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Large-Scale Textile Recycling Using Wood Fibers
At present, no one in the world can recycle fibres from blended fabrics on a large scale. Södra now has a unique solution that will enable circular flows in the fashion and textile industry.
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Bio-Film Formers for Sun Creams
LexFilm Sun Natural MB is a multidimensional film-forming polymer which imparts superior water-resistance to sunscreens in comparison to leading synthetic polymers.
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India Starts Campaign Beat Plastic Pollution with Sla and Pla
The Meghalaya State Planning Board on Monday launched an initiative to reduce the use of single-use plastic by people in the state.
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KLM Makes Tools From PET Bottles Using 3D Printers
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is the first airline in the world to recycle PET bottles to make tools for repairing and maintaining its aircraft. Empty bottles are collected at the end of every flight and transformed into filament, the material used in 3D printers.
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Technological Remedies to Plastic Waste in the Mediterranean are Themselves Risky
Marine environments are the most commonly affected by dumping and, with a projected 2 billion tonnes of plastic being produced by 2050, the exact amount that might reach the oceans is not known.
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Indian Company makes Biodegradable Plates From Leaves
Vistaraku, a company based in India, makes biodegradable plates and bowls from the leaves of the Palash tree.
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Biodegradable Makeup Wipes You Can Throw in the Compost
Some of them break down in as quickly as 28 days.
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The Unfair Treatment of Biodegradable Mexican Chewing Gum
A biodegradable, organic gum shouldn’t have to pay the same taxes as gums made from petrochemicals, writes Amanda Rosalia Aranda Novoa.
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Bioplastics Wins the 2019 European Social Innovation Competition
The European Commission announced the winners of the 2019 European Social Innovation Competition, for their innovative answer to plastic waste and recycling.
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New Awareness Campaign for Separate Collection of BioWaste in France
The purpose of this campaign is to make separate collection of biowaste a topic during the next French local council elections of 2020.
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Novamont Global Commitment Progress Report
Launched in October 2018 by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme, the Global Commitment unites businesses, governments, and other organisations from around the world behind a common vision of a circular economy for plastics, in which plastics never become waste.
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Plastic Federations Oppose Italian Plastic Tax Proposals
During a meeting held in Düsseldorf at the K trade show, the three Presidents of the European plastics industry associations, Renato Zelcher (European Plastics Converters), Javier Constante (PlasticsEurope) and Ton Emans (Plastic Recyclers Europe), agreed to oppose the Italian Government’s tax proposal of 1000 € per ton of plastic packaging.
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The New Luxury Award
Perfume, Packaging and Packing of the future – Sustainability following the New Luxury Code. Packaging is what a consumer sees first, before the product. Packaging serves a practical purpose, but it also carries a story and communicate a brand’s values.
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Dove Plastic Packaging Strategy
Dove, one of the largest beauty brands in the world, unveils new initiatives and impact figures to accelerate the global beauty industry’s progress to address plastic waste.
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Reuters Investigates on the Bio-on Saga
The head of Italy’s Bio-on (ON.MI) was arrested on Wednesday in a probe into false accounting and market manipulation, just three months after the bio-plastics maker suffered an attack by a short seller fund that erased 80% of its value.
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Florida School Switches to Biodegradable School Lunch Trays
The school is the first in the county to utilize the plant-based trays.
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Revolutionary Technology Breaks Plastic Into Liquid Oil
When Kenneth Poeppelmeier opened the reactor vessel in his lab and saw liquid, he said it was a real “eureka moment”.
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Baltimore Bans Styrofoam and Plastic Foam!
On October 19, Baltimore began its plastic foam ban. The ban is aimed at businesses and includes Styrofoam containers.
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Bio-on President Has Been Placed Under House Arrest
The President and founder of the Italian bioplastics company Bio-on, Marco Astorri, has been charged and placed under house arrest by the prosecutor’s office in Bologna.
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Kaneka Highlights Bioplastics Technology at K 2019
The Japan-based company has developed the bio-based and biodegradable polymer PHBH, which is recyclable through composting and also biodegradable in natural environments, including marine waters.
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Is a Substitute for Plastic Coming Anytime Soon?
For most of us, hearing the world plastic makes us think of single-use plastics like plastic bags or disposable plastic water bottles, but plastic covers a much wider variety of materials than that.
