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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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Groupe Berkem Results 2021
Groupe Berkem: 2021 Revenue up Almost 14%, at €46 Million
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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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China Seed Regulation Update
China: Final Seed Regulations Published
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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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WWF Position on Chemical Recycling
WWF Position: Chemical Recycling Implementation Principles
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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…
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California Senate Passes Recycling Bill
Senate passes a slimmed down recycling bill
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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…
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India Goes Biofertilizers
Farmers encouraged to use biofertilizer
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US Plastic Pact Problematic Material Report
US Plastic Pact releases list of problematic materials
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TerraVerdae Buys Polyferm Canada
TerraVerdae Bioworks to acquire PolyFerm Canada
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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…
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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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EPBP and RecyClass Sign Partnership
EPBP and RecyClass sign off strategic collaboration
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LignoValue Pilot Unit Arrives at Vito
Video of the Lignovalue pilot unit arriving at Vito
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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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PepsiCo Goes Biobased Snack Packaging
PepsiCo goes for biobased snack packaging in France
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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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First Compostable HandBag
Introducing the first compostable, plastic-free handbag
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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…
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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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Floreon and Hubron Partner on Bioplastic
Floreon signs UK compounding agreement with Hubron
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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…
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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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Iowa to Test Plastic Asphalt
Iowa DOT testing recycled plastic in asphalt to help roads last longer
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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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Synova Appoints New CEO
Jörg Krüger appointed CEO of Synova
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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…
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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…
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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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New Indian PHA Joint Venture
New Indian joint venture for PHA
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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,…
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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…
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Dow Joins Cyclyx
Dow joins Cyclyx as consortium’s newest member
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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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Panasonic Develops New Bioplastic
Panasonic’s new cellulose fiber resin composite
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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…
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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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LG Chem and Mura Partner on Chemical Recycling
LG Chem to ccelerate chemical recycling of plastics
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Sweden Goes Textile Recycling
BioInnovation: New research will contribute to a more sustainable textile industry
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Ocean Plastic Guitar
YouTuber luthier Burls Art creates a guitar out of recycled ocean plastic
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Unilever and Evonik Partner on Biosurfactant
Building a clean green foam-production machine
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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…
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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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BioReform Launches Greeny Bags Plant in India
BioReform’s plant launched in Hyderabad
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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Bio-on’s Collapse: Novamont, Short Sellers, Amber Capital and the Unanswered Questions
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America Recycles Day: Recycle textiles, batteries, bulbs, and e-waste
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Raul Gardini: The Enimont Scandal, a Controversial Death and Novamont’s Road to ENI
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