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Brightmark and FKNMS Partner on Recycling
Brightmark and NOAA’s Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Announce Buoy Plastic Recycling Partnership
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BMW Goes Ocean Plastics
In a first for the automotive industry, the BMW Group is using recycled marine waste to produce visible trim parts in the injection moulding process.
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Worlds First Compostable Wedding Ring
QALO and Pela Join Forces to Create the World’s First Compostable Wedding Ring — At first, I was going to say “greenwashing” but after reflection (1) not everybody can afford a golden ring, and (2) gold digging is not the most eco friendly industry so why not have a ring in (biodegradable) plastics
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Troy University and Hemp Growers Partner on Hemp Bioplastics
Troy University partners with the National Hemp Growers Cooperative to research use of hemp fibers in developing biodegradable plastics
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Green Sports Alliance Launches Food Waste Diversion and Compostable Packaging Playbook
The purpose of this playbook is to address how certified compostable food serviceware and packaging can play a vital role in sports venues, by facilitating organic waste diversion from landfills to composting facilities — I’ve just discovered that GSA is a NatureWorks lobby & promotional organisation
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ALPLA and PTT Partner on Mechanical Recycling in Thailand
ALPLA and PTT Global Chemical realise Thailand’s largest plastics recycling plant equipped with state-of-the-art technology
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Update on EcoPackables Compostable Films
EcoPackables Makes Significant Strides in Commercializing Their New, Compostable Film
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US Decarbonisation Roadmap
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) “Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap” identifies four key pathways to reduce industrial emissions through innovation in American manufacturing.
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Direct Conversion of CO2 into Chemicals
Chinese researchers develop catalysts to convert CO2 and H2 into chemicals and hydrocarbons
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White House Press Call on US Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative
Background Press Call on President Biden’s Executive Order to Launch a National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative
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Guidelines to Adopt Reusable Plastic Bags
Today, Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy and the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag released a new resource to help guide retailers looking to adopt reusable bag service models.
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Huhtamaki and Stora Enso Partner on Paper Cups Recycling
Stora Enso and Huhtamaki launch industrial scale recycling programme for paper cups in Europe
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Great Wrap Compostable Films to Hit US Market
The husband and wife duo will introduce its home compostable stretch wrap to the U.S. market in August, expanding its Australian brand to a growing eco-friendly customer base.
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rPET Becomes Unpayable
In the EU, recycled PET is becoming almost as rare and expensive as white truffles or gold. The reason is everybody wants qualitative recycled PET from beverage bottles, and the demand significantly exceeds the offer.
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Dow and Mura Partner on Chemical Recycling in Germany
Dow and Mura Technology plan to locate Europe’s largest advanced recycling facility at Dow’s site in Böhlen, Germany
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Danimer Scientific Joins White House Summit on Biotech
Danimer Scientific CEO Stephen Croskrey to Take Part in White House-Hosted Summit on Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing
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NL is Centre of EU Plastic Waste Maffia
NL is the pivotal hub of criminal exports of plastic waste outside Europe.
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World Agricultural Production Report September 2022
Monthly report on crop acreage, yield and production in major countries worldwide.
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SK Chemical Builds Global Infrastructure for Chemical Recycling
SK chemicals is set to build global infrastructure in China and other countries to meet the rapidly increasing demand for recycled plastic waste around the world.
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New Bioplastic Association in the UK
UK Coalition Studies Compostable Packaging to Tackle Plastic Waste — So the UK government is paying to be lobbied by the industry. Someone at UKRI must be looking for a job in the private sector I guess.
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Greenwashing Report on 5 Oil Majors
This latest report compares and contrasts the public communications, business operations, and policy engagement of 5 ‘supermajor’ oil companies: BP, Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and TotalEnergies — Hé, TotalEnergies … the company that used to preside over European Bioplastics. There’s seem to be a gap between what they say and what they do.
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Del Monte Goes for Biocompostable Stickers on Bananas
Del Monte goes for home compostable fruit stickers — I like the “biocompostable” reference … just to be sure to include everything.
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Canadian Grocer Tries to Fight Compostable Bag Ban
Canadian grocery store tries to fight Canadian compostable bag ban
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How to Make Recyclable Plastics out of CO2?
