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Coca-Cola Bottle Made from Ocean Plastics
The Coca-Cola Company unveiled its first-ever sample bottles made using recovered and recycled marine plastics, demonstrating that, one day, even ocean debris could be used in recycled packaging for food or drinks.
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Swapping Plastics for Paper in the Cosmetics Industry
Stora Enso is introducing a paperboard tube for cosmetics packaging as a new, climate-friendly alternative to plastic tubes.
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Mitsui Chemicals Begins Project Aimed at Commercializing Bio-based Polypropylene
Mitsui Chemicals is collaborating with Kaisei Inc. to commercialize bio-based polypropylene (bio-PP).
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Paper and Biodegradable Alternatives as Bad as Plastic Says Greenpeace
Greenpeace USA has released a report that warns consumers to be sceptical of ‘plastic alternatives’ offered by big companies as the solution to the planet’s plastic problem.
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Hemp Hardwoods and Bioplastics Expand Crop Use Beyond CBD
Most U.S. farmers are growing hemp for cannabidiol, but hemp-based hardwood and bioplastics businesses have sprouted up this fall, expanding the newly legal crop’s potential.
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Charging for SUP Coffee Cups Increases Use of Reusable Cups
Selling disposable cups separately instead of offering discounts for reusables can significantly increase the number of people choosing the more sustainable drinks option, a key new study has found.
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Don’t Miss The Bioplastics Business Breakfast at K’2019!
K’2019 is the World’s largest plastics and rubber trade fair. Bioplastics will be at the hart of this event. More than ever, you should attend the Bioplastics Business Breakfasts on October 17, 18, 19 and, 20.
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The Largest Biocomposites Conference Will be in Germany
Today’s customers expect companies to reduce plastics in their products. Biocomposites can be the solution: 30 to 80 % of plastics are replaced by biogenic fillers such as wood flour or cork, or by natural fibres for reinforcement.
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Confusion over Compostability of Cartons and SUP Directive on Coated Cartonboard
Manufacturers in the carton industry are concerned that confusion remains over the compostability of cartons, MOSH (Mineral Oil Saturated Hydrocarbons) and MOAH (Mineral Oil Aromatic Hydrocarbons) and the SUP (Single-Use Plastics) directive on coated cartonboard, says ECMA (European Carton Manufacturers Association).
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Bioplastics Ranking September 2019
Here’s the Bioplastic Companies and Brands Ranking for the month of September 2019.
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From Crop to Cream
Biotechnology unlocks more renewable feedstocks for the personal care industry.
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Is That Design Biodegradable? It’s Complicated
The U.K. is developing standards for biodegradable, compostable, and bio-based plastics, underscoring the need for research on these promising materials.
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Can Bioplastics Be Used for SUP Medical Applications?
Ashlee Jahnke, director of research at plastic substitute specialist, Teysha Technologies, explains how a breakthrough in bioplastics could help to reduce the amount of single-use plastic.
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Can Bioplastics Save Us From Drowning In Our Own Waste?
Alternatives like paper, cloth, biodegradable plastics, glass, etc have relative merits and no single alternative can be the solution to what is essentially a crisis caused by human behaviour.
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Braskem and Tramontina Launch Chairs Made From Post-Consumer Resin
Partnership between the Brazilian companies turns out one more line of sustainable products that contribute to the return of plastic to a new cycle.
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Invest in the European Bio-Economy!
There’s a unique opportunity to get a VIP seat at the European Bio-economic Table. Are you interested?
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Australian Retailer Moves To Eliminate All Waste Going to Landfill
The brand is trialling a zero waste strategy in an effort to become Australia’s most sustainable supermarket.
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India Divided on How to Deal with Biodegradable Waste
While Kochi Corporation and the municipalities of Thripunithura, Thrikkakara, Angamaly, Aluva and Kalamassery continue to transport waste to the dumping site at Brahmapuram, a number of local bodies have started embracing methods that treat biodegradable waste at source itself.
