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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 & Labs
Leipzig 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
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EU Consultation on Revision of Waste Framework Directive
View article: EU Consultation on Revision of Waste Framework DirectiveWaste and recycling: Commission seeks views on revision of the Waste Framework Directive
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Toys and Furniture Made From Popcorn
View article: Toys and Furniture Made From PopcornForest scientists at the University of Göttingen are developing bio-based, environmentally friendly material
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Converting Agricultural Waste into PHA
View article: Converting Agricultural Waste into PHAUpcycling agricultural waste to biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates by combined ambient alkaline pretreatment and bacterial fermentation
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Investor Capital at Risk Because of Plastic Industry
View article: Investor Capital at Risk Because of Plastic IndustryEur 678 Billion Of Investor Capital At Risk From Eu Plastic Industry’s Business-As-Usual Model
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Philippines Goes for Plastic Money
View article: Philippines Goes for Plastic MoneyBSP Releases Polymer Banknotes to Banks for Circulation
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New Hope and S&B Partner on Chemical Recycling
View article: New Hope and S&B Partner on Chemical RecyclingS&B Selected as Contractor for New Hope Energy’s Advanced Plastics Recycling Unit
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rPET Shortage in EU
View article: rPET Shortage in EUSoft drinks industry faces a recycled plastic shortage, says Ribena maker
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Bioplastics Integration in the Aviation Industry (FREE)
View article: Bioplastics Integration in the Aviation Industry (FREE)This article provides a neutral approach to the feasibility of integrating bio plastics within the aviation industry to support sustainable growth, whilst maintaining effective maintenance facilities, procedures, and flight operations. This is a FREE article
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TU Dresden Research on Biosynthesis of Cyanobacterin
View article: TU Dresden Research on Biosynthesis of CyanobacterinBiosynthesis Of Cyanobacterin Opens Up New Class Of Natural Compounds For Applications In Medicine And Agriculture
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Californian School Discovers Problem with Compostable Packaging
View article: Californian School Discovers Problem with Compostable PackagingCompostable School Lunch Packaging Isn’t Actually Compostable
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Debunking Bioplastics
View article: Debunking BioplasticsThe environmental impact of consumer items is complicated and the prefix “bio” does not necessarily mean better.
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Bioform Technologies to Replace Plastic with Kelp, Wood Fibre and Minerals
View article: Bioform Technologies to Replace Plastic with Kelp, Wood Fibre and MineralsSmall Vancouver startup believes it’s created the solution to plastic pollution
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GPCA Talks About Circular Plastics
View article: GPCA Talks About Circular PlasticsThe Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) represents the downstream hydrocarbon industry in the Arabian Gulf.
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Tipa and G Mondini Partner on Compostable Wet Food Container
View article: Tipa and G Mondini Partner on Compostable Wet Food ContainerTIPA Partners with G.Mondini to Produce Home Compostable Wet Food Container
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Natrify Raises Millions to Develop Bioplastics
View article: Natrify Raises Millions to Develop BioplasticsEgyptian Startup raises millions to develop biodegradable plastics
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NZ Startup Uses Bees to Make Bioplastics
View article: NZ Startup Uses Bees to Make BioplasticsNew Zealand’s Humble Bee Bio is using bees to create bioplastics
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UBC Research on Bioplastics
View article: UBC Research on BioplasticsUniversity of British Columbia research on bioplastics
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India Restricts Sugar Exports
View article: India Restricts Sugar ExportsIndia’s Government Restricts Sugar Exports
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Hong Kong Introduces Polluter Pays for Beverage Containers
View article: Hong Kong Introduces Polluter Pays for Beverage ContainersPolluter Pays Principle Introduces New Levies on Beverage Containers
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EU Paper Industry Not Happy With EU Parliament Vote
View article: EU Paper Industry Not Happy With EU Parliament VoteA series of EU Parliament votes on Fit for 55 sends wrong signals on industry decarbonisation & bioeconomy development
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Indonesia to Build First Bio Propylene Glycol Plant
View article: Indonesia to Build First Bio Propylene Glycol PlantOASA to Build Indonesia’s First Bio Propylene Glycol Plant
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Phillips 66 Has a Plastic Middle Life Crisis
View article: Phillips 66 Has a Plastic Middle Life CrisisThe resolution requests that Phillips 66 publish a report describing how it could shift its plastic production business from virgin to recycled plastic polymers
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Retailers Greenwashing on Plastic Report
View article: Retailers Greenwashing on Plastic ReportCheck out new Changing Markets Foundation and Break Free From Plastic report investigating where European #supermarkets stand on #plasticpollution crisis.
