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ReciChain Expands to Alberta
View article: ReciChain Expands to AlbertaThe reciChain™ program expands to Alberta with the goal to position the province as a leader in plastics circularity — There’s always a risk for greenwashing when BASF is leading an initiative.
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VTT Develops Transparent Cellulose Film
View article: VTT Develops Transparent Cellulose FilmVTT develops transparent cellulose film to replace traditional plastic in food packaging — When it comes to using “wood” to produce packaging, there’s the risk of deforestation. However, Finland may be an exception as they have different forests and forestry management experience.
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South Korea to Develop Seaweed Bioplastics
View article: South Korea to Develop Seaweed BioplasticsState project launched to develop biodegradable marine bioplastic materials using seaweed — South Korea is quickly becoming a leading nation in bioplastics.
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rPET Used in Racing Cars
View article: rPET Used in Racing CarsTitan race car features rPET honeycomb in front wing to withstand forces 1000 times its own weight — What looks like a details, is a giant leap
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CBE JU Funding Priorities for 2022
View article: CBE JU Funding Priorities for 2022Today CBE JU published its Annual Work Programme, including information about the 2022 call for project proposals — Or shall we say … how to give money to friends and friends of friends? A remake of the feudal system.
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Mitsubishi Chemical Goes GreenToken Blockhain
View article: Mitsubishi Chemical Goes GreenToken BlockhainMitsubishi Chemical goes for blockchain technology to make their supply chain more circular — However, the technology is non-user friendly and non-agile. I wouldn’t have gone fo that specific technology
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How Nepal Deals with Plastic Waste
View article: How Nepal Deals with Plastic WasteInstead of just complaining about garbage, an organisation is recycling plastic waste in Kathmandu and Bharatpur — This article caught me off guard with the term “environmental elite”.
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Plastic Waste to Triple by 2060
View article: Plastic Waste to Triple by 2060Global plastic waste set to almost triple by 2060, says OECD
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FPAC National Forestry Innovation Awards
View article: FPAC National Forestry Innovation AwardsTwo Recipients Named for National Forestry Innovation Awards
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Agar Biopolymer Films
View article: Agar Biopolymer FilmsAgar Biopolymer Films for Biodegradable Packaging: A Reference Dataset for Exploring the Limits of Mechanical Performance
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Novolex Unveils the ProWAVE Tote, a New Recyclable Bag (FREE)
View article: Novolex Unveils the ProWAVE Tote, a New Recyclable Bag (FREE)Manufactured by Hilex, the new reusable tote is sturdy, convenient and ideal for curbside pickup, home delivery or carryout use. This is a FREE article.
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EU Authorises GMO Soy and Corn
View article: EU Authorises GMO Soy and CornOn May 19, 2022, the European Commission (EC) approved two genetically engineered (GE) crops (1 soybean and 1 corn/maize) for food and animal feed — It’s always bad news when human try to play god. GMOs aren’t more resistant than normal crops; It’s just patenting of genes and genome.
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Lanxess and Advent Buy DSM Engineering Materials
View article: Lanxess and Advent Buy DSM Engineering MaterialsLANXESS and Advent International establish a leading global joint venture for high-performance engineering polymers
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Corona India Goes Biodegradable and Compostable Packaging
View article: Corona India Goes Biodegradable and Compostable PackagingCorona India Launches New 100% Biodegradable And Compostable Packaging Using Barley Straw
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Origin Materials Earns USDA Certified Biobased Product label
View article: Origin Materials Earns USDA Certified Biobased Product labelOrigin Materials Earns USDA Certified Biobased Product Label for Additional Carbon Negative Materials
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Worn Again Technologies to Build Chemical Recycling Plant in Switzerland
View article: Worn Again Technologies to Build Chemical Recycling Plant in SwitzerlandWorn Again Technologies announces plans to build a new textile recycling demo plant in Winterthur Switzerland
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Gizmodo Covers Bioplastics
View article: Gizmodo Covers BioplasticsBehind that green sheen, biodegradable and compostable plastics have serious problems.
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EU Green Funds are Harming the Environment and Biodiversity
View article: EU Green Funds are Harming the Environment and BiodiversityEU spends billions in renewable and green recovery project that results in the destruction of the environment and biodiversity due to systemic lack of scrutiny says new report.
