Tag: Paid Content
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Tidal Vision and Leigh Fibers Partner on Biobased Textile Treatments
Tidal Vision Announces New Facility Opening & Partnership with Leigh Fibers
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Recycling PLA into Insulation Foam
Recycling and rheology of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) to make foams using supercritical fluid featured
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Food Grade Polystyrene Recycling LCA
Life Cycle Analysis of food-quality polystyrene recycling options confirms significantCO savings
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Consumer Perspectives on Bio Based Products
Irish and Dutch consumer perspectives of bio-based products
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Chinese Create PLA Artistic Landscape Design
PLA filament used to 3D print artistic landscape product
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Labatt Goes PCR Photodegradable Plastics Carrier Rings
Labatt Blue and Labatt Blue Light recently rolled out new recycled and photodegradable green plastic carrier rings – Hi-Cone RingCycles™
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New Plug In Process for Lignin Biorefineries
These “plug-in” technologies allow for optimization of sustainable, cost-effective lignin
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Mitsubishi Chemical and Kuraray Partner on Bio Polyester
Mitsubishi Chemical Licenses Patent for Biomass-based Polyester to Kuraray Group
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Solving End of life Issues of Thermoset Composites
Improving recyclability of thermoset composite materials through a greener recycling technology based on reversible bio-based bonding materials
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Carbiolice CEO Leaves Company
The following message was posted on the LinkedIn account of Nadia Auclair, CEO of Carbiolice
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Jenkins Freshpac Systems to Market Compostable Fruit Sticker in New Zealand
Aotearoa’s leading producer of fruit labels, Jenkins Freshpac Systems, has just been awarded a gold medal in development and creativity for their industrial compostable label
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Legal Experts Suggest Definition of Ecocide
Global expert drafting panel reveals proposal for a fifth crime under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
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Industry Statement on EU SUP Guidelines
Industry statement on publication of EU Commission Single-Use Plastics (SUP) Guidelines
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Colombia Annual Biofuel Report
In 2021, Colombia’s fuel ethanol production is estimated to decrease to 370 million liters in response to a lower blend mandate despite partial recovery in the fuel pool
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SK Chemicals and Huvis Partner on Chemical Recycled Polyester Yarn
SK Chemicals and Huvis Partner on Chemical Recycled Polyester Yarn
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Parkside Invests in Malaysian Production Capacity
Parkside Boosts Malaysian Flexible Packaging Operations
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DeZeen Top 10 Carbon Storing and Emission Reducing Materials
DeZeen idnetifies Ten materials that store carbon and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions including bioplastics
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Sabic Wins Responsible Care Award
Sabic Wins 2021 Responsible Care® Chairman’s Award As Recognition Of Its Excellent Practice Of Sustainable Development
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Initiatives to End Plastic Waste in Thailand
Catalysing Collective Action to End Plastic Waste through ALL_Thailand Initiative
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Solvay Launches its First Bio Textile
Bio Amni® is the latest edition to the Group’s sustainable textile fibers
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New Strategy on Green Waste Collection in France
New strategy regarding the collection of compostable waste
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Pampers, Carrefour and Terracycle Partner on Nappy Collection Scheme
This pilot scheme is a major opportunity to find out if a system to collect used nappies can be set up that would give them a second life
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New Zealand Government Communication on SUP Ban
The Government is to phase out certain hard-to-recycle plastics and six single-use items
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France Amends Industrial Composting Law
The Order of 27 May 2021 amending the Order of 22 April 2008 lays down the technical rules with which composting installations subject to authorisation must comply pursuant to Title I of Book V of the Environment Code
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New NGO Report on Rogue Palm Oil Producer
Following companies are named: Unilever, Kao, Procter and Gamble, PepsiCo, Mondelēz, Nestlé and Colgate-Palmolive, ABN Amro, and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)
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Helicoid Biomimetic Motorcycle Helmets
Helicoid Industries Inc. Releases Preliminary Results of Weight Reduction in Protective Helmets
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What Will Happen to Covid Plexiglass Barriers?
