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Report: Climate of Misinformation – Ranking Big Tech
The fact that more and more people express their disagreement with the official climate change rhetoric on social media is not the cause of the problem but the consequence. The cause is that the climate change ambassadors are the biggest polluters on the planet: billionaires flying with private jets and holidaying on yachts. The people…
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Woodly Appoints Guzman Polymers as New Distributor in Southern European Countries
Guzman Polymers, part of the Hromatka Group, has been appointed as the distributor of Woodly® material in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Turkey.
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Indonesia annual biofuel report
The introduction of E5 gasoline in July 2023 restarted Indonesia’s bioethanol consumption after years of inactivity, albeit to a modest start of an estimated 2 million liters for 2023 due to E5’s price premium in a price sensitive market. Meanwhile, Indonesia’s new B35 biodiesel blending mandate reached nationwide coverage in August 2023 and is expected…
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Chemours liable for environmental damage caused by PFAS, NL judge rules
Chemical factory Chemours in Dordrecht is partly liable for damage suffered by municipalities in the area due to pollution with PFAs. The Rotterdam court determined this in an interim judgment in a civil case.
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ALDI brings products with digitally watermarked packaging to the German market
The ALDI SOUTH Group and ALDI Nord are taking part in the 3rd phase of the HolyGrail 2.0 initiative, a program driven by AIM-European Brands Associations and powered by the Alliance to End Plastic Waste. Adding watermark technology to packaging will help to improve sorting in waste facilities and boost recycling for a circular economy.
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US retail pharmacy store CVS expands sustainable product offerings
The drug chain has added several new reusable and compostable products to its Total Home private label assortment.
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Indian Defence Food Research Laboratory launches PLA water bottles
The eco-friendly innovation is seen as a remedy to rampant plastic pollution; the bottle is compostable as per ISO 17088-2021 and IS 17899 T:2022 Standards, says the premier DRDO lab
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Virospack launches plant based dropper cap
Virospack is introducing its eco-friendly Packaging to the market: a fully PLANT-BASED DROPPER cap using FOREWOOD® material – in partnership with Rezemo GmbG brand, in a complete sustainable dropper kit, a green-powered solution to the cosmetic business.
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UPM Biochemicals and Brenntag Essentials Partner on bio mono-ethylene glycol
Brenntag Essentials expands sustainable product portfolio and signs exclusive distribution agreement in Europe with UPM Biochemicals
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Joint Statement of Forestry Ministers: Austria, Finland, Slovenia, Sweden
Joint Statement of Forestry Ministers: Comprehensive sustainability of forest management requires that local conditions are taken into account
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Finland legislation on corporate sustainability reporting
The government’s proposal to the parliament to amend the Accounting Act and the Auditing Act, as well as some related laws
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Coca-Cola partners with Blue Ocean Closures
Blue Ocean Closures, the Swedish start-up developing fiber-based screw caps, has announced a partnership with Coca-Cola’s EMEA R&D Center in Brussels.
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DOE Announces $16.7 Million to Advance Production of Affordable Biofuels and Biochemicals
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced $16.7 million in funding for five projects to advance the production of affordable biofuels and biochemicals that will significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
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They Promised “Advanced Recycling” for Plastics and Delivered Toxic Waste
Garbage in, toxics out.
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Eastman named to Fortune’s Change the World list
Eastman (NYSE: EMN) today announced it has been recognized as part of Fortune’s Change the World list highlighting the companies that embrace corporate purpose and recognize how it can add value to business and society
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From plastic waste to stadium seats
In the heart of Seville, Spain, football fans can enjoy the comfort of their new stadium seats thanks to the joint efforts of the Gravity Wave project and the famous Real Betis football club. The seats were made from plastic waste from the Mediterranean. Gravity Wave has benefitted from the Next Generation EU programme.
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NEXE Innovations Has Produced its Proprietary Single-Serve Pods for U.S. Based Rooted Grounds Coffee Company
Interest continues to grow for NEXE’s proprietary BPI-certified, single-serve pods to deliver exceptional coffee experience without compromising our planet’s well-being
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Worse Waste Management Award goes to Palm Beach County
Palm Beach county (Florida) seems to have the worse waste management rules. Not sure whether it’s just outdated waste management rules or sharky business practices.
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Ecoveritas laments “political sleight-of-hand” following government environmental U-turns
Ecoveritas has urged caution in response to the latest raft of policy changes announced in a speech by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday.
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CropEnergies opts for climate-neutral energy solution for new production plant
GETEC Group will build a plant for climate-neutral energy supply and the supply of e.g. steam and compressed air on the site of the Zeitz Chemical and Industrial Park in Elsteraue for CE Biobased Chemicals GmbH (CEBC), a 100% subsidiary of CropEnergies AG.