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Relement Fundraising for Bio MPA
View article: Relement Fundraising for Bio MPARelement raises 1 million Euro seed round to scale-up renewable coating ingredient
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Danone and Lanzatech Partner on Carbon Capture for PET
View article: Danone and Lanzatech Partner on Carbon Capture for PETLanzaTech, with the support of Danone, Discovers Method to Produce Sustainable PET Bottles from Captured Carbon
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Search Warrant in the 3M PFAS Case (FREE)
View article: Search Warrant in the 3M PFAS Case (FREE)The federal judicial police have carried out a search on a government body (environmental inspectorate) in Antwerp. This is a FREE article
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First National Leadership Environmental Sustainability Scorecard (FREE)
View article: First National Leadership Environmental Sustainability Scorecard (FREE)Clean Up Kenya will this Sunday, 5th June 2022, on World Environment Day, commence the releasing of a National Leadership Environmental Sustainability Scorecard focusing on the work of Members of Parliament in constituencies over the last five years. This is a FREE article
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Sun Chemical Increases Price on Inks, Coatings, and Adhesives
View article: Sun Chemical Increases Price on Inks, Coatings, and AdhesivesSun Chemical to Increase Prices on Inks, Coatings, Consumables and Adhesives in North America
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Can Canada Make the Paper Industry Circular?
View article: Can Canada Make the Paper Industry Circular?Bacteria could transform paper industry waste into useful products
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First International Meeting of Perfume Professions (FREE)
View article: First International Meeting of Perfume Professions (FREE)The International Perfume Foundation organises the First International Meeting of Perfume Professions in Paris on July 1st. This is a FREE article
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TotalEnergies Corbion on PLA and Compostable Plastics (FREE)
View article: TotalEnergies Corbion on PLA and Compostable Plastics (FREE)PLA compostable bioplastics, towards a circular economy. This is a FREE article.
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Novolex Introduces RollStar EZ Open Produce Bags (FREE)
View article: Novolex Introduces RollStar EZ Open Produce Bags (FREE)Manufactured by Hilex, the new bags make shopping for produce easier for customers —and are offered in both conventional and compostable versions. This is a FREE article
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NSW Bans Bioplastic Bags
View article: NSW Bans Bioplastic BagsRetailers embrace lightweight plastic bag bans, but call for national alignment
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Consultation on Circular Economy in Scotland
View article: Consultation on Circular Economy in ScotlandThis consultation seeks views on the Scottish Government’s proposals for legislation to develop Scotland’s circular economy.
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Waitrose Stops Coloured Milk Cap
View article: Waitrose Stops Coloured Milk CapMüller and Waitrose to scrap the coloured milk cap
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Why Is Plastic So Nondegradable?
View article: Why Is Plastic So Nondegradable?Article on Newsweek as to why plastic is non biodegradable
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Bioplastics from Potatoes
View article: Bioplastics from PotatoesWaxy potatoes are high in amylopectin content, and have applications in the production of bioplastics, food additives, adhesives and alcohol.
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Chrysal Compostable Sachet Receives Home Compostable Certificate
View article: Chrysal Compostable Sachet Receives Home Compostable CertificateChrysal Compostable Sachet Receives Home Compostable Certificate
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Independent Testing of PLA, PBAT and BDP Residues in Compost
View article: Independent Testing of PLA, PBAT and BDP Residues in CompostNatureWorks Ingeo PLA, BASF Ecoflex PBAT and more compostable plastics were independently tested by a team of researchers. The compost was tested after the biodegradation of compostable plastics. The researchers did a remarkable job.
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Engineering Nonphotosynthetic Carbon Fixation for Bioplastic Production
View article: Engineering Nonphotosynthetic Carbon Fixation for Bioplastic ProductionEngineering nonphotosynthetic carbon fixation for production of bioplastics by methanogenic archaea
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How Are Chemicals Trapped in Body?
View article: How Are Chemicals Trapped in Body?By studying polar bear poop, researchers aim to learn how chemicals are trapped in the body
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Boston Goes Curbside Food Waste Collection
View article: Boston Goes Curbside Food Waste CollectionBoston to launch curbside food waste collection in August
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TerraCycle Receives Recycling Certification
View article: TerraCycle Receives Recycling CertificationBureau Veritas Consumer Products Services granted recycling company TerraCycle the Recycled Claim Standard certification, which verifies the Trenton company’s recycling operations and adherence to the RCS as published by the nonprofit Textile Exchange.
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Handelsbanken Goes Ocean Plastic Cards
View article: Handelsbanken Goes Ocean Plastic CardsHandelsbanken goes for payment cards made of recycled ocean plastic
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Earth & Wheat and Treetop Biopak Partner on Compostable Packaging
View article: Earth & Wheat and Treetop Biopak Partner on Compostable Packaging‘Wonky’ bread subscription service Earth & Wheat has teamed up with Treetop Biopak to switch to compostable packaging.
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(Bio-) PET, Bacteria, Enzymes & Microbes, Biodegradation & Composting, Universities, Institutes & LabsLeipzig University Research on PET Biodegradation
View article: Leipzig University Research on PET BiodegradationNewly Discovered Enzyme Breaks Down Pet Plastic In Record Time
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New Reactive Chemical Found in Atmosphere
View article: New Reactive Chemical Found in AtmosphereNew type of extremely reactive substance in the atmosphere