What will happen to the COVID-19 plexiglass barriers? Iowa State students have ideas
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Plastic Waste Exports Poisoning Food And Threatening Communities Report
Toxic Chemicals in Plastic Waste Poisoning People in Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe & Latin America
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NASA Satellites to Track Ocean Microplastics
Scientists from the University of Michigan have developed an innovative way to use NASA satellite data to track the movement of tiny pieces of plastic in the ocean
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PFAS Found in Top Cosmetics Brands
US is usually synonym for efficiency but in the case of dealing with PFAS, the US is clearly not meeting expectations
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PET Industry New Promotional Website
Is PET winning the Communication battle? PET is more sustainable than aluminium, glass and paper packaging according to the latest campaign
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EU Recovery Funds for NL Circular Chemistry
6 groundbreaking projects in the field of circular chemistry in South Holland receive €7 million from the REACT EU fund for green recovery of regional economies
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Wageningen Biodiversity Initiative
Wageningen University & Research launched the Wageningen Biodiversity Initiative (WBI) on Monday 14 June
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Congress Hearing on Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Research Act
Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), Vice Chair of the Science, Space and Technology Committee and Chairwoman of the Research and Technology Subcommittee, led a hearing on plastic waste reduction and recycling research
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US to Fund New Energy Technologies
DOE Announces Over $65 Million in Public and Private Funding to Commercialize Promising Energy Technologies
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EU Flexible Packaging Shortages are Great Concern
Continuous raw material supply difficulties of great concern to European Flexible Packaging manufacturers
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Europen MD on EU Single Market
EUROPEN’s Managing Director Francesca Stevens on the EU Single Market
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Joint Industry Call for EU Packaging Waste Labelling
The packaging industry and consumer product manufacturers calling for an EU approach to packaging waste labelling
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Promateris Completes New Round of Investment
Promateris finalizes 2.5 million euro investment in the production of compostable packaging
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DOE Invests in Algae Based CO2 Capture
Department of Energy Invests $8 Million for Projects to Develop Algae-Based Technologies to Capture Carbon Dioxide for Use in Products
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Versalis and Saipem Partner on Bioethanol
Versalis and Saipem together to produce sustainable bioethanol
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SK Global Chemical Buys Stake in Loop industries
SK Global Chemical announces strategic investment in Loop Industries to recycle waste PET plastic and polyester fiber
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Carrefour Goes Environmental Label
Carrefour Is The First Retailer To Display The Eco-Score For Its Customers On Carrefour.Fr
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World First Enzymatically Recycled Bottles
Global Consumer Brands Unveil World’s First Enzymatically Recycled Bottles
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Chemical Recycling Documentary by New Jersey Public TV Network
Is chemical recycling the answer to our plastic problem?
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Repsol, Axens and Ifpen Partner on Chemical Recycling
Repsol, Axens, And Ifpen Develop A New Process To Boost Circular Materials Production
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Parley for the Ocean and Brita Partner on Ending SUP Water Bottles
Parley For The Oceans Joins Forces With Brita® To Launch The “Future Of Water” Design Exploration With The Shared Mission To Put An End To Single-Use Plastic Water Bottle
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Bosk Builds Bioplastic Plant in Canada
Bosk Bioproducts Inaugurated Its First Regen™ Bioplastic Production Line, A 100% Biobased, Non-Toxicand Compostable Material, Installed In Quebec City
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UD Research on Converting Sugars into Chemicals
With a $2.7 million grant, UD researchers using microbes to make valuable chemicals
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Large Scale Liquefied CO2 Carrier
MOL Starts Research and Development on Large-scale Liquefied CO2 Carrier
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Stora Enso Shutting Down Production Site Update
Stora Enso has completed the co-determination negotiations concerning closing down the pulp and paper production at its Veitsiluoto site in Finland
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EU Biofuels Annual Report
In 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak cut EU gasoline and diesel use by 13.0 and 9.4 percent, respectively
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NGO Report on Human Rights and Environmental Abuses Corporate Lobbying
Corporate lobbyists are fighting a proposed EU law that seeks to hold companies accountable for human rights abuses and environmental destruction
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Indian Oil and VITO Patent on CO2 Biotransformation
Membrane-Less Reactor And Biotransformation Of Carbon Dioxide. A membrane-less reactor design for microbial electrosynthesis of alcohols from carbon dioxide (CO2)
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Dow and Shell Low Carbon Cracker Partnership Update
Dow and Shell demonstrate progress in joint technology development for lower CO2 emission crackers
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Target New Sustainability Strategy
