Tag: Paid Content
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Mattel Toys Made with Sabic Trucircle
Mattel Expands its Sustainable Product Offering with New MEGA BLOKS CarbonNeutral Green Town Line and Matchbox Tesla Roadster Made from 99% Recycled Materials
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Biopolymers to Enhance Soil Mechanical Properties
Biopolymers as a sustainable solution for the enhancement of soil mechanical properties
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Ireland Launches Informbio Project
A new collaborative project aimed at developing a low carbon roadmap for Ireland’s bioeconomy, will be led by Munster Technological University (MTU) with Teagasc, NUI Galway and the Central Statistics Office of Ireland.
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Message from Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Group CEO
The Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Group has taken a bold, new step forward.
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Maldives to Solve its Trash Island Landfill
Documentary on how Maldives is dealing with its trash island.
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US Senator Opinion on Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act
Republican US Senator gives his opinion on the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act
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Kentucky Passes Advanced Recycling Law
Kentucky Becomes 18th State to Pass Advanced Recycling Law, Spurring Job Growth and a More Circular Economy for Plastics
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Vietnamese Bioplastics to Hit US, Canada and Mexico
An Phat Bioplastics to hit US, Canadian and Mexican market.
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CBC Covers Genecis Bioindustries
CBC Canada published an article and video on startup Genecis Bioindustries
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France Paid Heavy EU Plastic Tax for 2021
France had to pay a heavy plastic tax to the EU for 2021. Here are the amounts and future projections.
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Canada to Invest in New Biobased Projects
The Government of Canada is making investments to enhance Canada’s competitive advantage, diversify market opportunities, create good middle-class jobs and achieve our emissions reduction targets.
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Lay’s Goes Compostable Packaging at Coachella
Lay’s will test compostable packaging at the Coachella Festival
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European Bioplastics Appoints New Head of EU Affairs
European Bioplastics, the association, representing the bioplastics industry in Europe, is pleased to announce the appointment of Maria Neguț as new Head of EU Affairs.
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Tianan Biologic Get Marine Biodegradable Label
Ningbo Tianan Group Enmat Y1000P PHBV has been certified OK Biodegradable Marine by TÜV AUSTRIA Group.
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Smurfit Kappa Exits Russian Market
Smurfit Kappa Group plc (‘SKG’ or ‘the Group’) announces that it has decided to exit the Russian market.
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Stora Enso to Disinvest from Paper Business
Stora Enso plans to divest four paper sites to focus on strategic growth areas
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Sulapac and Lumene Partner on Packaging
Finnish companies Lumene and Sulapac collaborate to become one of the world’s first to sell water-based cosmetics in sustainable packaging that leaves no traces behind
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UBQ and Ambev Partner on Waste Based Packaging
UBQ Materials provides technology for Ambev to integrate sustainable plastic-substitute in Brazilian trade products
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EU Commission Communication on Sustainable Products to Other EU Institutions
Communication From The Commission To The European Parliament, The Council, The European Economic And Social Committee And The Committee Of The Regions On making sustainable products the norm
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Biological Synthesis of PHA and its Applications
A Review on Biological Synthesis of the Biodegradable Polymers Polyhydroxyalkanoates and the Development of Multiple Applications
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BASF and Henkel Partner on Renewable Raw Materials
BASF and Henkel focus on renewable raw materials in Henkel’s consumer goods products
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Electrolux Launches Microplastics Filter
Electrolux launches microplastic filter to help tackle rising tide of plastic pollution
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J&J Green Paper Gets US Patent for Compostable Coatings
J&J Green Paper Receives Patent Approval for Its Fully Compostable, All-Natural Paper Coating and Process in the United States
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Koreans Market Bioplastic Fishing Nets in US
S. Korea’s biodegradable thread on sale as fishing line material in U.S. market
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Global News Documentary on Bioplastics
Biodegradable solutions to world’s plastic problem emerging from natural world
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Interview with Indorama CEO
Indorama aims to invest $8bn in chemically recycled and bio-based plastics
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Insects, Earthworms and Enzymes Working Together to Tackle Plastic Pollution
Please find attached a press release on the progress of the RECOVER research project – CBE_JU #H2020 – which is working on finding solutions to the main problems posed by agri-food plastic waste as well as establishing a new cross-cutting interconnection in the bioeconomy involving waste management and biotechnology. A project that uses insects, earthworms…
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Good Natured to Supply Compostable Packaging to ForageGirl Fiddleheads
good natured® and ForageGirl Fiddleheads are Reducing the Footprint from Farm to Plate
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New EU Green Deal Proposals to Make Sustainable Products
Green Deal: New proposals to make sustainable products the norm and boost Europe’s resource independence
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Australian Environmental Spending
The Australian Government is delivering more than $2.3 billion on new environmental spending including waste and recycling over ten years as part of the 2022–23 Budget.
