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Avangard Innovative and Honeywell Partner on Advanced Recycling
America’s Largest Plastics Recycler Will Use Honeywell’s Advanced Plastics Recycling Technology
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Guide Roasting Company Goes Compostable K-Cup
World’s first backyard compostable K-cups made in Chesterfield County
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Green Queen Covers Bioplastic Bottles
Are Bottles Made From Sugar A Sweet Solution to the Plastic Crisis? Maybe.
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Report on French SUP Laws
France: French Decrees Set the Timeline for the Reduction of Plastic Packaging but Offer Few Details on Implementation and Enforcement
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US DOE RFI for Decarbonisation Technologies
Department of Energy Seeks Input on Technology Pathways to Decarbonize America’s Industrial Sector
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Pfizer Board Member Says to Revoke Vaccine Mandate (FREE)
Pfizer Board Member Suggests End to Mask, Vaccine Mandates. This is a FREE article.
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BIC Canada Searches for Biobased Projects
Call for Proposals: AAFC BioProducts AgSci Cluster 5-Year Funding Program 2023-2028
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Belgian NGO Petition on PFAS Waste Management
Belgian NGO petition regarding the management and processing of PFAS waste
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Danimer and Hyundai Oilbank Partner on PHA
Danimer Scientific and Hyundai Oilbank Collaborate on Driving Global Growth of PHA and Sustainable Alternatives to Traditional Plastic Products
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UN Environment Assembly Draft Resolutions on Plastic and Chemicals
Draft resolution submitted by Rwanda, Peru, Japan, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Uruguay
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Paboco Paper Bottle Partners with FSC
The Paboco Paper Bottle Community welcomes FSC® as an expert advisor in sustainable forest management
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Tennis Australia and Samsara Partner on Recycling
Tennis Australia and Aussie enviro-tech startup, Samsara, team up to remove plastic waste from the Australian Open
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Metabolic Potential of Plastics as Biotech Carbon Sources
The metabolic potential of plastics as biotechnological carbon sources – Review and targets for the future
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Finland to Become Biobased Packaging Leader
SUSBINCO project aims to make Finland a global leader in bio-based packaging
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Silva Sweden Wins Scandinavian Outdoor Award with Trifilon
Silva Sweden AB wins the Scandinavian Outdoor Award by bringing C02 reducing Trifilon materials into the high performance headlamp market!
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Plastic Bank Supported by SC Johnson
Plastic Bank Stops 2 Billion Plastic Bottles from Entering the Ocean, Partnership with SC Johnson Accounts for Half of the Total
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EIA Report on Ocean Plastic
The toxic pollution resulting from rampant overproduction of virgin plastics and their lifecycles is irreversible, directly undermines our health, drives biodiversity loss, exacerbates climate change, and risks generating large-scale harmful environmental changes.
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Heartland and Ravago Partner on Hemp Plastic Additives
Heartland and Ravago Develop Products to Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Plastic
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Anellotech and Trecora Renew their Partnership
Anellotech and Trecora Resources subsidiary South Hampton Resources renew site host and services agreement for process development pilot plant
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Tianan Biologic Enmat Y1000P PHBV Certified Compostable
Tianan Biologic Enmat Y1000P PHBV has been Certified OK Compost Home
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Total Corbion and Danimer Partner on Bioplastic
Danimer Scientific and TotalEnergies Corbion supporting sustainable alternatives to traditional plastic
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Quadpack and UAB Research Park Partner on Microplastic Research (FREE)
Innovative collaboration for microplastics research
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Denver Ordinance on Singe Use Plastics and Bags
No more plastic utensils in Denver, unless you request them
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Tom Szaky is Judge in Tom Ford Plastic Innovation Price
Tom Ford And 52Hz Are Offering $1.2 Million To The Innovators Who Create The Best Replacement For Thin-Film Plastic
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An Phat Holdings Ready for a New Phase
On January 18th, 2022, An Phat Holdings (APH) successfully organized the 2021 Year-end Ceremony and started implementing the plan of 2022 at An Phat Bioplastics factory in Hai Duong city
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Australia Dealing with PFAS in Fibre Based Packaging
The problem of PFAS in fibre based packaging and how Australia will deal with it
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Ingenza and Johnson Matthey Partner on Enzymes
Ingenza collaborates with Johnson Matthey for efficient industrial enzyme synthesis
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How to Move Away from Hazardous Chemicals?