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Seminar on Designing With Nanoscale Building Blocks
Danielle Tullman-Ercek, an associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Northwestern University, will give a Chemistry Seminar at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, in Chemistry Building 144. A reception will follow in CHEM 105. Her seminar is titled “Designing With Nanoscale Building Blocks: Engineering Self-Assembling Protein Superstructures for Applications in Vaccines,…
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New Hanover, Biodegradable Packaging and PFAS
Biodegradable food packaging seems to offer the best of all worlds — convenience and an environmentally friendly waste product. However, recent studies have shown that compostable food containers, as well as paper plates and fast-food containers, often contain short-chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, to repel water and grease.
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Delicate Wash Important Source of Microplastics
Study finds 800,000 extra fibres are shed than on standard washing machine setting.
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Finke to Show FIBAPLAST for Colouring Bio-Plastics at K 2019
At K 2019 Finke will present its range of FIBAPLAST masterbatches for colouring bio-plastics.
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Michelin, IFP Energies Nouvelles and Axens Construct Bio-Butadiene Protoype Plant
Axens, IFP Energies Nouvellas and Michelin have announced the construction of the first industrial-scale prototype of a plant producing butadiene from bioethanol in France.
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Bioplastics Are No Substitute For Reusable Utensils
A few days ago, I found myself armpit-deep in a compost bin on the bottom floor of Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union. I snagged the plastic cup I’d been angling for and flipped it over.
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Australian PM Calls For Global Plastic Policy at UN
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is pushing for a new commercial model for global recycling in a call at the United Nations that also urges more action to clean up the world’s oceans.
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MEP Event Underlines Importance of Bioplastics to Achieve Circular Economy
On 24 September, European Bioplastics, together with MEP Franc Bogovič (EPP, Slovenia), held a working breakfast in the European Parliament on the role of bio-based feedstock and biodegradability in a circular plastics economy.
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Criteria and Examples for Preferable Use of Compostable Plastics
European Bioplastics proposes criteria and product examples for preferable use of compostable plastics.
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Open Letter to the European Commission on Comparability of Bio-based and Petrochemical Polymers
Nova-Institute published open letter to JRC on comparability of bio-based and petrochemical polymers.
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Fashion Designer Gabriela Hearst Goes Bioplastics
Gabriela Hearst On Her New Sustainability Focused Mayfair Store, Designed By Norman Foster.
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Green Science Alliance Improves PLA Bottle With Nano Cellulose
Green Science Alliance Co., Ltd. Made Biodegradable Bottle Instead of PET Bottle With Nano Cellulose + PLA (Poly Lactic Acid) Composite Material (100% Nature Material, no Petroleum).
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Tooth, the Toothbrush Made From Recycled and Biodegradable Materials
As ubiquitous as morning coffee is the practice of brushing your teeth. We know you’re conscientious about water consumption by turning off the faucet while you brush, but there’s that seldom-discussed issue of toothbrush waste, mostly plastic, that equates to around 1,000,000,000 toothbrushes heading to the landfill annually, and that’s just in the United States.
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Conference To Advance Canadian Bio-Economy
More than 80 people gathered at the Lambton College Event Centre Thursday to work on the long-term project of building Canada’s bio-economy.
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Can Plant-Based Plastics Dig Us Out of Waste Crisis?
Why compostable plastics are condemned to landfill and what can be done to solve the packaging conundrum.
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Industrial Compostability Claims Checklist
Guidance Document of the PLASTICS Bioplastics Division, September 2019.
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Australian Billionaire Wants Plastic Producers To Pay Financial Contribution
Mining billionaire’s initiative would see manufacturers of virgin plastic pay premium for doing so
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New Guide on Biodegradable Fish Aggregating Device
Updated best-practices illustrated manual offers practical, science-based guidance on building biodegradable FADs
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Stora Enso Appoints Annica Bresky as President and CEO
Stora Enso’s Board of Directors has appointed Annica Bresky, 44, as the new President and CEO of the company as of 1 December 2019. Until then, Stora Enso’s current CEO Karl-Henrik Sundström continues in his position. Bresky is currently Head of Stora Enso’s Consumer Board division.
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Dow and UPM Form a Joint Venture to Produce Bioplastics
Dow, in partnership with UPM Biofuels, a producer of advanced biofuels, announces the commercialization of a plastics offering for the packaging industry made from a bio-based renewable feedstock.
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New Process for Bio-Based Microparticles in Cosmetics
Microplastics is spreading more and more, especially in the sea. The impact of microplastics on animals and humans has not been researched in the long term.