Target Announces Bold New Sustainability Strategy: Target Forward
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Willow Trees to Treat Municipal Wastewater
A ‘bio-refinery’: using the chemistry of willow trees to treat municipal wastewater
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Unregulated Hazardous Plastic Additives
Deep Dive into Plastic Monomers, Additives, and Processing Aids
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FrieslandCampina Goes rPET
FrieslandCampina launches an exclusivity: it is the first Belgian dairy company to produce 100% rPET bottles
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Perstorp Goes Circular Methanol
Project Air has been granted a grant of just under SEK 295 million from the Swedish Energy Agency
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Sulapac Launches Packaging Take Back Program
The new take back program transforms used, bio-based supplement packaging into pet urn that biodegrades without leaving permanent microplastics behind
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Flexible Packaging Industry Position on Waste Collection
Agreed common position on collecting flexible packaging waste in a circular economy outlines essential elements to capture resources
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Detergent and Soap Industry Sustainability Report
Use of sustainably sourced bio-based materials, when this is more sustainable than fossil resources
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Danimer Communicates on Production BottleNeck
Danimer Scientific has been accused of many inconsistencies including on its official production capacity. This is an attempt to reassure the public
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Stora Enso New Material for Microwavable Trays
Stora Enso delivers new low-carbon material for microwavable ready-meal trays
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EU Plastic Converters Join Styrenics Circular Solutions
EuPC membership strengthens the converters’ contribution to the circularity mission of SCS
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NGO Video on Chemical Recycling
Imagine if we could solve #plasticpollution with one miracle technology. Sound too good to be true? That’s because it is. Here are 5 things plastic polluters don’t want you to know about chemical “recycling.”
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Amazon Plastic Problem
Oceana: Amazon (AMZN) plastic problem set to skyrocket with Prime Day booming sales
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Duvaltex Launched Ocean Plastic Textile
Last year, Duvaltex Launched Its New Ocean Waste Clean Impact Textilest Technology In Partnership With Steelcase
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Bio Alkanediol for Cosmetics Industry
Symrise announces Hydrolite® 7 green, the 100% bio-based next generation cosmetic multifunctional
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Converting Wind Turbines Waste into PLA
Experimental and analytical investigation of 3D printed specimens reinforced by different forms of recyclates from wind turbine waste
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Controlled Degradation with 3D Printed Enzyme Embedded Plastics
Enzymes embedded into plastic objects can be triggered to break down the plastic at the end of the object’s life.
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Cannes Lions Goes Ocean Plastics Trophies
Cannes Lions partners with Parley for the Oceans to make the Sustainable Development Goals Lion trophies out of Parley Ocean Plastic® derived from reclaimed fishing nets
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Australian National Plastics Plan
The National Plastic Plan outlines our approach to increase plastic recycling, find alternatives to unnecessary plastics and reduce the impact of plastic on the environment
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Robots Turning Waste into Compostable Packaging
Zume’s pizza robots are now turning waste into compostable packaging
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Aldi Removes Plastic from Tea Bags
Aldi To Remove 1.4 Billion Pieces Of Plastic From Own-Brand Tea Bags
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Coke Sued over PET Recyclability Claim
Sierra Club Sues Coca-Cola and Others Over Recyclability Claims
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TotalEnergies and Nestle Partner on Bio PP Ice Cream Packaging
TotalEnergies, MPG Manifattura Plastica S.p.A. and Froneri have joined forces to develop a sustainable food packaging made from Certified Renewable Polypropylene
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Impact Fertilizer on LCA Biobased Products
Fertilizers should be included in the LCA of biobased products
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Gucci Goes Bio Leather
Gucci Introduces Innovative New Demetra Material on Three Sneaker Silhouettes
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Weelchair from Biocomposites
Sustainable composite wheelchair seat designed for disabled people in developing countries
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Braven Environmental and Chevron Phillips Chemicals Partner on Chemical Recycling
Braven Environmental Executes Long-Term Pyrolysis-Derived Feedstock Supply Agreement with Chevron Phillips Chemical
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Audi Research on Chemical Recycling
Chemical Recycling pilot project aimed at recycling mixed automotive plastic waste successfully completed
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Güdpod and Imper Parner on Compostable Pods in US
Single-Serve Brand Güdpod Launches Fully Compostable Coffee, Tea and Espresso Pods to the North American Market
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US Projects Funded for Cellulosic Nanomaterial Development
U.S. Endowment For Forestry And Communities Announces Grants In Partnership With Usda Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory For Cellulosic Nanomaterial Development
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Converting PET Waste into Vanillin
Microbial synthesis of vanillin from waste poly(ethylene terephthalate)