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Bioplastics Hit the Big Time, Going Beyond Product Packaging
Earlier this month, many of us were duly impressed with Unilever’s pledge to halve its use of virgin plastic by 2025. The announcement followed Procter & Gamble’s September pledge to increase the post-consumer recycled (PCR) content in its liquid detergent bottles to 50 percent and reach up to 100 percent PCR content in its conditioner…
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BASF Revenue in Decline by 24% Due to Plastic Crisis and Brexit
EBIT before special items declines to €1.1 billion, primarily due to significantly lower earnings contributions from Chemicals and Materials.
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World First Biobased PVC Hits the Market
The world’s first certification to RSB’s new Advanced Products Standard was announced today, with the launch of INOVYN’s latest generation of PVC with a 100% RSB-certified supply chain.
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3Rs and Biodegradable Materials to Fight Plastic Pollution Says Philippines Government
ON top of producing environment-friendly packaging materials, researchers need to help manufacturers come up with ways to reduce, reuse and recycle (3R), to address the biggest challenge posed by global plastic pollution, officials of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said.
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Clariant and Polymateria Launch Partnership to Bring Bioplastics to Asia
Polymateria, a British business developing a new standard in biodegradable and compostable plastics, has announced a partnership with Clariant, one of the world’s leading specialty chemical companies, to bring its new Biotransformation technology to market in South East Asia. The announcement was made at the K Show in Düsseldorf, Germany.
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DSM To Provide Bioplastics or Recycled Alternative to Plastics Portfolio
Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in nutrition, health and sustainable living, today announces at the K-Show that its engineering plastics business will offer a full alternative range of its existing portfolio based on bio- and/or recycled-based materials by 2030.
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Ferrero Commits to 100% Reusable, Recyclable or Compostable Packaging by 2025
The Ferrero Group releases its 10th Corporate Social Responsibility Report and announces a new commitment to make all packaging 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.
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Six Final Candidates Competing for the Biocomposite of the Year 2019 Award
The winners of the innovation award “Biocomposite of the Year 2019” will be chosen at the “8th Biocomposites Conference Cologne”, in Cologne, Germany.
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How to Use, Recycle and Dispose Plastic Bags Responsibly
Even if you’re diligently working to reduce waste, disposable bags probably ease into your routine. Produce bags. Paper bags. Pretzel bags. Pet-waste bags. Garbage bags. Gift bags. Biodegradable bags. And so on. Even reusable bags eventually wear out. What is the best way to responsibly discard different kinds of disposable bags in an earth-friendly manner?…
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100% Biodegradable Tableware That Will Turn into Soil in 90 Days
Eco-friendly products that look good and are useful.
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Novamont Sustainability Report 2018
Since 2008, Novamont has published the Sustainability Report in accordance with the international guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the main international standard for sustainability reporting, currently in the most up-to-date version of GRI-Standards.
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Packaging Strategy of Mitsubishi Chemical
We were able to put our hands on the packaging strategy and complete technology portfolio of Mitsubishi Chemical.
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Irish SUP Ban Bill Aims to Put Biodegradable Packaging on Supermarket Shelves
A proposed new law which aims to ban certain types of single-use plastics will be debated in the Dáil next week.
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New Bioplastic Packaging Material Combines Polygamma-butyrolactone and Polytrans-hexahydrophthalide
Scientists Haritz Sardón, Ainara Sangroniz, and Agustin Etxeberria at the UPV/EHU’s Faculty of Chemistry, along with the scientists, Jian-Bo and Xiaoyan Tang Eugene Y.-X. Chen Zhu at Colorado State University, have created fully recyclable plastic that endorses the circular economy for plastic packaging materials where design and manufacturing fully adjust to requirements about reusing and…
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A Look At Leading Bioplastics Companies
Biodegradable plastics is a popular new trend that means we can avoid plastics that don’t break down and hence damage the environment. The biodegradable plastics market is projected to grow from USD 3.02 billion in 2018 to USD 6.12 billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 15.1%. Some leading biodegradable plastic companies to consider.
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Selfridges Switches to Bioplastics for Christmas Food Packaging
Selfridges is removing plastic packaging across its own brand range of Christmas food, switching to home compostable alternatives for 90,000 mince pies and 3,000 Christmas cakes.
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A Guide to Sustainable Packaging Labels
Consumers are choosing brands they think are better for the planet, so it’s important they know what they’re getting.
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Novamont Increases Mater-bi Production to 150,000 Tonnes
The increased production capacity (+36%) to be provided by the plant in Patrica, Lazio.