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The 4 Truths of PLA Straws
Whether it be part of legislation or conservation efforts, many brands are switching from plastic to a sustainable alternative, often PLA, without knowing the real truth about the dangers of a PLA straw.
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New Joint Venture To Produce Biobased Acrylic Acid For Diapers
ADM Joins Forces with LG Chem to Develop Sustainable Technology for Superabsorbent Polymers Used in Diapers.
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Bioplastics From Waste Fats
Using bacteria to replace plastics derived from fossil oil. 450 million tons of plastic are produced globally each year. PHAs represent a tentative approach to defeating the plague that is plastic. PHA stands for Polyhydroxyalkanoates.
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Why is Clarification Needed on Bioplastic Recycling?
Regarding FEAD’s (European Federation of Waste Management and Environmental Services) latest position paper Biodegradable and Bio-Based Plastics, European Bioplastics (EUBP) believes that FEAD displays an incomplete perception on how a circular economy can be achieved.
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UK Government Moves to End Vague and Misleading Bioplastic Terminology
The UK government has called for experts to help it develop standards for bioplastics and biodegradable plastics, amid rising concern over greenwashing.
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Novozymes Commits to 1.5 Degree Celsius
From New York during Climate Week and the United Nations General Assembly, Novozymes’ President and CEO announces validated, science-based commitment to limit global warming increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
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Biocomposites Offer an Affordable Way to Go Green
Recently, the plastics industry has actively sought innovative materials. At the same time, the forest industry has developed wood-based raw materials to replace fossil-based ones.
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Pyramid Tea Bags Release Billions of MicroPlastic In Your Tea
Cups of tea could be contaminated with millions of microscopic plastic particles, new research suggests.
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Cargill To Disrupt Paper Packaging With Wheat-Based Starch Innovation
Cargill has expanded its range of packaging ingredients with the launch of C*iBond 25957, a cationic, wet-end starch designed for packaging paper applications.
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Testimonials of Growers Using Bioplastics Mulch Films
Discover the testimonials of growers that use Bio360 mulch films made of MATER-BI biodegradable and compostable bioplastics.
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PepsiCo is Reinventing How We Think about Packaging
Beverage and snack giant PepsiCo says it can avoid the use of 67 billion plastic bottles through 2025, thanks to the expansion of its SodaStream business. Meanwhile, its wider ‘Beyond the Bottle’ strategy is looking at other ways it can move away from single-use plastic packaging.
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BioMarine Cascais 2019: Your Blue Vision at Work
You are a corporate looking for a disruptive innovation coming from the blue bio economy? Join Biomarine 2019 in Cascais on 4 and 5 November 2019.
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Will Ontario Become The Hemp Biocomposite Leader?
Eastern Ontario community rolled out cannabis tourism strategy Monday.
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Clariant Launches 25 Organic Pigments for Bioplastics
Launch of organic pigment range conforming to EN 13432 compostable criteria for packaging. More consumer appeal: biodegradable plastics can be colorful too! AF-COLOR has implemented a palette of bio masterbatches based on Clariant’s new range.
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Chair of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at NDSU Talks About Bioplastics
This is the fifth-annual Bioplastics Week, an event designed to educate consumers and the plastics industry about plastics made from things like vegetable oils, corn starch, straw, woodchips, sawdust, and even recycled food waste. This summer, NDSU was named as the lead site for an effort to research bioplastics like pots for plants that are…
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Food Standard Agency Calls For More Research Into Bio-based Food Contact Materials
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has called for more research into bio-based food contact materials (BBFCMs) in order to rule out concerns they could pose allergen risks.
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Indian Joint Venture To Start Producing Bioplastics
GUWAHATI: As the government is set to ban the use and manufacturing of single-use plastic products by October 2, the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IITG), in collaboration with the Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) has initiated a joint venture to start biodegradable and environment-friendly plastic production for commercial use.
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Dupont Goes Biobased Fashion
The DuPont Sorona brand team gathered sustainable food and fashion leaders from across the country for thoughtful conversation around the slow food and fashion movements on Angel Island outside of San Francisco, CA, on 11 September.
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Lighting Made From Tobacco, Hemp and Brewing Waste
High Society Studio is based in South-Tyrol, Italy, with a focus on creating plant-based lighting by upcycling waste products such as hemp, tobacco, pomace (solid remains of wine production), beer brewing remains, and coffee silver skin.