Chemists are manipulating the greenhouse gas to make clothing, mattresses, shoes and more
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Queen’s University Belfast Research on Antiviral Plastics
Researchers develop plastic film that can kill viruses using room lights
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Yum China Approach to Sustainable Packaging
Yum China’s Innovative Approach to Sustainable Packaging is Driving Meaningful Progress
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Lignin Based Polyurethanes
Lignin as a Renewable Building Block for Sustainable Polyurethanes
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Conductive Hydrogels Based on Industrial Lignin
Conductive Hydrogels Based on Industrial Lignin: Opportunities and Challenges
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Avangard Selected for Apple Accelerator Class
Plastic recycler Avangard Innovative has been selected to participate in Apple’s Business Accelerator Program. This opens further opportunities for Avangard to do business with the tech giant.
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Haydale and NeoEnpla Partner on Graphene Food Packaging
Haydale supplies graphene to NeoEnpla for use in food packaging
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Saipem and Quantafuel Partner on Chemical Recycling
Saipem and Quantafuel join forces to cooperate in the implementation of waste plastics recycling solutions
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New Bio Aggregate for Cement Mix
How does a New Bio-Aggregate Function in a Cement Mix?
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Canadian Bio Coal for Steel Industry
Could bio coal be the answer the steel industry needs to decarbonize?
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First Biobased Coffee Capsules
The world first coffee capsule “OK Compost Home” certified, 100% Biobased, barrier to oxygen and compatible with the Nespresso system. — To be fully transparent, they should reveal the biobased feedstocks that were used.
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Biobased USB Charging Cables
Anker Pioneers More Sustainable Bio-based USB-C Charging Cables
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NL Minister of Agriculture Resigns over Fertilizers
On September 5, 2022, the Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality, Henk Staghouwer, resigned over manure and nitrogen emissions — The beginning of the end of intensive agriculture and it’s not going to be a walk in the park.
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Brazil Annual Biofuels Report
Total Brazilian ethanol production for 2022 is estimated at 31.66 billion liters, an increase of six percent relative to 2021 due to the expected increase in sugarcane production and the steady increase in corn ethanol production
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California Goes from Plastic Waste Devil to Prophet
Apparently, California has literally gone from obscurity to light overnight when it comes to plastic waste. The Americans are the world champions of efficiency. If they could do the same for socio-economic injustices, they might become the promised land.
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UBC Research on Bioplastics
University of British Columbia and its startup are developing bioplastics and more.
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EU Draft Proposal on Microplastics
Microplastics: draft proposal examined by the REACH Committee on 23 September and then by the European Parliament and the Council. The draft proposal published by the European Commission limiting intentionally added microplastics to products covered by EU chemicals legislation #REACH, follows ECHA’s conclusions that microplastics pose a risk to the environment that cannot be controlled.
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Greenback CEO on the Anti Recycling Rhetoric
Sustainability innovator, Greenback Recycling Technologies (‘Greenback’), has responded to growing rhetoric following comments made by outgoing UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, that suggest recycling ‘doesn’t work’. — Well I’m open to be convinced that recycling could work, but I haven’t seen anything yet besides a few exceptions. There’s also something about the credibility of the…
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New Technology to Grow Plants Quickly without Soil
An innovative, space-saving technology to develop fast-growing plants without soil could revolutionise the UK’s bioenergy market, according to researchers from the University of Surrey.
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Project To Reduce Water, Energy in Ethanol Production
Nebraska researchers are studying how to make ethanol production more environmentally sensitive by reducing the amount of water and energy required to produce it and cutting the air emissions that result.
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How Microbial Communities Exchange Information
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a microbial community phenomenon that essentially equates to teaching neighbors how to complete necessary tasks by ripping out and sharing parts of the brain.
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China Annual Biofuels Report
China’s biofuels policies continue to wane as a priority for the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and investment in the sector has declined.