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L’Oréal Launch Paper-Based Cosmetic Tube
Long committed to reducing our environmental impact and improving the footprint of our packaging, L’Oréal is proud to announce the development of the very first paper-based cosmetic tube. The fruit of our collaboration with Albéa, a world leader of cosmetic packaging, its debut on the market is scheduled for 2020.
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Novamont and Saes Group Join Forces to Develop New Materials
Novamont and Saes Group Announce a Technological Partnership for Highly Innovative Solutions.
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Neste and Borealis Join Forces to Produce Bio-PP
Borealis AG and Neste are entering into strategic cooperation for the production of renewable polypropylene (PP). The co-operation will enable Borealis to start using Neste’s 100% renewable propane produced with Neste’s proprietary NEXBTL technology as renewable feedstock at its facilities in Kallo and Beringen, Belgium, starting end of 2019.
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Indian Student Develops Bioplastic From Potato Waste
Mohali: Amid the dire need to come up with a substitute for single-use plastic products, a BTech student of Chitkara University, Baddi campus, has invented a product which he claims can serve the purpose.
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3 World Records For the Largest 3D Printed Bioplastic Boat
More than 250 federal and state officials, business executives, University of Maine System leaders and community members were on hand to witness the UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center receive three Guinness World Records on Oct. 10 for the world’s largest prototype polymer 3D printer, largest solid 3D-printed object, and largest 3D-printed boat.
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Coconut Husks are Best Alternatives to Wood
For years, forests have been cleared because of illegal logging since the demand for wood was high, and lately, even though wood is not as necessary for manufacturing as it did before, the alternatives that were developed were not implemented fast enough.
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LyondellBasell Will Build a Chemical Recycling Plant in Italy
Houston’s LyondellBasell said Tuesday it will build a test plant for recycling old plastics on a molecular level into new plastic products, helping to combat the global glut of plastic waste that threatens the future of the petrochemical industry.
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What Does the Future of Plastic Look Like?
Plastic waste is a growing problem around the world, despite efforts to recycle or reduce plastic use. In order to really transform the recycling process, more attention needs to be paid to the composition of plastic, according to a new research article from Lund University in Sweden.
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Korean Researcher Invents Plastic Bag Using Pulp and Crab Shell
Hwang Sung-yeon, 45, a researcher at the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, recently invented a plastic bag using substances from pulp and crab shells, the first invention of its kind by a Korean researcher.
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Futamura Launches First Compostable Ovenable Film
Futamura, the global leader for sustainable cellulose films, announces the launch of a new product to market, ‘NatureFlex™ 30NVO’, an ovenable grade of its landmark compostable NatureFlex™ films.
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Can Bioplastics Reduce Carbon Footprint of Beauty Sector?
Beauty and personal care manufacturers should consider switching to bio-based polythene for secondary packaging as it can plummet overall carbon footprint, says the MD of Polythene UK.
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A Must Do at K-2019!
Many companies will be showing their latest materials, packaging and products at K 2019. However, you may hear the production line is under construction, the supplies are too small and the distribution is not in place yet. What if your company or clients need a solution right now? One company is right on time to…
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Stora Enso Sustainability Report Rated Among top 10 Globally
For the second year running, Stora Enso’s Sustainability Report 2018 has been included in the top ten sustainability reports globally according to the latest Reporting matters publication by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
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Oregon May Allow BYO Food Containers in Stores To curb Plastic Waste
To curb plastic waste, Oregon may soon allow customers to bring their own reusable food containers to grocery stores and restaurants.
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Japan Plays Catch Up in Scramble to Bioplastics
Japanese companies have committed to move away from the practice of burning plastic waste and embrace a cycle of reusing materials as they risk losing environmentally conscious investors to U.S. and European peers making better progress on recycling.
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Win € 100 K if you can Convert Sugar Beet Sucrose into Bioplastics
Work With Suikerunie to Valorize Sucrose From Sugar Beet Into Bio-polymers to Produce Sustainable Plastics. As part of Sustainable Industry Challenge – Chemport Edition and SuikerUnie are looking for innovative solutions to convert sucrose and use it as a feedstock for biopolymers.
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LCA Confirms Low Carbon Footprint of Total Corbion PLA
Total Corbion PLA’s peer reviewed Life Cycle Impact Assessment of PLA (Poly Lactic Acid) produced from Sugarcane in Thailand has been published in the “Journal of Polymers and the Environment” and confirms PLA’s low carbon footprint.
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California Bans Travel-Size Plastic Shampoo Bottles from Hotels
In a few years, you’ll no longer be able to rely on hotels in California for those travel-size bottles of shampoo and lotion.
