Tag: Paid Content
-

Genomatica and Lululemon Partner on Bio Nylon
lululemon Partners with Leading Sustainable Materials Innovator Genomatica to Bring Bio-Nylon to Products
-
US DOE Goes Direct Air Capture
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $24 Million to Capture Carbon Emissions Directly From Air
-

PVC Preferred Material for Water Infrastructure
PVC Ranks Favorably Among Piping Materials Used in U.S. Water Projects
-

FDA on PFAS Contamination by PE Food Containers
FDA Letter to Manufacturers and Distributors of Fluorinated Polyethylene Food Contact Containers
-

New Plastics Recycling Association of Singapore
An industry led Plastic Recycling Association of Singapore (PRAS) is unveiled by the Minister Grace Fu, Singapore Ministry of Sustainability…
-

TerraCycle in Full Recruitment
TerraCycle in Full Recruitment
-

Recyclability Framework Consultation
Industry Leaders Help Establish Groundbreaking Framework to Evolve Packaging Recyclability
-

Precision ADM Acquires Roswell Downhole Technologies to Supply Canada with Compostable PPE
Precision ADM Acquires Roswell Downhole Technologies to Manufacture Canada’s First Supply of 100% Compostable Fabrics for PPE and Reduce Canada’s…
-

Danimer Scientific Q2 2021 Results
Danimer Scientific Announces Second Quarter 2021 Results
-

Mitsubishi Chemical Partners on BioPBS in Paper Cups
Mitsubishi Chemical Announces Partnership with Giravanz Kitakyushu to Utilize BioPBS Compostable Resin in Paper Cups for the Soccer Club
-

Will DS Smith Go Seaweed Packaging?
Could Seaweed be used as an alternative fibre source for paper and packaging?
-

Coke and Asahi Partner on rPET Plant
New PET recycling facility to be built by industry partnership
-

DOE funds Zeolite Pathways for Greener Chemicals
UD’s LaFollette receives DOE Graduate Student Research Award
-

MCC To Develop Hydrothermal Plastic Recycling in Japan
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Announce Site Development Plans using HydroPRS™ Licence from Mura and KBR
-

US Industrial Composters on Compostable Plastic
What composters think of compostable plastics.
-

Composting PLA in the US
The challenges of composting PLA in the US.
-

JINS Biodegradable Sunglasses
JINS Launches Its First Biodegradable Sunglasses
-

Electrochemical Oxidation of Lignin and Waste Plastic
Both lignin and waste plastic are refractory polymers whose oxidation can produce feedstocks for the manufacture of chemicals and fuels.
-

Colloidal Lignin Particles and Epoxies for Nanostructured Coatings
Colloidal Lignin Particles and Epoxies for Bio-Based, Durable, and Multiresistant Nanostructured Coatings
-

Zume and Solenis Partner on PFAS Substitute
Zume Partners With Solenis To Open Up Pfa-Free Molded Fiber Packaging And Manufacturing Playbook To Global Food And Cpg Brands
-

EU Initiative on Plastic Bottle Deposit System
European Citizens’ Initiative: Commission decides to register ‘ReturnthePlastics’ initiative on plastic bottle recycling
-

Queens University Belfast Bioplastics Research Project
Qeen’s University part of compostable packaging research project
-

Yield 10 Bioscience Q2 2021 Results
Yield10 Bioscience Announces Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results
-

Are Bio Leathers Sustainable?
Are Plant Leathers As Green As Advertised?
-

Plastic Dog Waste Bags Greenwashing Settlement
District Attorney Jill Ravitch announces greenwashing settlements with Chewy, Petco, Petsmart, and Target
-

Sealed Air Invests in Closed Loop Plastics Fund
Sealed Air Invests $5 Million in Closed Loop Partners’ Circular Plastics Fund to Scale Plastics Recycling
-

World Agricultural Production August 2021
Monthly report on crop acreage, yield and production in major countries worldwide.
-

Mobile Case Solutions with Eastman Tritan Renew
Incipio® Debuts Sustainable Protective Cases for New Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3
-

SK Global Chemical and PureCycle Partner on Chemical Recycling
SK Global Chemical signs MOU with PureCycle Technologies to recycle PP waste
-

EU Food Safety Almanac
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
-

Clemson University Research on Green Materials
‘Green’ foam eliminates the need for toxic chemicals
-

Eastman CEO Talks Recycling on CNBC
Mark Costa, chairman and CEO of Eastman Chemical, joined CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday to discuss the plastics provider’s recycling…
-

Sabic Q2 2021 Results
SABIC today reported its earnings for the second quarter of 2021.
-

Indian Transparent Biodegradable Wound Dressing Film
IIT Guwahati invents low-cost, transparent, biodegradable wound-dressing film that helps body heal on its own
-