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Mitsui Chemicals Launches New Plant Based Lens Materials
Mitsui Chemicals Announces April 1 Sales Launch for MR-160DG™ Under Do Green™ Series of Plant-Derived High-Index Lens Materials
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Washington Governor Signs Organic Waste Management Bill
Washington governor signs bill calling for 75% reduction of organic waste disposal by 2030
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Strategies for Biogas Based PHB Production
Optimization of nitrogen feeding strategies for improving polyhydroxybutyrate production from biogas by Methylocystis parvus OBBP in a stirred tank reactor
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FSC Paper Industry Killed the Last Rainforest
How a FSC certified paper company killed the last rainforest.
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RMIT Develops New Antibacterial Packaging Technology
Bacteria-shredding insect wings inspire new antibacterial packaging
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Viridis Chemical Launches Renewable Ethyl Acetate
Viridis Chemical Announces First Production of Renewable Ethyl Acetate
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Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference 2022
Watch the videos of the Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference 2022
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Paper Industry Impacted by Russia Ukraine War
Statement: As a provider of solutions to the EU’s strategic dependencies, the pulp & paper sector must be allowed to ‘keep the lights on’
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Joins CO2 Capture Partnership
Joint public/private sector initiative integrating expertise of 4 partners, targeting CO2 recycling for realization of carbon neutral society
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TerraCycle and Evreka Partner to Combat Fraud Allegations
Partnership signals a new era for innovative waste management
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Sabic and Polivouga Partner on Ocean Plastic Packaging
Sabic, Polivouga And Nueva Pescanova Collaborate In Seafood Packaging Solution Using Certified Circular Pe From Ocean Bound Plastic
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EU Member States to Increase Control on CBE JU
Members of the newly formed CBE JU’s advisory body held their first meeting today, to elect the group’s Chair and Vice-Chair, adopt its rules of procedure and discuss the setup of CBE JU.
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Renewcell and Daiwabo Rayon Partner on Circular Textiles
Renewcell and fiber producer Daiwabo sign Letter of Intent for circular textile fiber collaboration
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ETH Zurich Claims True Plastic Recycling
Researchers have successfully broken plastic into its molecular building blocks and recovered over 90% of them.
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How Much Plastic is There in Human Body?
Microplastics end up everywhere, deep in the ice of Antarctic glaciers or even inside our bodies
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Groupe Berkem Launches Biobased Alkyd Resins
Groupe Berkem Launches Its Range of 100% Bio-based Alkyd Resins Aimed at the Construction Paints Market
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Quantafuel POC for Skive Chemical Recycling plant
Today, Quantafuel announces Proof of Concept (PoC) for its Skive chemical recycling plant after more than seven days of continuous operation at a level corresponding to an annual capacity of 16,000 tonnes of plastic waste infeed.
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OMV Net Zero Strategy
OMV Strategy 2030: Fundamental shift from linear towards circular business approach
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Antibacterial Lignin Based Foam for Wound Healing
Antimicrobial Lignin-Based Polyurethane/Ag Composite Foams for Improving Wound Healing
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Dow and Locus PI Partner on Biosurfactants
Dow Signs Exclusive Agreement with Locus Performance Ingredients to Expand Biosurfactant Offerings in the Global Home Care and Personal Care Markets
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Marine Fungus that Degrades Plastics
Chinese scientists discover marine fungus that degrades plastic
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New Certification for Recycled Plastics
The new “Incorporation of Recycled Plastic Materials” certification has been launched.