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ECHA receives more than 5 600 comments on PFAS restriction proposal
More than 4 400 organisations, companies and individuals submitted comments and information on the proposal to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the European Economic Area.
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PLA floral foam wins sustainability award at Interflora World Cup
Ingeo-based floral foam wins Sustainability Award at Interflora
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NatureWorks video on 3M Golf Tournament (video)
What I really like about NatureWorks’ sponsorship of the 3M Golf open is that it gives the ability to NatureWorks’ senior management to enjoy a couple of days off at the golf course …. and that makes people happy … it’s nice working a NatureWorks. In the meantime … I think …. NatureWorks is going…
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What most people don’t know about recycling “Styrofoam” cups
That plastic foam cup might have a recycling symbol on it, but can it actually be recycled? Get the facts on recycling foam cups and food containers — It seems as if people are not buying into the Styrofoam recycling tale
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US city council votes unanimously against chemical and advanced recycling plant
To use an expression translated from French … It seems as if the chemical recycling ‘mayonnaise’ is not taking
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U.S. Department of State Launches the End Plastic Pollution International Collaborative (EPPIC)
On the margins of the 78th UN General Assembly, Jose W. Fernandez, Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, launched the End Plastic Pollution International Collaborative (EPPIC) with $15 million in initial U.S. funding.
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Greenpeace demands stronger stance on Global Plastics Treaty
Greenpeace USA calls out State Department’s EPPIC Fail
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The seaweed startup that’s tackling the plastic problem
Viable Gear founder Katie Weiler is in the early stages of making equipment for the aquaculture industry using a seaweed polymer to reduce the amount of petroleum-based plastics entering our oceans from the sector.
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Wood waste transformed into transparent, anti-fog coating
Is wood brown, blue, yellow, or transparent? Researchers discovered ways to make transparent and colourful coatings from wood
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Recology points to organics diversion in sustainability report
Recology Sustainability Report: 1.3 Million Tons Diverted from Landfills, Multiple Advancements to Help Address Climate Change
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Investigating the role of greener plastics for Japan’s carbon neutral goals
Japan’s plastic problem is a huge barrier to carbon neutrality. Could bioplastics and recycled plastics be the answer?
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SynPet and Kolmar Group Partner on chemical recycling in Belgium
Antwerp chosen as site for €100m investment new chemical recycling plant
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EU Commission adopts measures to restrict intentionally added microplastics
Today, the Commission takes another major step to protect the environment by adopting measures that restrict microplastics intentionally added to products under the EU chemical legislation REACH.
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How companies are dealing with emission problem of cement production
It’s a problem if countries want to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, as the 4 billion tons of cement produced every year accounts for 8 percent of total CO2 emissions.
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Closed Loop Study on Chemical Recycling
Closed Loop study breaks down chemical recycling terms
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European Recyclers recommendations for an EU circular economy: exploring chemical recycling when no better recycling alternative available
EuRIC, the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation has issued a roadmap for boosting waste recycling and fostering a clear regulatory framework. The paper reflects EuRIC’s unwavering commitment to advancing sustainability within the recycling industry, with a particular focus on exploring the areas of chemical recycling and mass balance.
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Malaysia Top 10 ocean plastic polluter (Video)
Malaysia has made it to the top 10 countries that throws the most amount of plastic rubbish and waste into the ocean.
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Parkside partners with vegan chocolatier Mummy Meegz on home compostable packaging
Parkside has partnered with vegan chocolate brand Mummy Meegz to bring its amphibian mascot Billie to life in a colourful design adorning a 100% home compostable pack.
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One of World’s Largest McDonald’s Franchisees Buys Biobased Products Made from Trash
Israeli tech company UBQ Materials has developed a plastic substitute made from hard-to-impossible-to-recycle municipal solid waste (MSW) ranging from banana peels to chicken bones, diapers, fiber, and mixed plastics.
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Synthetic Microbial Ecosystem Sustainably Upcycles Plastic into Biodegradable Polymers
Engineering microbial division of labor for plastic upcycling
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Researchers develops biodegradable plastic alternative using discarded coffee grounds
Could spent coffee grounds provide an alternative to plastic packaging?
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Teknor Apex is relaunching bioplastics line
Teknor Apex responds to market demands by re-launching award winning Terraloy® Sustainable Polymers, Compounds and Masterbatches
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Nato victim of oil crime ring …. again
Huge quantities of kerosene has been stolen from Nato by crime ring and ironically it wasn’t the first time. Highly suspicious.
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Traceless Materials raises €36.6M for eco-friendly plastic alternative
Hamburg-based startup, traceless materials, raises €36.6 million to scale production of its eco-friendly plastic alternative. The investment will fund a new demonstration plant.