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WHO Report on Dietary and Inhalation Exposure to Microplastics
World Health Organization report on dietary and inhalation exposure to nanoplastic and microplastic particles and implications for human #health
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Eppendorf Tubes Made from Used Cooking Oil
Eppendorf’s bio-based tubes produced from 90% bio feedstock
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Stora Enso and Koskisen Partner on Biobased Furniture Board
A revolutionary bio-based furniture board, joint development by Koskisen and Stora Enso
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Almi Invest Greentech and Cellfion Partner on Biobased Membranes for Energy Storage
Almi Invest GreenTech invests in Cellfion, which makes it environmentally friendly to store energy
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Migros Revolutionises the Coffee Capsules Industry
CoffeeB: Migros launches the world’s first coffee capsule system without a capsule — This may well be a true revolution. If this is the case; Congratulation Mr. Migros
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Macau to Ban Single Use Plastics
Macau to ban imports of disposable plastic tableware in 2023
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EUBP on the Need for Accurate Biogenic Carbon Accounting
Transition to climate neutrality needs accurate accounting for biogenic carbon says EUBP MD on Politico — Indeed, there’s the need for honesty & transparency regarding carbon accounting of biobased feedstock including the accounting of fertilizers, pesticides, agricultural operations, uptake of soil carbon, transport, etc.. There’s also the need to remove dogmas and commercial interests out…
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Is Bamboo the Best Option to Replace SUP in India?
Naturally antimicrobial, bamboo can be grown and used sustainably with the appropriate techniques.
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Mahidol University Wins Award with Carbon Polymerising System
A team of scientists from Thailand has won the top prize at an international eco-competition by harnessing microbes to manufacture biodegradable plastics.
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How to Compost Bioplastics with Lomi Composter?
Lomi is a countertop appliance that quickly converts household organic waste into compost.
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City of Victoria Says No to Compostable Plastics
The city of Victoria (Canada) published a list of items that is (dis)allowed in the curbside organic waste collection. They seem to accept only one compostable plastic item.
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Bayer Launches Innovation Challenge for Biodegradable Packaging
Bayer and yet2 Launch Innovation Challenge for Biodegradable Packaging Sachets/Tubes, Bayer Renews Commitment to Open Innovation
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Mitsui Chemicals Invests in Used Cooking Oils Collection
Mitsui Chemicals Invests in Apeiron Bioenergy, one of the Largest Used Cooking Oil Collectors in Southeast Asia and China Region
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UBQ Materials Launches First Bioplastic Thermoplastic
UBQ Materials converts house waste into bio-based products
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WSU Develops New Method to Upcycle PLA Waste
A chemical approach for the future of PLA upcycling: from plastic wastes to new 3D printing materials
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Tunisia Bans Production of Non Biodegradable Plastic Bags
The Tunisian Ministry for the Environment announced it will stop production of certain types of plastic bags “banned for the internal market” because they are not biodegradable.
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DTU Bioplastic Spin Off
Technical University of Denmark has launched a bioplastic spinoff. Investors are lining up to get on board.
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University of Idaho on Converting Manure to Bioplastics
University of Idaho researchers are pioneering technologies that have potential to turn a liability for dairymen – animal waste – into revenue-generating products.
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New Polymer Nanomembranes for Sustainable Chemistry
Novel synthetic nanomembranes show potential to improve efficiency and sustainability of chemical and pharmaceutical industries
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New Zealand PHA Startup Receives Government Investment
New Zealand Bio-Innovation company Plentyful has broken ground on a world-leading facility that will transform organic waste into compostable, environmentally friendly plastic alternatives.
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The New EU Common Agricultural Policy
Common Agricultural Policy 2023-2027: the Commission approves the first CAP strategic plans — The EU CAP has been one of the biggest fraud in the history of mankind. The EU Commission has become completely unreliable when it comes to Agriculture…. amongst other things.
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New Algorithm Reveals Secrets of Cell Factories
The researchers tested their model by simulating metabolism in more than 300 types of yeasts. When compared with measured, pre-existing knowledge, the researchers concluded that models with predicted kcat values could accurately simulate metabolism
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Zara and Renewcell Partner on Circular Textiles
Renewcell and ZARA Collaborate to Create a Capsule Collection Made from Material Produced with Circulose®
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Revision of EU Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation
Revision of EU Classification, Labelling And Packaging Regulation: What Is At Stake?
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Ethanol Increases Crop Production During Drought
Pretreating soil with ethanol protects plants from drought — Maybe it increases production yield, but is it really good for the soil and the (micro) organisms living in the soil? Steroids make a man stronger but does it make him healthier? We need to switch from intensive to sustainable agriculture … and this may be…
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Bio-Fed and Piramidal Partner in Brazil
BIO-FED and Piramidal sign distribution agreement for Brazil
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Tipa Goes in Full Greenwashing Mode
Here’s a flagrant example of greenwashing and what the compostable plastic industry should avoid at all cost.