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Risks From Bio-Based Food Contact Materials Need Monitoring
Food contact materials made of animal or plant biomass will perform also as plastic FCMs, however, there are also extra risks to customers from chemicals and allergens migrating into food, in step with a Great Britain study.
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Indian Government to Explore Biodegradable Orthopedic Implants
The biodegradable orthopedic implants gets auto degraded over a period of time, depending upon the PH level of human body. The orthopaedic implants market has witnessed a shift from conventional surgical procedures to the use of modern fixation and prosthetic devices.
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Fresh Food Packaging StePac Releases Sustainability Strategy
Fresh packaging company StePac L.A. Ltd., Tefen, Israel, has unveiled a sustainability strategy with four pillars.
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Corbion Makes Pledge to Cut Carbon Emissions
Corbion, the leading global supplier of sustainable biobased food and biochemical ingredients, today announced an ambitious carbon footprint reduction target: to slash one-third of its product-related emissions by 2030.
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Are Global Food Packaging Brands Committed to Ditching Single-Use Plastic?
As the world’s relationship with plastic is being radically redefined, academics at the University of Surrey investigate bold new food packaging pledges made by some of the world’s most prominent brands – and question whether these pledges will translate into measurable actions.
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White House Asks Input on the US Bioeconomy
The Office of Science Technology and Policy (OSTP) requests input from all interested parties on the U.S. Bioeconomy.
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Manufacturers Call for Curbing Smuggling of Non-Biodegradable Bags in Pakistan
Following the ban on plastic bags in Sindh, plastic manufacturers have moved the provincial government to take measures for curbing the smuggling of non-biodegradable bags.
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John Lewis Launches Biodegradable Vegan Duvet
John Lewis & Partners has launched a vegan duvet approved by The Vegan Society and it’s made from biodegradable materials.
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Colorfabb Launches Laser-Markable PLA
Ever wanted to add a nice, crisp logo, a barcode or graphic to your prints? Colorfabb Laser Marking PLA has you covered. Let’s take a look!
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PLA Composite May Be an Eco-Friendlier Alternative to Carbon Fiber
While bio-based polylactic acid (PLA) thermoplastic is relatively eco-friendly and easily recyclable, composites such as carbon fiber are much stronger. German scientists are now claiming to have combined the best features of both, with a new all-PLA composite.
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Top 5 Plastic Polluters in Canada
The largest plastic polluters in Canada have been officially named following a trash audit by Greenpeace Canada.
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Sustainability and Efficiency: The New Trends Driving the Plastics Industry
With a combined workforce of almost 300,000 employees, plastics is one of Germany’s major industrial sectors. The industry also enjoys a strong position on the international stage, due in no small part to its productive research performance.
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Recycling, Bioplastics Also Harm Planet, Campaigners warn
Environmental campaigners are warning that bioplastics and recyclable packaging will not solve the world’s plastics pollution crisis – following a pledge by consumer goods giant Unilever to halve its use of virgin plastics.
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Bioplastic, Compostable Bags: Future of Pet Food Packaging?
More sustainable packaging materials are being developed that could make their way into the pet space.
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Avantium Provides Inner Layer of Paper Bottle
A thin layer of Avantium’s PEF (polyethylene furanoate) will provide the Paper Bottle with the high barrier properties (the ability to withstand gas permeability through the bottle) needed for beverages such as beer and carbonated soft drinks.
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Paper Bottle Company Created, Coke and l’Oreal Join
In April 2019, ALPLA and BillerudKorsnäs, a leading Swedish provider of paper packaging materials and solutions, announced that they were starting a joint venture for the development of a paper bottle. This joint venture is now an established company by the name of Paboco
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Lactips CEO in the Press
An Interview with co-founder and CEO of Lactips, Marie-Hélène Gramatikoff, was published on capital.fr.
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Improved 3D Printing with Lignin Biocomposites
In the recently published ‘Lignin: A Biopolymer from Forestry Biomass for Biocomposites and 3D Printing,’ international researchers Mihaela Tanase-Opedal, Eduardo Espinosa, Alejandro Rodríguez, and Gary Chinga-Carrasco explore a very specific area of materials related to biopolymers.
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Nestle To Push Research in Biopolymers
Behind the scenes at Nestlé Packaging Science: A 5-step approach to the plastic problem.
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Summary of All PFAS Policies in the US
63 Current Policies in 18 States. US citizens have been systematically exposed to PFAS for several decades through intentional dumping of chemicals while the company had knowledge of the health risks.