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Methodologies to Assess Biodegradability of BioPolymers
Methodologies to Assess the Biodegradability of Bio-Based Polymers—Current Knowledge and Existing Gaps
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Sabic and Plastic Energy Chemical Recycling Plant Video
Video showing the construction and progress of the Sabic and Plastic Energy Chemical Recycling plant
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Plastic Eating Bacteria Created With Particle Accelerator
Scientist have been working on a Frankenstein bacteria able to eat plastic
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CBD Global Sciences Buys Pure Bioplastic Inc
CBD Global Sciences, dba Global Sciences Inc. to Acquire Pure BioPlastics Inc., a Colorado Renewable Plastics Company
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LX International to Invest in Bioplastics
LX International breaks into the eco-friendly biodegradable plastic market
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Aimplas Develops New Materials for Automotive Sector
AIMPLAS to develop new sustainable materials and processes to reduce vehicle emissions through weight reduction
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Microplastics in Human Blood
Microplastics are found in human BLOOD for the first time as scientists warn particles could travel around the body and become lodged in organs
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New Carbon Capture Tool by University of Colorado Boulder
New method could lead to cheaper, more efficient ways to capture carbon
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Afyren 2021 Results and New Plant
AFYREN announces the industrial commissioning of its AFYREN NEOXY plant and publishes its 2021 Full-Year Results
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Aimplas Develops New Recycling Technology
AIMPLAS develops new techniques to give a second life to packaging, textile, tyre and mattress waste
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Imperial College London Startups Competition
Imperial’s Most Promising Student Startups Get Set To Pitch Their Business Ideas including bioplastics
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Samsara Raises Millions for Infinite Recycling
CEFC and W23, Woolworths Group’s venture fund, back Samsara in $6 million raise to tackle infinite recycling
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Ukraine Asks BASF to Stop Business in Russia
Zelensky asked companies like BASF to stop doing business in Russia.
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ESG Clean Energy Acquires New Patent for Carbon Capture
ESG Clean Energy Acquires New Patent for Advanced Bottoming Cycle Power Generation and Carbon Capture Technology
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Chemical Recycling is Fake Solution says Industry Group
It looks as if all the elements are there for chemical recycling to turn into a gigantic fiasco.
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Dow Invests in Chemical Recycling Startup Plastogaz
Dow to simplify plastic waste-to-feedstock process through investment with start-up Plastogaz
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Systemic Change in Food Packaging Recycling Only Possible with Public Private Partnerships
New research report says systemic change in food packaging recycling only possible through public-private partnerships to drive innovation
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Xampla Wins Best New Business Award
University of Cambridge spin-out, Xampla, wins Best New Business at World Food Innovation Awards
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New Approach to Bimetallic Catalysis for Greener Biochemicals
Bimetallic catalysis technique using gold and palladium nanoparticles could lead to new design pathways for biochemicals.
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Italian Campaign for DRS
DRS: 83% of Italians support the introduction of a deposit on single-use beverage packaging
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New Paper Closure for Paper Bottle
Paboco and the Paper Bottle Community further progress with the next generation paper bottle – reveals new groundbreaking paper closure!
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Recyclers Support New York EPR Program
Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) Endorses Governor Hochul’s Recycling Proposal
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Odourless Lignin Production in Sweden
World-leading test facility for odorless lignin is being built in Bäckhammar
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Maurice Lacroix Goes Ocean Plastic Watches
Maurice Lacroix unveils the brightest, funkiest range of watches, offered in an array of eye-popping colours.
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Keurig Dr Pepper and Papacks Partner on Paper Bottle
PAPACKS® launches a partnership with Keurig Dr Pepper for the development of a recyclable and compostable paper bottle made from natural raw materials
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3D Printed Graphene PLA Resistant to Covid
3D-printed graphene polylactic acid devices resistant to SARS-CoV-2: Sunlight-mediated sterilization of additive manufactured objects
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NC State Researcher Develop New Biomaterial
New Biomaterial Could Save Our Oceans From Plastic Pollution

