Innomost Receives Funding for Sustainable Consumer Products
Innomost receives €5M in funding to advance its production of natural ingredients from sustainable sources
-

Canada Invests in Eco Friendly Microbeads
Canada Invests in Eco-Friendly Alternative to Plastic Microbeads
-

Video and Report Proving PHA Straws Marine Degradation
Video and Report proving the marine degradation of PHA straws
-

Mulch Films for Organic Farmers by Washington State University
Freeing organic farmers from plastic pollution
-

US Poll on Plastics and Packaging
A Consumer Brands/Ipsos poll of 1,530 American adults found that more than half (53%) consider themselves environmentalists.
-

India Says No to Plastic Flags
Stop using plastic flags says ministry.
-

Forbes Article on PVA
Forbes dedicates a full article to PVA.
-

Amyris Q2 2021 Results
Another record quarter of underlying revenue
-

Final Authorisation NatureWorks Plant in Thailand
NatureWorks Passes Final Authorization Milestone for New Fully Integrated Ingeo PLA Manufacturing Plant in Thailand
-

Evonik Acquires JeNaCell
Evonik acquires German biotech company JeNaCell to expand biomaterials portfolio for new medical device markets
-

Bioplastic Startup in Vietnam
Vietnamese bioplastic startup created in 2020
-

Novolex Buys Vegware
Broadens Novolex’s Global Compostable Products Footprint
-

Plastic for Climate Protection Campaign
German promotional campaign for plastics. It mentions one specific bioplastics.
-

Biofilms Increase Microplastic Uptake in Foodchain
The plastic Trojan horse: Biofilms increase microplastic uptake in marine filter feeders impacting microbial transfer and organism health
-

Asian Response to Waste Trade Issue Report
Report Proposes Stronger ASEAN Response to Fight Global Waste Dumping
-

Arla Goes Bioplastics
Arla will use bioplastics in new packaging.
-

Origin Materials Gets USDA Certified Biobased Product Label
Origin Materials, Inc the world’s leading carbon negative materials company, announced today that it has earned the U.S. Department of…
-

GAILs and Ocean Bottle Partner on Tech Plastic Initiative
GAIL’s & Ocean Bottle partner to launch tech plastic pollution initiative
-

Poplar Trees as Feedstock for Major Chemicals
Scientists ID enzyme for making key industrial chemical in plants
-

Bioplastics Research by Imperial College London
Imperial researchers driving globally sustainable production and consumption
-

Converting Plastic Waste into Lubricants
Synthetic Lubricants Derived from Plastic Waste and their Tribological Performance
-

EPS Promotional Video
Do you know what #EPS is? EPS is a widely used, lightweight foam packaging material that is made of 98%…
-

Changing Environmental Marketing Claims
The Changing Face of Environmental Marketing Claims
-

Bacteria Based Bioplastic to Improve Sustainability on Farms
CALS assistant professor Dr. Rebecca Cockrum, and graduate student Hailey Galyon are working to develop a bioplastic from bacteria in…
-

Is the Gulf Stream Collapsing
Major Atlantic ocean current system might be approaching critical threshold.
-

Vertoro Wins Award at CleanEquity Monaco 2021
Vertoro Receives Technology Development Award at CleanEquity® Monaco 2021
-

Scienctific Method to Define Plastics Recycling Quality
Addressing the complex challenge of understanding and quantifying substitutability for recycled plastics
-

Dow Partners on Commercial Ecological Social Development in Amazon Rainforest
Dow announces strategic collaboration with Natura for Project Ybá in Brazil – a model of sustainable commercial-ecological-social development in the…
-

Assessment of Bio Tetramethyloxolane (TMO)
Greenness Assessment and Synthesis for the Bio-Based Production of the Solvent 2,2,5,5-Tetramethyloxolane (TMO)
-

Impact Reusable on Ocean Plastic Pollution
Reusing 10% will stop almost half of plastic waste from entering the ocean. Here’s how
-

WWF Japan and TerraCycle Partner on Fishing Nets
WWF Japan and Terra Cycle to start collecting and recycling waste fishing nets
-

US Secretary on Carbon Capture and Storage Technology
Secretary Granholm Explains Combating the Climate Crisis with Carbon Capture and Storage Technology
-

Mitsui Chemicals Q1 2021 Report
The financial result for FY2021 Q1 and the outlook for FY2021
-

Sabic Circular Polycarbonate Produced From Advanced Recycling
Sabic First In Industry To Launch Circular Polycarbonate Produced From Post- Consumer Mixed Plastic, Based On Advanced Recycling
-

Are EU Corn Ethanol Crush Margins Collapsing?
Are EU Corn Ethanol Crush Margins Collapsing?
-

