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Indorama Ventures and Polymateria Partner on Biodegradable Wipes and Masks
Indorama Ventures and Polymateria sign exclusive partnership to enable hygiene customers to produce biodegradable wipes and masks through biotransformation technology
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NatureWorks Opens Office in Bangkok
NatureWorks announced the opening of a new office in the Asia Pacific region on February 2, 2023.
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Machine Learning for Accurate Biodegradable and Compostable Plastic Sorting
Automatic identification and classification of compostable and biodegradable plastics using hyperspectral imaging. UK researchers use machine learning to develop “highly accurate” plastic and compostable waste sortation
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Ikea Goes Biobased Glue
To reduce the climate footprint of board production, IKEA is switching from fossil-based to bio-based glues.
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French Startup Raises $15.8 M for Biobased Colors
PILI, a French biotech and green chemistry company, raises $15.8M to accelerate its industrial scale-up and the decarbonization of the color industry.
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University of Kentucky Student Creates Compostable Paper Recycling Program
Inspired by ideas from a Symposium on Energy, University of Kentucky student and UK Recycling’s programmatic support intern, Shaun Lavin, started a pilot composting program for brown paper towels on campus.
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By-Product Extracts as Natural UV Filters and an Alternative to Synthetic Ones
The cosmetic industry has been focusing on replacing synthetic ingredients with natural ones, taking advantage of their bioactive compounds.
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OQ Chemicals Launches Biobased Isononanoic Acid
New OxBalance Product Line: OQ Chemicals Launches World’s First Bio-Based ISCC PLUS Certified Isononanoic Acid
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Yield10 Bioscience 2022 Results
Yield10 Bioscience Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results
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Tricorbraun Signs Exclusive Agreement With Biobottles
Tricorbraun Signs Exclusive Agreement With Biobottles, Further Expanding Its Sustainable Packaging Offerings
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Goldman Sachs on Future Oil Prices
Oil prices could hit $107 by year’s end—if OPEC stands firm
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Biggest Rainforest Carbon Credit System is a Scam
In January, a nine-month investigation by the Guardian, the German weekly Die Zeit and SourceMaterial found widespread problems with the system
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EU Brief on Nanoplastics and Their Impact on The Environment and Human Health
Nanoplastics: state of knowledge and environmental and human health impacts. This Future Brief presents the current science on nanoplastics: their detection, assessment and monitoring; their impacts in the environment, ecotoxicity, and environmental fate; and their potential impacts on human health
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Producing PHA from Wastewater
Wastewater treatment plants can do more than just wastewater treatment. In the future, they should also recover resources. One approach that researchers at Eawag are pursuing is the conversion of the organic carbon contained in wastewater into bioplastics with the help of bacteria
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New Bioplastic Straws Don’t Get Soggy But Still Biodegrade
Ultrastrong, Hydrostable, and Degradable Straws Derived from Microplastic-Free Thermoset Films for Sustainable Development –
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Plastic Pollution in Oceans has Reached Unprecedented Levels in 15 Years
Plastic pollution in the world’s oceans has reached “unprecedented levels” over the past 15 years, a new study has found, calling for a legally binding international treaty to stop the harmful waste
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Lignin Deconstruction by Anaerobic Fungi
Lignocellulose forms plant cell walls, and its three constituent polymers, cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, represent the largest renewable organic carbon pool in the terrestrial biosphere
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Smile Compostable Solution Coffee Pod Receives Two New Compostable Certifications
Compost Manufacturing Alliance (CMA) awarded commercial compostability status to Smile Compostable Solutions’ coffee pod
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Mizzou Engineering Researcher Helps Turn Food Wastes Into Biodegradable Plastics
A Mizzou Engineer is helping researchers at Virginia Tech develop a process to convert food wastes into biodegradable plastics
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University of Alicante Patent Water-Soluble Plastic Material Based on Potato Starch
The University of Alicante Waste, Energy, Environment and Nanotechnology (REMAN) research group has developed a process for obtaining a water-soluble plastic material based on potato starch, which will soon be introduced on the market through the UA technology-Based Company Solublion, linked to the Alicante Science Park
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Single-use Plastic Waste Upcycled Using New Non-Toxic Process
Bags, masks turned into ‘carbon dots’ nanomaterial that has several uses in medical field
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Zero Waste Europe Says No to Clothes Made of PET Bottles
Materials must stay within their loop to ensure a true circular economy. Bottles to bottles, textiles fibres to textile fibres
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Hard Plastics Can be Recycled if they are Constructed Differently
Research Provides New Way To Recycle Hard Plastics
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Thailand considered No 2 in the World for Bioplastic Manufacturing
Thailand is the world’s second-largest producer of bioplastic products, after the U.S.A., thanks to the plentiful supply of maize, sugarcane, and cassava, which are key raw materials.