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SK chemicals and Lovere partner on waste management
Cooperation MOU signed with Lovere, a leading Chinese company in household waste collection and sorting. Joint investment and business commencement in 2024… Expected to create new value in waste plastic sector
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New deep-sea enzyme breaks down PET plastic
An archaeal lid-containing feruloyl esterase degrades polyethylene terephthalate
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African Indian Ocean nations commit to plastics circularity
Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, and Seychelles have adopted a declaration to advance the circular plastic economy
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Lego abandons effort to make bricks from recycled plastic bottles
Danish company says complications with non-oil-based materials would have entailed higher total carbon emissions
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Are ‘Sustainable’ Plastics Truly Eco-Friendly?
The rise of ‘sustainable’ plastics holds the potential to mitigate the global carbon footprint associated with conventional plastics. However, this innovative class of plastics still carries a substantial environmental footprint.
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Bionaphtha for plastics: a building block toward sustainability
Bionaphtha, a co-product in biodiesel or sustainable aviation fuel production, is set to see a growing market in Europe and Asia, spurred by bioplastics demand and fuel blending mandates.
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Scientists reveal the date Earth will face a mass extinction that wipes out all humans
A new study shows unprecedented heat is likely to lead to the next mass extinction since the dinosaurs died out, eliminating nearly all mammals in some 250 million years time.
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New Delhi bans plastic for publicity material on its premises
“To ensure the strict implementation of this initiative, the NDMC is considering the formation of a monitoring team tasked with overseeing compliance,” NDMC vice-chairperson Satish Upadhyay said.
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Coles goes compostable bags in fruit & veg section in all South Australian stores
Initiative will prevent 28 million plastic produce bags from being produced in one year
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SKC to build bioplastic materials plant in Vietnam
SKC Co., a South Korean materials maker, said Monday it plans to build a manufacturing plant in Vietnam to produce materials for biodegradable plastics, as it pushes to expand the eco-friendly materials business.
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Michael Bloomberg to spend $85 million against U.S. plastic, petrochem buildout
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg launched an $85 million campaign to block the planned construction of plastic and petrochemical plants across the U.S. on Wednesday, modeled on his decade-long effort to shutter coal plants.
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Xampla launches consumer brand Morro
Cambridge-based Xampla launches consumer brand, Morro, as part of its mission to rid the world of the most polluting single-use plastics.
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EP Committee excludes biogas from Net Zero Industry Act
On 20 September, the European Parliament’s Committee on Environment (ENVI) adopted its Opinion on the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA), a milestone legislation to foster EU-based manufacturing of clean technologies tabled last March by the European Commission.
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LG Chem and Eni Partner on biorefinery in South Korea
LG Chem and Eni Sustainable Mobility join forces for a potential new innovative biorefinery in South Korea
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EU to ban ‘climate neutral’ claims by 2026 (Financial Times)
Brussels to crack down on greenwashing of consumer products
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Plastic2Olefins plans to use pyrolysis to recycle unsorted plastic waste
The Plastic2Olefins project was set up in order to find a solution to the issue of unsorted plastic waste not being recycled and a large amount of valuable carbon feedstock going to landfill and producing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Lombard Odier announces the first close of its Plastic Circularity Fund
Plastic Circularity Fund to scale solutions for a Circular Economy on Plastics Secures First Closing
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Pyrowave Introduces Nanopurification Technology
A revolutionary short-loop chemical recycling innovation to remove toxic additives and contaminants in plastics
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New recycling technology deconstructs mixed plastics
Selective deconstruction of mixed plastics by a tailored organocatalyst
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US Bill Reintroduced to tackle plastic pollution
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today that he and Senate colleagues have reintroduced legislation that would create a new incentive to recycle plastic and help reduce the plastic waste disrupting coastal economies, overwhelming ecosystems, and threatening public health.
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Compstable Plastics are an expensive form of pollution
On the surface, they sound like a panacea solution to plastic pollution
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Interview with UBQ CEO
Interview with Co-CEO of UBQ Materials Jack ‘Tato’ Bigio, to discuss how the bio-based material is made as well as the environmental benefits.
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EU reaches deal banning ‘climate-neutral’ product claims
In the wake of longstanding complaints of greenwashing by consumer advocates, EU institutions finalised a new law on Tuesday (19 September) enacting a sweeping ban to combat the misleading of its citizens through erroneous claims of sustainability.
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Second CBE JU call closes with 162 project proposals submitted
The CBE JU Programme Office has received 162 project proposals by the 20 September deadline for the 2023 call.
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Kiwi-made biodegradable vine clips going global
A successful research partnership with Scion is bearing fruit for a Christchurch company set to export biodegradable vine clips for the first time and fulfil demand from global winegrowers for more sustainable practices on their vineyards.