Giving companies economic incentives for moving away from hazardous chemicals can unlock a multi-billion market for safer alternatives
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Australia Packaging Covenant Review
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has commissioned an independent review into the co-regulatory framework that underpins the National Environment Protection (Used Packaging Materials) 2021 (the NEPM). The review is a process that takes place every five years and is designed to ensure that Australia has an effective system in place to manage…
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Marubeni and Mitr Pohl Partner on Biobased
Memorandum of Understanding Regarding the Development of a Bio-based Products and Renewable Energy Business in Thailand
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NGO Front Against Belgian Ineos Plant
Fresh legal action launched to block Ineos plastics project in Belgium ‘once and for all’
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Global Recycled Plastic Trading Platform
Rebound Plastic Exchange to facilitate global trade of recycled plastic, reducing plastic pollution
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Canadian Towns to Ban Compostable Plastic Bags
A proposed by-law could ban green bin bags advertised as “compostable” from food waste bins in the town of Bridgewater (Canada)
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Court Verdict on Dog Poop Bag Compostability
‘Compostable’ claims on dog poop bags are bogus, lawsuit says
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Shell Carbon Capture Plant Fiasco
Shell’s fossil hydrogen plant in Canada found to be emitting more climate-wrecking gases than it is capturing
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UK Parliament Talks Bioplastics Video
Video of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee talking about bioplastics
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SCC and NxtLevvel Partner on Biochemicals
Summit Cosmetics Corporation Announces Expansion of its Green Portfolio; Signs Global Distribution Agreement with NXTLEVVEL Biochem
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Danimer Scientific Appoints New CFO
Danimer Scientific Appoints Michael A. Hajost as Chief Financial Officer
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BluePHA and Sihuan Pharma Partner on PHA
Sihuan Pharmaceutical establishes Joint Venture with Bluepha
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Remade Request for Information
Today, the Reducing EMbodied energy And Decreasing Emissions (REMADE) Institute, a public-private partnership established by the United States Department of Energy (DOE), issued a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit feedback from interested individuals and entities such as industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders to ensure:
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Samsung and Patagonia Partner on Microplastic Reduction
Samsung Collaborates with Patagonia to Keep Microplastics Out of Our Oceans
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Sustainable Bamboo Agroforestry
A bamboo agroforestry project in Indonesia demonstrates how investing in nature-based solutions can lead the way in tackling climate change, deforestation, and biodiversity loss.
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Good Natured Financial Results 2021
good natured Products Inc. Announces Preliminary Unaudited Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year Ended December 31, 2021
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New NatureWorks HQ and Advanced Biopolymers Research Centre
NatureWorks to Open New Headquarters and Advanced Biopolymers Research and Development Facility
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Bioplastics for a Circular Economy Study
The benefits and risks of technologies for the production and recycling of bioplastics towards informing circular economy principles
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PepsiCo Invests in Closed Loop
PepsiCo Beverages North America Invests $35 Million to Help Close Gap In Recycling Access through investment in Closed Loop Local Recycling Fund
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Mercedes Uses UBQ Bioplastic in Vision EQXX
Mercedes-Benz’s New VISION EQXX to Feature UBQ Materials’ Sustainable Plastic Substitute
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New Low Pressure Method to Create Bioplastics
UD researchers report low-pressure method to convert industrially processed biomass into plastics, chemicals
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Unilever Chemical Recycling Fiasco
Investigation Reveals: Unilever’s Expensive Plastic Sachet Chemical “Recycling” Failure
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Finland Invests in Textile Recycling
Spinverse helps secure 5.2 M€ of funding for an end-of-life textile refinement plant project
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Mercedes Benz and Amsilk Partner on Vegan Silk
AMSilk Partners with Mercedes-Benz to Present a Sustainable Bio-Based Product
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Goodyear Tyre with 70 % Sustainable Material
Goodyear Develops 70% Sustainable-Material Tire With Industry-Leading Innovations
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Parkside and Mintons Partner on Compostable Packaging
Parkside Expands Sustainable Portfolio with Mintons Collaboration
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French Plastic Packaging Industry in Crisis
Rising production costs & skyrocketing energy prices: the plastic packaging sector is out of breath
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Health and Climate Impact of Carbon Capture
The health and climate impacts of carbon capture and direct air capture
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EU Consultation on Biobased, Biodegradable and Compostable Plastics
European Green Deal: Commission launches public consultation on biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics
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Polysaccharides in Agro-Industrial Biomass Residues
Polysaccharides in Agro-Industrial Biomass Residues
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Chemical Pollution Has Passed Safe Limit for Humanity
Increasing production and emissions of Novel Entities outstrips capacities for assessment and monitoring resulting in transgression of their planetary boundary.