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Neste Opens Global Hub for Renewable Polymers in Germany
Neste, the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel and renewable aviation fuel and an expert in delivering drop-in renewable and circular polymers and chemicals solutions, opens a new office in Düsseldorf, Germany, to serve as the global hub for its Renewable Polymers and Chemicals business unit.
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Canadian Government Asked to Create a Plan for Single-Use Plastics Management
Retail Council of Canada have called for the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks to create a conclusive plan for single-use plastic management.
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India’s First Private Train Serves Water in Biodegradable Bottles
Passengers onboard the Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express, the country’s first private semi-high speed train, were being given biodegradable packaged drinking water bottles.
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US is a Big Threat in the War Against Plastic
It’s now cheaper to buy new plastic to make drinks containers than it is to buy recycled material. The U.S. shale boom is playing a big part in that.
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What About Cutlery Made From Grains?
Food blogger reviews grain-based single-use spoon.
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Swedish Algae Startup Wins the Jackpot
Swedish Algae Factory has been named the 2019 winner of the Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge.
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Finland Did Not Reach BioEconomic Goals
PM Juha Sipilä’s key bioeconomy projects created few new jobs and did not help the farming sector, auditors concluded.
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PepsiCo Issues $1 Billion Green Bond to Fund Sustainability Initiatives
Names First Chief Sustainability Officer as Company Advances Agenda to Help Build a More Sustainable Food System.
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Which Are Natural Polymers in the Sense of the Single-Use Plastic Ban?
Open Letter to DG Environment by the Nova-institut.
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Are Biodegradable Plastics Environment-Friendly? Think Again, Warns Group
From recyclable plastic to bioplastics made from plants, new packaging solutions have been promoted by companies amid a new generation of consumers concerned about sustainability.
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TIPA CEO in the Press
Daphna Nissenbaum: A Social Entrepreneur Creating A Better Society.
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Are Ships the Source of Plastic Waste in the Oceans?
New research suggests we might be thinking about the ocean plastic problem all wrong — trash dumped from ships could be a major culprit.
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Unilever Commits to Reduce Plastics by 50%
Unilever, owner of brands including Dove, Ben & Jerry’s, Lipton and Omo has announced ambitious new commitments to reduce its plastic waste and help create a circular economy for plastics.
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Plastic Has a Problem; Is Chemical Recycling the Solution?
Under public pressure, plastics makers are increasingly looking to partner with companies to develop chemical recycling processes.
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BASF Invests in Quantafuel to Lead The Chemical Recycling Industry
Investment is important milestone for BASF’s ChemCyclingTM project and a further step towards a circular economy. BASF has right of first refusal for chemically recycled pyrolysis oil and purified hydrocarbons from Quantafuel’s plant in Skive, Denmark. Joint development of process for production of purified hydrocarbon products is intended.
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New Edible Whiskey Pods Made from Seaweed
The Glenlivet just announced a ‘capsule collection’.
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French Government Proposes Deposit System for Recycling Instead of Re-use
In its anti-waste bill, the government is proposing a directive that is not intended to re-use packaging but simply to recycle it. A request from industry that gives a green image to the disposable plastic bottle.
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Research Reveals Damaging Impact of Microplastics on Human Health
Microplastics may cause damage to human immune cells, according to researchers at the University Medical Centre (UMC) Utrecht.
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Los Angeles Is Looking Into Paving Its Roads with Recycled Plastic
In a few years, Angelenos could find themselves driving down streets made of their own recycled plastic bags and bottles. Working with a company called TechniSoil, the City of Los Angeles has been testing out a new method for paving roads using repurposed plastic as a binder. The first pilot site of the project, which…
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Biodegradable Natural Beauty Brands
A handful of pioneering brands are beginning to realise that our beauty products effect far more than our faces. These natural beauty brands use biodegradable or compostable packaging for their cosmetics to foster a shift in the beauty industry. Using these products could make your run-of-the-mill morning routine into a meaningful ritual that is mindful…
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Risks From Bio-Based Food Contact Materials Need Monitoring According to UK Study
Food contact materials made from animal or plant biomass can perform as well as plastic FCMs, but there may be additional risks to consumers from chemicals and allergens migrating into food, according to a UK study.
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Lignin Feedstock for Bioplastics Discussed on Australian Radio Show
The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms.
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BASF Enters Natural Flavours and Fragrances Market
BASF acquires aroma biotech Isobionics, partners with biotech Conagen and makes a biotech entry with natural vanillin, valencene and nootkatone.
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