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The US Aims to Close its Fermentation Capacity Gap
The country is a leader in developing biotech routes to chemicals, but it lacks facilities to make them
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Hong Kong Recycling Efforts Undermined by Bioplastics
Hong Kong’s recycling efforts undermined by confusion over handling of biodegradable plastics, says environmental group
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Bioplastics International Gets US Patent Pending for PVA
Bioplastics International Gets US Patent Pending for World’s First Sugar Cane Polyvinyl Alcohol to Stop the Destruction of Plastic Pollution
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Are Bioplastics the Future?
Article by The University of California, San Diego The Guardian .
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The Steep Cost of Bio-Based Plastics
Growing crops to make plastic may theoretically reduce reliance on fossil fuels, but at an enormous environmental cost.
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Is Boxed Water Really Any Better Than Plastic For The Environment?
Boxed water has been viewed as a worthy alternative to plastic because of its apparently more environmentally friendly material.
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Bioplastic Startup Wins Money Price from Saudi Arabia
10 startups win $1 million cash prizes at finals of accelerator program in Saudi Arabia
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New Japanese Bioplastic Startup
A startup developed a new bioplastic made from underutilized components of plant and wood waste, with a carbon footprint smaller than conventional plastic.
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From Rubbish to Cell Phone, Spanish Company Produces Bioplastic (Video)
Spanish biotechnology company, Venvirotech is giving organic waste a second life. The company is using bacteria to produce bioplastic. But how the company is doing that? Hem Soraya brings you this report.
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USAID Announces New Programs to Protect Our Ocean at the 2023 Our Ocean Conference
Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced new initiatives to improve management of marine resources, increase ocean resilience to climate change, and safeguard ocean health for generations to come at the 2023 Our Ocean Conference in Panama.
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A New Disease Called Plasticosis
‘Plasticosis’: a new disease caused by plastic that is affecting seabirds
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Carboliq to Build Chemical Recycling Plant in Germany
Chemical recycling of complex multilayer films / Planned construction of a 10,000 t/y plant in Germany
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Aduro Clean Technologies and Chill Partner on Chemical Recycling
Aduro Clean Technologies and CHILL Collaborate to Advance Chemical Recycling Research at Brightlands Chemelot Campus
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Honda Believes in UBQ Materials
UBQ Materials exhibits as one of three innovative solutions showcased by the Honda Xcelerator program.
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Panama Bold Commitments to Reduce Plastic Pollution
Oceana Applauds Panama’s Bold Commitment to Reduce Plastic Pollution at 8th Annual Our Ocean Conference in Panamá
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Recon Technology Goes Chemical Recycling
Recon Plans to Expand into the Plastics Chemical Recycling Business and Attended the 27th China Plastics Recycling Conference and Exhibition to Explore Cutting-Edge Technologies
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Is Biodegradable Better? Making Sense of ‘Compostable’ Plastics
Bacardi rum bottles, Skittles sweet wrappers, designer water bottles—a bevy of companies are developing biodegradable plastic packaging they say is better for the environment than traditional plastics.
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Viridis Chemical Receives ISCC PLUS Certification for its Sustainable, Bio-Based Ethyl Acetate
Viridis Chemical today announced it has received International Sustainability and Carbon PLUS (“ISCC PLUS”) certification for its bio-based Ethyl Acetate manufacturing facility in Columbus, Nebraska.
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Glycolipids and Challenges Ahead for the Growing $1.2 B Biosurfactants Market
The biosurfactants market will grow to US $1.9 billion by 2027, expanding at a CAGR of 11.2% from $1.2 billion in 2022
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The Barta Group Novel Lignocellulose Valorisation Concepts and Innovative Synthesis Pathways
Embracing complexity in renewable resources enables a more sustainable chemical industry
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The Guardian Decodes Vegan Leather
Plant or plastic? How to decode vegan leather alternatives From cork to pineapple to mushrooms, there are plenty of plant-based leathers available today. But many come wrapped in a layer of polyurethane
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Amazon Climate Pledge Fund Invests in Genecis
Why Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund is investing in this entrepreneur and her plastic waste solution
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SABS Warns About Unverified Biodegradable Plastics Claims
National verification and standards organisation the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) has warned against vague claims that plastics are environment-friendly or nonpolluting.
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Alliance Ground International Goes Bioplastics
AGI has begun converting plastic sheeting to bioplastics
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Indian Hemp Bioplastic Startup
After six years in the skincare business, Namrata HempCo is now expanding its operations in fibre and bioplastic manufacturing.