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New Ad Interim Director at CBE JU
Nicoló Giacomuzzi-Moore appointed CBE JU’s Executive Director ad interim — CBE JU used to be called BBI JU in the past. At some point, someone is going to have to ask the question as to what BBI JU did with the billions EU tax payer money. It’s a system very close to the “CAP” system…
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Packaging Made with Paptic Wins Scanstar Award
New sustainable vegetable packaging made of Paptic® material has been awarded a ScanStar in a Nordic packaging design competition organised by the Scandinavian Packaging Association.
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Aquapak and Resinex Partner on Hydropol in EU
We are happy to announce that we will start distributing Aquapak’s Hydropol™ on an exclusive basis as a barrier film in all European countries, except Italy, Spain, and Portugal.
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Eastman Joins Pact Collective
Eastman supports beauty industry nonprofit in efforts to advance circularity of beauty packaging
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Technip and Agilyx Launch TruStyrenyx Brand
Technip Energies and Agilyx Advance Technology Collaboration and Announce Launch of TruStyrenyx™ for Chemical Recycling of Polystyrene
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Adidas Launches Ocean Plastic Federation Kits for World Cup 2022
Today, adidas reveals the Home and Away federation kits created for the national teams of Argentina, Germany, Japan, Mexico and Spain which will be worn on the world’s biggest sporting stage: the FIFA World Cup 2022™.
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New Vegan Biomaterials to Replace Pesticides
New vegan-based biomaterials could be used instead of chemical products and pesticides to help farmers manage their crops in a more eco-friendly and sustainable way, according to new research.
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Reliance Polymers Goes Bioplastics
RIL is looking at biodegradable and compostable plastics
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Biodegradable Printed Circuit
Breakthrough could divert wearable devices and other flexible electronics from landfill
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Update on the Most Bizarre Bioplastic Merger
Let me resume, they found $ 100 million Dollar in the closet of a bioplastic company … that had not yet been created. Those guys know how to make an entry. I mean, what is their next step? Going into politics? It gives you an idea of the current bioplastic Eldorado.
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Sulapac and Schwan Launch Cosmetic Pencil Made from Sawdust
Global makeup supplier Schwan Cosmetics and Sulapac create a cosmetic pencil with a plant-based barrel to offer an alternative to conventional plastic
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Environmental Benefits of Mechanical and Chemical Recycling of Plastic Packaging
Technical and market substitutability of recycled materials: Calculating the environmental benefits of mechanical and chemical recycling of plastic packaging waste
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Shiseido Goes for Wooden Cap
Challenged by the brand, Quadpack broke boundaries and developed a 100% wood bespoke cap for the fragrance range
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Bangladesh Startup Exporting Cassava Bags to the World
Ecospear is exporting products to different countries around the world, such as the United States, Germany and Canada.
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How Tattoo Artists are Going Green
From biodegradable stencils to paper ink cups and vegan ink, the tattoo industry is becoming more eco-friendly.
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Bioplastic Revolving Doors
Design collective Softspace Digital has built a pavilion at Chart Art Fair from natural materials including coconut-fibre bioplastic and timber
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Afyren Gains Momentum with Strategic Sales Contracts
AFYREN diversifies sales with two strategic contracts to supply players in the cosmetics and nutraceuticals markets
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UAE and Shell to Buy Third Largest Sugarcane Processor
Mubadala & Raizen in final round to buy BP-Bunge Brazilian ethanol venture
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UN Treaty to Protect Sea Life Fails to Reach Deal
Nations fail to reach deal on UN treaty to protect sea life
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Lignin Asphalt to be Tested in Canada
First lignin based asphalt to be trialed in British Columbia, Canada
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New and Cheaper Method to Produce PEF
Efficient titanium-based catalyst used to produce PEF, the biobased alternative to PET
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The Alchemist Brewery Goes Plant Based Handles for its 4 Pack
The Alchemist brewery goes for biobased handles to replaces plastic handles
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NZ Startup Converts Coffee Waste into Bioplastics
New Zealand Startup combats climate change by turning coffee waste into bioplastic
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Recycling Bioplastic Wind Turbine Blades into Food
Researchers managed to recycle bioplastics wind turbine blades back into food
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Tetra Pak Sustainability Report
Tetra Pak highlights new milestones in latest Sustainability Report
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DS Smith Research on Paper Made from Agro Waste
Straw, hemp, cocoa shells, daisies and even seaweed – how your (plastic-free) future groceries could be packaged
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