Industrial Hemp in France Report
France is the third largest industrial hemp producer in the world and the top producer in Europe.
-

Teijin Aramid Reduces Twaron Carbon Footprint
Teijin Aramid: reduces Twaron® carbon footprint by 28%
-

Plastic Pollution in the Caribbean
Source, sea and sink—A holistic approach to understanding plastic pollution in the Southern Caribbean
-

LG Chem Supplies bio Absorbent Polymer to Jordan
LG Chem’s bio-balanced super-absorbent polymer shipped to client in Jordan
-

Mitsubishi Chemical Launches Green KTF
Mitsubishi Chemical Announces Plant-based Moisture Transmission Film Green KTF
-

EFSA Guidance on Nanoparticles in Food
Outcome of the public consultation on the draft Guidance on technical requirements for regulated food and feed product applications to…
-

Deploying the EU Bioeconomy
A framework approach for bioeconomy strategy development : 10 policy recommendations for building national bioeconomies toward a fair and just…
-

Net Zero Target Will Lead to Humanitarian Disaster Says Oxfam
‘Net zero’ carbon targets are dangerous distractions from the priority of cutting emissions says new Oxfam report
-

DSM Accelerates GHG Reduction Target
DSM accelerates science based GHG emissions reduction target to 50% by 2030
-

Challenges on Industrial Bio Transformation
Challenges of sustainable industrial transformation: Swedish biorefinery development and incumbents in the emerging biofuels industry
-
New DOE Projects on Advance Waste and Algae Bioenergy Technology
DOE Announces Nearly $34 Million to Advance Waste and Algae Bioenergy Technology
-

EU Call on Sustainable Finance
Plastic is mentioned in this new piece of regulation. The European Commission has become a regulatory control freak lost in…
-

Mercian Labels Launches Closed Loop Label Liner
Mercian Labels launches ‘Closed Loop’ Label Liner Recycling Service
-

The Future of Bioplastic Lining in California
Many thought that bioplastic lining was going to be a success story. NGO explicitly asks to skip the lining in…
-

Bucha Bio Develops New Bio Material
Press Release: Bucha Bio Develops Proprietary Process for Sustainable Biomaterial Manufacturing, Custom Sneaker Refitter Recreates Iconic Sneaker
-

Podcast on PVA Problems
These seem to be problems with the biodegradability of PVA.
-

Bio Cyrene for Medical Applications
Renewable Solvent Cyrene™ Delivers High-Purity Nanoparticles For Medical Applications
-

Lenzing Awarded Ecovadis Platinum Status for Sustainability
Lenzing awarded platinum status for sustainability by EcoVadis
-

PolyMateria on CGTN
Polymateria Niall Dunne seems to be a new kind of CEO who will quickly set the standard. This is what…
-

Novolex Sustainability Report 2020
The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people.
-

P&G and Eastman Partner on Chemical Recycling
Eastman molecular recycling technologies to advance Procter & Gamble packaging goals
-

The Faith of NatureWorks 3M Cups (FREE)
NatureWorks designed PLA cups for the 3M Golf Open that they sponsored, but what happened to the cups after use?…
-

Reinvent the Bag Multi Retailer Pilot
CVS Health, Target & Walmart Together Launch In-store Pilots & Tests of New Design Solutions to Combat Plastic Waste
-

Turning Diapers into Sticky Notes
Turning diapers into sticky notes: Using chemical recycling to prevent millions of tons of waste
-

Lygos Announces Senior Leadership Appointments
Lygos, Inc., a vertically integrated provider of safe and sustainable specialty ingredients, today announced the leadership appointments of Bryce Dille…
-

US Town Hall Meetings on Recycling
Maplewood and South Orange hosted a Town Hall to discuss opportunities for improvement.
-

The Recycling of Tires in Practice
Following images were circulating on social media. The recycling of tires in practice. No words, just videos and images.
-

GSK on Circular Packaging
Last November, GSK set ambitious new science-based sustainability goals focusing on two key areas – climate and nature.
-

NatureWorks Joins AMGTA
Eight additional organizations commit to promote sustainability in AM
-

Accor Group Goes Reusable Bottles
Ex French Secretary of Ecological Transition, Brune Poirson, who now works for the Accor Group seems to have been involved…
-

Covestro Pushes Bio Coatings
Covestro aims to increase acceptance of coating resins from plants
Latest reports
-

Bio-on’s Collapse: Novamont, Short Sellers, Amber Capital and the Unanswered Questions
-

America Recycles Day: Recycle textiles, batteries, bulbs, and e-waste
-

Raul Gardini: The Enimont Scandal, a Controversial Death and Novamont’s Road to ENI
-

INEOS Founder Warns the UK Is on the Slide
-

Covestro CEO Attempts to Speak Italian with His Hands