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University of Costa Rica Published Study on the Hidden Reality of Bioplastics
Most bioplastics behave just like conventional plastics and can remain in nature for hundreds of years, although they are marketed as an eco-friendly alternative. The objective of the experiment was to evaluate the degree of biodegradability of materials identified as polylactic acid (PLA) and oxobiodegradable (OXO), which are presented as biodegradable. Likewise, other plastics such as…
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PLA Used for Prosthetic Hand
He was born without a hand — so his classmates built one for him
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Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor 2023
The Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor assesses the transparency and integrity of 24 major companies’ climate pledges and strategies. It evaluates four main areas of corporate climate action: tracking and disclosure of emissions, setting emission reduction targets, reducing own emissions, and taking responsibility for unabated emissions through climate contributions or offsetting.
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Chemicals from Residues – Leipzig Scientists Bring Chemical Production at Biogas Plants to Pilot Scale
How can chemicals for the bioeconomy be produced on a large scale from regional residues? This question is being investigated by a team of researchers from the Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum (DBFZ) and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) together with industrial partners in the new “CapUp” project.
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New Catalysts Could Make Acrylics from Corn Cheaper than Fossil Equivalent
Chemical researchers discover catalyst to make renewable paints, coatings and diapers
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Student NGO Wages War on Carbon Projects Greenwashing
Launched by 17-year-old Green School Bali student Freddie Hedegaard, Dungbeetle uses NFT technology to verify small-scale carbon projects.
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Researchers Use Light to Convert Abundant Lignin into Plastic that can be Continually Recycled
New process could advance a waste-free system of polymer manufacture and re-use known as the circular plastic economy
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Boston College to Partner on Study of Hazards from Plastics
BC’s Global Observatory on Pollution and Health and an international team of researchers will survey health risks posed across the continuum of plastic production, use, and disposal
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Scotland Deposit Return Scheme Update
Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme on course for August 2023 launch
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Costa Rica Unveils Domestic Ag Policy Focused on Technology
The Chaves Government introduced a 10-year national agricultural strategy targeting improved export competitiveness through more efficient institutions and the adoption or development of innovative technologies.
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Agriloop Project to Convert Agri-Food Residues into Products
International project; AgriLoop is launched to accelerate the future of circular agriculture by converting residues into high-value, eco-friendly products
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REDCycle Declared Insolvent After Plastic Waste Management Fiasco
REDcycle declared insolvent after failing to pay storage fees for the 12,000 metric tons of soft plastics it secretly stockpiled in New South Wales (NSW), Victoria and South Australia.
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ZWE and Reloop Publish a Guidance on How to Legislate Mixed Waste Sorting
ZWE and Reloop Publish a Guidance on How to Legislate Mixed Waste Sorting in the context of the Renewable Energy Directive
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EU Public Consultation: New Product Priorities for Ecodesign for Sustainable Products
The Commission’s recent proposal on Ecodesign for Sustainable Products aims to make products sold in the EU subject to performance and information-related requirements, to ensure greater sustainability. The Commission seeks views on the categories of new products and measures to address first, so that it can set priorities transparently and inclusively.
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MIT Develops New Method for CO2 Removal from Seawater
A new method for removing the greenhouse gas from the ocean could be far more efficient than existing systems for removing it from the air.
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Hempitecture Opens US Plant
Hempitecture Celebrates Ribbon-Cutting for First-of-its-kind, U.S.-Based Manufacturing Facility
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Virent and Patagonia Partner on Biobased Jacket
Working with Virent, Patagonia successfully manufactured its first fully biobased product, the SugarDown Hoody.
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AI Conjures Proteins that Speed up Chemical Reactions
A team led by the Institute for Protein Design devised machine-learning algorithms that created light-emitting enzymes called luciferases.
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Ecuadorian Oil Industry Involved in Assassination of Activist
Ecuadorian Indigenous Leader Eduardo Mendúa Assassinated at His Home — Just when I thought that the oil industry was becoming clean …. This is the fine line between “agenda” and “conspiracy”.
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Morrisons Opens Chemical Recycling Plant in Scotland
Site tackles UK challenge of ‘hard to recycle’ soft plastic. The site is the first of its kind that can process a mix of plastics, including film, into reusable materials
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Bioplastics Refugee Shelters
These plant-based refugee shelters were made to survive typhoons
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Lenovo New Flaxseed Laptop
Lenovo’s taking another step towards sustainable tech for MWC 2023, with a new Flax Fiber laptop shell and compostable packaging.
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Bioenergy’s Role in Soil Carbon Storage Workshop Summary Report
The Bioenergy Technologies Office hosted the Bioenergy’s Role in Soil Carbon Storage Workshop in March 2022, which covered the topic of soil carbon storage with a focus on the role of bioenergy.
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Ocean Treaty: Historic Agreement Reached After Decade of Talks
Nations have reached a historic agreement to protect the world’s oceans following 10 years of negotiations.