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Greta Thunberg Sues France For Being The Biggest Polluter
Greta Thunberg attacks world leaders for failing her generation as she files lawsuit at United Nations. She sues five countries for being the biggest polluters of the 45 countries that ratified the third optional protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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New Project: Bio-Aromatics 4 Coatings
Biorizon co-initiator TNO develops technology to convert furans into functional bio-aromatics.
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Last Call to Register and Win The Biocomposite of the Year Award 2019
Will your material win the Innovation Award “Biocomposite of the Year 2019”? Just a few more days left! Register before it’s too late. It will boost your business if you win!
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Fight Between Trade Bodies Over Biodegradables
The bioplastics industry has accused Europe’s waste management companies of raising concerns about biodegradable and compostable plastics based on “vague notions”.
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Greta Thunberg Speech at UN
Speech given by Greta Thunberg at the Assembly General of the UN, 4 minutes long.
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Neste Opens Office in China To Trade in Waste and Raw Materials
Neste opens an office in Shanghai and starts renewable raw material sourcing operations in China.
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AB Inbev and Budweiser To Stop Using Plastic Pack Rings in UK
Budweiser to stop using plastic for all its UK beer four-packs before 2021. Brewer plans to cut plastic use by 850 tonnes a year with new approaches to packaging.
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Coca-Cola Stops Using Plastic Wrap in Europe
Coca-Cola European Partners is to replace plastic shrink wrap with cardboard for its multipacks across Western Europe.
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Scotland Plan To Send Biodegradable Waste to Swedish Incinerator Creates Scandal
A row has erupted over a council’s plans to ship biodegradable waste from Scotland to a Swedish incinerator.
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Covestro Goes Recycling
Alliance of 100 organizations and companies / Target: 10 million tons of recycled plastics per year starting 2025.
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How to Sell Green to Consumers?
For decades, manufacturers sold better living through chemistry. Many consumers are now reluctant to believe the new branding.
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Indonesia Sends Back Plastic Waste to New Zealand, US, UK, Belgium and Spain
Indonesia has vowed to send back contaminated plastic waste – in a move some say exposes New Zealand’s “dirty secret” of shipping used, low-grade plastic offshore.
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Mitsubishi Chemical in DJSI
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation today announced that it has been selected for the third consecutive year as a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for inclusion in the World Index, which is the global benchmark for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing.
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PTT Global Chemical (GC) in the Press With Bioplastics
The World Economic Forum recently revealed the top 10 emerging technologies for 2019 that are expected to radically impact the global social and economic order. Top on the list is Bioplastics for a Circular Economy.
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WinCup Launches New Line of Biodegradable Straws
WinCup is launching a new line of straws and stirrers made from Danimer Scientific’s Nodax polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA).
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Technology Uses Banana Leaves as a Biodegradable Alternative to Single-use Plastic
Plastic pollution negatively impacts the health of our planet. Waste management has led to an irreversible environmental crisis that is felt by wildlife, especially in the oceans.
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TIPA France Hires New Sales Director
Jean-Pierre Rakoutz will be responsible for developing the sales of the Israeli company specializing in bioplastics.
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Veja New Running Shoe Made With Bioplastics
The so-called “post-petroleum” shoe joins the growing ranks of eco-runners.
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Novamont Wins Innovation Award from US Plastics Industry Association
The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) Bioplastics Division today announced Novamont as the winner of the 2019 Innovation in Bioplastics Award.
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Total CEO Questioned by French MPs Regarding Bioplastics
Total CEO, Patrick Pouyanné, was questioned by French MPs in the Economic Affairs Committee on September 17. He had to answer questions on the biodegradation and his ambition on bioplastics.
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New Electric Motorbike Made With Hemp Bioplastics
Cake, which recently launched a groundbreaking electric motorbike, will now collaborate with Trifilon, an exciting Swedish startup that designs and sells sustainable materials with advanced biocomposite technology.
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Iceland CEO Pressured by the Recycling Industry to Use Recycled Plastics
Iceland boss Richard Walker claims ‘Big Plastic’ is pressuring supermarkets to abandon their green efforts.
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EU Consultation on Bio-based and Circular Research and Innovation Partnerships
Have your say on the next generation of ambitious research and innovation partnerships.