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First Client for Stora Enso Neoligno
The world’s first fully wood-based furniture board is a circular economy product born from the cooperation of Koskisen Oy and Stora Enso
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Industry Calls for Plastic Treaty
Businesses send powerful signal to UN on need for legally binding plastic pollution treaty
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Sweden Goes Textile Recycling
BioInnovation: New research will contribute to a more sustainable textile industry
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Atlas Organics and Generate Capital Partner on Composting
Atlas Organics to Accelerate Growth of Commercial Composting Solutions Across North America in Innovative Combination with Generate Capital
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New Bioplastic with Unprecedented Properties
Sugar-Based Polymers with Stereochemistry-Dependent Degradability and Mechanical Properties
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World Alliance of Universities on Carbon Neutrality (WAUCN)
Achieving Net Zero: future key research challenges
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Constantia Flexibles Launches Compostable Caps
TÜV Austria certifies Constantia Flexibles EcoPressoLid
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EU Responds to Italian Bioplastic Exemption
Shortly before Christmas, the European Commission notified the Italian Government of a detailed opinion on the transposition law of Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment , better known as the SUP Directive .
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Call for Tender for Sustainable Cosmetic and Beauty Packaging in France
Ecodesign of packaging for the beauty and cosmetics sector: call for projects!
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Tipa and Ulma Partner on Sustainable Packaging
ULMA partners with TIPA to prepare for industry shift to bio-materials
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Eastman to Build Chemical Recycling Plant in France
Eastman to invest up to $1 billion to accelerate circular economy through building world’s largest molecular plastics recycling facility in France
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Phthalates in Plastics Disrupts Pregnancy
Chemical Commonly Found in Consumer Products May Disrupt a Hormone Needed for Healthy Pregnancy
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Campaign Against Influence Fossil Fuel in Universities
Campaign against involvement of fossil fuel companies in Singapore Universities
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Vancouver Residents Respond to SUP Ban
Despite using sustainable products, one business still has to charge the city’s $0.25 fee
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Residents Respond to California Composting Law
Senate Bill 1383 went into effect January 1, 2022, and under state law everyone in California should have started making the transition to compost organic waste
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Biden Slammed for Funding False Plastics Solutions
Biden administration slammed for funding “false” plastics solutions
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Dow Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality
Is economic growth compatible with reducing carbon emissions? We think so.
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New NL Nitrogen Policy
Netherlands: New Dutch Minister of Agriculture and Minister for Nature and Nitrogen Policy Installed
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Phillips Launches Bioplastic Breakfast Set
The world’s first breakfast set made with 100% Bio-based plastics* from used cooking oil. A better planet starts with a better breakfast
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Ban on Plastic Bags is Opportunity for Compostable Products
Ban on Plastic Bags is Opportunity for Compostable Products says German Compostable Plastics Association
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Win $1 Million with Liveability Challenge 2022
The Liveability Challenge officially launched today to crowdsource the world for the most disruptive and groundbreaking solutions to accelerate decarbonisation, meet increasing demand for food, and conserve the planet’s natural ecosystems.