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Lyondellbasell and Kirkbi Partner on Chemical Recycling
LyondellBasell and KIRKBI invest in APK to develop recycling technology
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Dow Caught Greenwashing on Shoe Recycling
Reuters investigation raises serious doubts over authenticity of Dow’s Singapore shoe recycling program — I think it’s beyond greenwashing; it’s fraud.
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Indian State Introduces Vending Machine for Biodegradable Bags
GVMC opens nine plastic exchange centres in Visakhapatnam to promote alternatives
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Malaysian College Students Try to Turn Seaweed into Bioplastics
The trio are experimenting with using local red seaweed to make bioplastic that can degrade in four to six weeks, instead of hundreds of years like conventional plastic.
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Tesco Accused of Greenwashing over Biodegradable PLA Teabags
Complaint filed against retail giant after an experiment found that the teabags did not biodegrade after a year buried in soil
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Machine Learning Model Speeds up Assessing Catalysts for Decarbonization Technology from Months to Milliseconds
Scientists create computational model for identifying low-cost catalysts that convert biomass into fuels and useful chemicals with low carbon footprint.
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Polymateria Social Media Marketing
Social media video of Polymateria’s CEO and latest developments.
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Bio-based Acrylonitrile for Carbon Fiber Manufacture
The quest for a sustainable source of acrylonitrile for carbon fiber manufacture has made the leap from the lab to the market.
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Colombia Launches Second Plastics Pact in Latin America
Country commits to transforming all plastic packaging to reusable, recyclable or compostable formats
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Sustainable process for the production of vanillin from lignin makes further progress
A green method for obtaining vanillin from technical lignin produced from pulp
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This Weird-Looking Fungus Could Be a Biodegradable Alternative to Plastic
The complex structure of Fomes fomentarius represents an architectural design for high-performance ultralightweight materials
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Thailand Claims No 2 Rank for Bioplastic Production
Thailand is the world’s second-largest producer of bioplastic products, serving growing demand overseas thanks to plenty of raw materials to drive manufacturing, says the Thai Bioplastics Industry Association…
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A Recyclable Vegetable Pouch Made of Paptic Wins a Worldstar Award
A recyclable pouch made of Paptic® to replace plastic in vegetable packaging is a WorldStar award winner.
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INEOS Secures €3.5 billion Financing for Project One – The Greenest Cracker in Europe.
Project ONE is the largest investment in the European chemical sector for a generation.
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Can Clothes Ever Be Fully Recycled?
The world’s first commercial-scale textile recycling mill is a milestone in tackling fashion’s colossal waste problem.
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3D Printing with Bacteria-Loaded Ink Produces Bone-Like Composites
Bone-Like Composites Can be Fabricated When 3D Printing with Bacteria-Loaded Ink, Called BactoInk
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Foldable and Compostable Coffee Cup Gets Rid of Annoying Plastic Lid
Called the Good Cup, the patented cup took years to get right.
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Plastic Particles in Mom’s Food Reach Unborn Children
Nanoscale plastic particles like those that permeate most food and water pass from pregnant rats to their unborn children and may impair fetal development, according to a Rutgers study that suggests the same process happens in humans.
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The United Nations Global Compact–Accenture CEO Study
Nearly half of global CEOs say their sustainability efforts have been hampered: study
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Turning Fruit Waste into Water Purification Material
A Nanyang Technological University scientist has developed an ultra-thin material made from recycled fruit with exceptional light-to-heat conversion efficiency that can be used in equipment to purify dirty water.
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International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) Standard Update
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), at its meeting on 16 February 2023 in Montreal, has taken its final decisions on all the technical content of its initial Standards, informed by feedback it received during extensive consultation last year.
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Bans, Taxes and Polluter-Pays Laws Will Not Stop Runaway Consumption
If left unchecked, plastic consumption will double by mid-century. Even a global single-use plastic ban will not stop plastic consumption from growing above current levels, new research warns.
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Toppan and Polymateria Release Biotransformed Packaging that Degrades in 176 days
Polymateria and Toppan Specialty Films have released packaging which fully biodegrades leaving no microplastic and toxins behind.
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Pressure Grows to Reclassify Plastic Pellets as Hazardous Substances
Pressure is growing on International Maritime Organization (IMO) member states to to classify plastic pellets as hazardous substances.
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PLA Bottles Keep Cooking Oil Fresh for a Long Time
Polylactic acid as a promising sustainable plastic packaging for edible oils
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Lyondellbasell and Nexus Circular Partner on Chemical Recycling
LyondellBasell and Nexus Circular today announced they have signed a definite long-term contract, which will supply LyondellBasell with approximately 24,000 tons of recycled feedstock per year.
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Ocean Plastics Speakers by Boompods
These speakers are built out of recycled ocean plastics. Here’s how they’re made
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