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Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Results
View article: Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings ResultsConsolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2022
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World Sugar Report
View article: World Sugar ReportThis biannual report, published in May and November, includes data on U.S. and global trade, production, consumption and stocks, as well as analysis of developments affecting world trade in sugar.
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Paris Packaging Week 2022 (FREE)
View article: Paris Packaging Week 2022 (FREE)At the heart of packaging innovation for beauty, premium drinks, luxury and FMCG. This is the only event I will be attending in person this year. This is a FREE article
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University of Bath Makes Plastic UV Degradable
View article: University of Bath Makes Plastic UV DegradableScientists at Bath found that incorporating sugar units into polymers makes them more degradable when exposed to UV light.
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Tipa Surfs on the Anti PFAS Wave
View article: Tipa Surfs on the Anti PFAS WaveTipa has a cleaver content marketing strategy
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UV Degradation of PLA
View article: UV Degradation of PLAUV degradation of poly(lactic acid) materials through copolymerisation with a sugar-derived cyclic xanthate
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NatureWorks and CJ Bio Partner on Bioplastics
View article: NatureWorks and CJ Bio Partner on BioplasticsCJ BIO and NatureWorks Working Towards a Master Collaboration Agreement to Commercialize Novel Biopolymer Solutions
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Bio Base Mobile Pilot Plant Starts its Journey
View article: Bio Base Mobile Pilot Plant Starts its JourneyBio Base Mobile Pilot Plant leaves construction site and travels to first temporary host
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Does EU Need Bioenergy? (FREE)
View article: Does EU Need Bioenergy? (FREE)Why Europe Needs Sustainable Bioenergy? This is a FREE article
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Is Amazon Palm Oil Sustainable?
View article: Is Amazon Palm Oil Sustainable?Amazon palm oil: sustainable fuel or deforestation driver?
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Tallgrass and ADM Partner on Carbon Capture
View article: Tallgrass and ADM Partner on Carbon CaptureTallgrass to Capture and Sequester CO2 Emissions From ADM Corn Processing Complex in Nebraska
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Lawsuit in the Biofuel Industry
View article: Lawsuit in the Biofuel IndustryUS Lawsuit over renewable fuels
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Suzuki Goes for Durabio
View article: Suzuki Goes for DurabioBio-based Engineering Plastic DURABIO™ Adopted for the Front Grill of Suzuki S-CROSS
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European Farmlands Are Largest Reservoir of Microplastics
View article: European Farmlands Are Largest Reservoir of MicroplasticsPlastic pollution: European farmland could be largest global reservoir of microplastics
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Conventional vs Biodegradable Microplastics
View article: Conventional vs Biodegradable MicroplasticsField response of N2O emissions, microbial communities, soil biochemical processes and winter barley growth to the addition of conventional and biodegradable microplastics
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CNBC Covers Loliware
View article: CNBC Covers LoliwareAfter seeing Hawaii’s beaches littered with plastic, this islander built a company to make straws from seaweed
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Sorting and Separating Technologies for Bioplastics Packaging
View article: Sorting and Separating Technologies for Bioplastics PackagingA Review of Sorting and Separating Technologies Suitable for Compostable and Biodegradable Plastic Packaging
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Digestibility of PHA and PBSA
View article: Digestibility of PHA and PBSADigestibility Kinetics of Polyhydroxyalkanoate and Poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) after In Vitro Fermentation in Rumen Fluid
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Coles Supermarket Goes Ocean Plastic Bags
View article: Coles Supermarket Goes Ocean Plastic BagsColes using plastic marine waste to make shopping bags
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Californian Town Goes Compostable Foodware
View article: Californian Town Goes Compostable FoodwareTiburon signals support for single-use foodware ban
































































