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Bioplastics From Fish Guts and One Cod Can Make 1400 Bags
Lucy Hughes, a 23-year-old student at the University of Sussex, has developed MarinaTex – a bioplastic made from organic fish waste and red algae.
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Albis Supplies Bioplastics for Dr. Boy Live-Show at K 2019
Dr. BOY, manufacturer of injection moulding machines, is planning an extensive live show at K 2019. The plastic solutions for this demonstration will be supplied by ALBIS PLASTIC.
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Call for Partners: Use or Invest in (Biobased) Polymerization Shared Facility
Green Chemistry Campus, REWIN and Wageningen University are planning the development of the first multipurpose Polymerization Shared Facility Pilot Plant in Bergen op Zoom. In this facility new and redesigned bio-polymers can be produced at a sub-commercial scale. Currently the consortium is looking for companies in the field of new (biobased) polymers that are interested…
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Bio-Chemistry: Is France Doing Enough?
Who said chemistry could not rhyme with ecology? Plant chemistry uses bio-resources as an alternative to fossil fuels to create new products and materials. Founded in 2007, the Association of Bio-based Chemistry (ACDV) supports and promotes the development of this sector. Is France doing enough to support this industry of the future? We asked the…
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The Winners of The Cup Fund of Starbucks
12 Winners of the Cup Fund Chosen to Boost Paper Cup Recycling Across the U.k., Diverting 420 Tonnes of Waste Per Year Innovative Projects Range From City-wide Recycling Schemes to New Approaches for Vending Machines, Retail Centres, Service Stations, Offices and Universities.
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EU Plastic Tax to Plug Gap of Post-Brexit Budget
The EU could adopt a tax on plastic packaging to reduce waste and to plug the gap in its budget left by Brexit.
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Avantium Program Leader Goes Back to School
Klaas Jan Schouten appointed Research Assistant Professor Electrocatalysis and Applied Electrochemistry.
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Finland VTT Believes Carbon Feedstock Will Breakthrough in Materials and Chemicals
In the carbon reuse economy, fossil carbon is left in the ground while aboveground carbon circulates without accumulating to the atmosphere. Forests act as both carbon sinks and an important source of carbon. In addition to this, carbon is captured from industrial emissions and eventually from the air, too. Our aim is that globally by…
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Biodegradable and Partially Edible Plastics-Free Flight Tray Created to Cut Waste
A plastics-free flight tray made from old coffee grounds has been designed to cut the waste sent to landfill because of air travel.
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Schoeller Introduces Proearth Biodegradable Textiles
Schoeller, the global textile solutions manufacturer dedicated to sustainability and innovation for more than 150 years, introduces its new PROEARTH™ collection of biodegradable textiles.
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Most Plastic Products Contain Potentially Toxic Chemicals, Study Reveals
From yogurt containers to bath mats, stuff you use every day may come with hidden risks. Here are tips to minimize exposure.
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Woodly and Wipak: Partnership for Carbon Neutral Film Packaging Solutions
Wipak and Woodly Ltd. are joining forces to accelerate the shift towards a carbon neutral future.
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The Density of PLA Filament
Each 3D printing material has different properties, and each is best suited for specific applications. Dig into this guide to PLA density. We’ll explore density and its variations, explaining why this is important.
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Spiders Silk Gives Strength To Wood-Based Bioplastics
Finnish researchers have combined the silk protein found in spiders’ webs with wood cellulose fibres to create a new durable form of bioplastic.
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Clothing Company Launches Biodegradable Activewear
A clothing company based in Burlington is launching a line of biodegradable activewear.
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Sustainable Monolithic Plant Pots Made From Hemp
Yasmin Bawa uses hemp to create sustainable monolithic plant pots.
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Total-Corbion Enters India, to Fight Single-Use Plastic
With the call to dump single-use plastic coming from the prime minister himself, a global leader in biodegradable plastic Total-Corbion has announced its India foray with a technical collaboration with Mangalore-based polymers company Konspec.
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Changing the World One Startup at the Time, An Investor Perspective
Exclusive Interview with Josko Bobanovic, Partner at Sofinnova Partners. Sofinnova Partners invests in start-ups, early-stage companies, corporate spin-offs and occasionally restarts.
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