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Transforming plastic waste into detergents with dirty process
Our plastic waste can be used as raw material for detergents, thanks to an improved catalytic method
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Philippines and Brazil Partner sugarcane production
THE Philippines and Brazil are eyeing cooperation to boost sugarcane and ethanol production in the country.
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The Plastic Packging value chain warns about the lack of Material Neutrality in PPWR
The plastics packaging value chain calls for a science-based and materialneutral policy framework that ensures the competitiveness of the European plastics packaging industry and supports its transition to the EU’s 2050 net zero and circularity goals
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Dow launches lower carbon, bio-based, and circular propylene glycol solutions in EU
Dow today launches a new range of propylene glycol (PG) solutions featuring alternative – lower carbon, bio-based and circular – feedstocks in Europe thanks to the incorporation of existing Dow innovative technologies.
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Danimer Scientific and Chevron Phillips Chemical Partner on PHA
Danimer Scientific and Chevron Phillips Chemical Expand Collaboration to Include Application Development for Rinnovo™ Polymers
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Reusable take-away packaging has significant potential to reduce carbon footprint vs single-use options
Reusable take-away packaging could present a compelling climate case over single-use alternatives if return and washing systems are properly implemented and optimised, according to a new study today from Zero Waste Europe, Reloop, and TOMRA.
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Mars Publishes Net Zero Roadmap
Mars will cut carbon in half – or by roughly 15 million metric tons – by 2030 across full value chain and will continue investing in climate action despite weaker global economy
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Appliance Industry Complain to EU Commission about French Climate Law
They highlight the importance of EPS (expanded PS)
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United Nations Seems to Boost Plastics Industry Interests, Critics Say
Ahead of a groundbreaking treaty to reduce plastic pollution, a group of independent scientists fear that the United Nations is legitimizing industry-backed proposals such as chemical recycling.
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Greenback acquires Enval
London-based Greenback Recycling Technologies acquires Enval Ltd., a provider of microwave plastics recycling technology.
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Recycling is Real Campaign
The Plastics Industry Association says its campaign is meant to overcome “anti-recycling” rhetoric by educating lawmakers and brands. Advocacy groups say this ignores plastic recycling’s challenges.
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New US Bill to tax virgin plastic
REDUCE Act would levy a fee on production of virgin plastics to incentivize reuse and recycling
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New model to help valorize lignin for bio-based applications
Quantitative prediction of the solvent fractionation of lignin
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UPM Launches compostable fruit stickers
UPM Specialty Papers now offers compostable label face papers for fruit and vegetable stickers
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CKI Solutions Goes Compostable Packaging
Cadence Keen Innovations (d/b/a CKI Solutions), serving the hospitality industry, including cruise, for more than 20 years, is putting plastic packaging in the past and transitioning to compostable packaging for all its mattress and pillow encasements, bed doublers, as well as all other products using plastic or poly bags, including its Bed MadeEZ® Bed Maker.
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HO Sports Unveils biobased Water Ski
HO Sports Unveils Sabre Water Ski, Displacing Traditional Petroleum-Based Materials With Checkerspot’s Biobased Foam Core. New Sabre Water Ski Developed in Partnership with Biotechnology Company To Bring High Performance Biomaterials to Water Sports Industry
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Scientists Transform Plastic Waste Into Soap
Chemical upcycling of polyethylene, polypropylene, and mixtures to high-value surfactants
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Carlsberg delivers on emissions cut
Carlsberg has reduced the carbon emissions across its full value chain by 16% from 2015 levels, as it continues to deliver on sustainability targets.
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Massachusetts Governor announces plastic bottle ban for state agencies
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced that she will sign an executive order banning state agencies from purchasing single-use plastic bottles on Monday.
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A thermal processable, self-healing, and fully bio-based starch plastic
Flexible, thermal processable, self-healing, and fully bio-based starch plastics by constructing dynamic imine network
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Bioplastics makers call for state measures in Thailand
The Thai Bioplastics Industry Association (TBIA) wants the new government to launch measures that can increase demand for bioplastics in Thailand, said TBIA president Viboon Pungprasert.
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ASICS releases sneaker with biobased polymers
Asics Unveils Lightest Ever Co2E Emissions Sneaker, Emitting Just 1.95Kg Per Pair
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The EU Green Deal is in trouble
The Commission president has tried to reassure the European Parliament that she is resisting pressure from her conservative EPP group to rein in the deal’s ambition, but Ursula von der Leyen’s political incentives are not in the Green Deal’s favour.
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NGOs file petition against EPA Renewable Fuel Standard Rule
The EPA Rule ignores evidence that biofuel production has significant climate, environmental, consumer, and justice impacts in violation of federal law
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AGC and Mitsubishi Partner on Circular Carbon Methanol
Start of Study on Production and Sales of the World’s First Circular Carbon Methanol Made from CO2 Generated from Glass Production
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