Tag: Paid Content
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Supercapacitors Made from Lignin
High-Density Lignin-Derived Carbon Nanofiber Supercapacitors with Enhanced Volumetric Energy Density
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Cars Made from Paper Waste
Cars made from paper waste: UL research project harvesting sustainable carbon fibre
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Novolex Starts Production Bioplastic Cups in US
Novolex Launches New U.S. Manufacturing Line to Make Compostable Cups from Plant-Based Plastic
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Pangaia Goes Biobased Biodegradable Fibers
What if polyester was made out of plants and seamlessly biodegraded into the Earth when you were done with it?
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Hanwha and SPC Partner on Bioplastics
Hanwha, SPC to co-develop biodegradable plastic packaging material
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Boosting Production of Low Carbon Cellulosic Ethanol
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) offers a simple procedure for a complex analytical problem, an achievement that could help biorefineries expand production of low-carbon cellulosic ethanol
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Yield 10 Update on Camelina PHA Bioplastics
Yield10 Bioscience Chief Science Officer Dr. Kristi Snell to Present on Advances Using Camelina Platform to Produce PHA Bioplastic at 2021 Synthetic Biology: Engineering, Evolution and Design Virtual Conference
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Chitosan Packaging for Strawberries
Films made of shellfish shells, essential oils, and nanoparticles protect fruit from microbes
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Canada Consultation on Regulation for Release of Plants
On May 19, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency launched a consultation on the Seeds Regulations and the environmental release of seeds
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Belgium Loses Court Battle for Negligent Climate Policy
The Belgian authorities have been negligent in their environmental policy says judge
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BPF Report Vital Role of Plastic in Sustainable Future
New BPF Document Highlights Vital Role of Plastic in a Sustainable Future
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Timberland Goes Regenerative Leather and Bioplastics
On the heels of Earth Day, Timberland announces important advancements in its regenerative agriculture efforts, working toward a vision for Timberland® products to have a net positive impact on Nature by 2030
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Australian National Compostable Packaging Strategy
Australian National Compostable Packaging Strategy
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SUP Recycling Funding Opportunity in US
Department of Energy (DOE) & Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Single-Use Plastics Recycling (SUPR) Funding Opportunity Announcement
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UNEP Report on Nature Based Solutions
If the world is to meet the climate change, biodiversity, and land degradation targets, it needs to close a USD 4.1 trillion financing gap in nature by 2050. The current investments in Nature-based solutions amount to USD 133 billion – most of which comes from public sources
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Paptic Launches Aptus Flexible Packaging Material
Paptic Widens Its Offering With The New Renewable And Recyclable Paptic Apus® For Flexible Packaging
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Borealis and Renasci Partner on Chemical Recycling
Borealis and Renasci reach an exclusive agreement enabling Borealis to offer commercial volumes of chemically recycled base chemicals and polyolefins since May 2021
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Belgium Launches PFAS Crisis WebSite
The Government of the Flemish Region Launches a crisis website on PFAS
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Mitsui Chemicals Vision 2030 Business Plan
Mitsui Chemicals VISION 2030 Long-Term Business Plan explained
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Michelin Reveals Sustainable Racing Tire
For Michelin, Motorsport is a full-scale technological laboratory, essential to the development of new sustainable solutions for safer, cleaner and more efficient mobility accessible to all
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Asda to Rollout Refill Zones to More Stores
Asda is rolling out its refill proposition to four more stores by the end of the year as the next step on its journey to help customers reduce, reuse or recycle their supermarket packaging
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Indonesian Palm Oil Firm Recovery Plan
Indonesian company proposes recovery plan for past deforestation
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Boulder Starts Compostable Bag Program
Boulder began a new subscription-based “Green Bag Giveaway” program
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Major Discovery in Sugarcane Red Rot Disease
Study effects paradigm shift in the understanding of how red rot attacks sugarcane
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Re-Introducing Sugar Beets in Scotland
Re-introduction of sugar beet to Scotland takes significant step forward
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New US Plastics Pact Strategy and Roadmap
U.S. Plastics Pact Unveils National Strategy to Achieve 2025 Circular Economy Goals
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Extended Producer Responsibility by Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Extended Producer Responsibility is a necessary part of the solution to packaging waste and pollution
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Avient and Oceanworks Partner on Ocean Plastics
Avient Collaborates with Oceanworks® to Expand Use of Recycled Ocean Plastics
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First BPI Certified Compostable Coffee Pod Lidding Film
Launch of the first and only BPI-certified compostable coffee pod lidding film for newest single-serve coffee makers
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BioPak Launches Compost Connect
Australia’s first ever composting network, Compost Connect, launches to tackle the nation’s food waste crisis
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US Composting Council Launches Target Organics Hub
The US Composting Council Launches Target Organics Hub to Help Communities Build Infrastructure
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Speech Minister on New French Climate Bill
Speech of French Minister of Ecological Transition, Barbara Pompili, on the New Climate Bill in the Senate
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New Mobile Modular Chemical Recycling System
New mobile, modular chemical recycling system converts non-recyclable waste into high value-added additives
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Stora Enso to Modernise Production Sites
Stora Enso invests in competitiveness of Anjala-Ingerois and Nymölla production sites
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Australasian Recycling Label Consumer Insights Report 2021
Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has released the Australasian Recycling Label Consumer Insights Report 2021 – a new report assessing consumer awareness of the ARL, and attitudes and behaviours towards recycling
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Pierre Fabre Launches Green Impact Index
Worldwide premiere : Pierre Fabre launches the Green Impact Index
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Nonprofit Beauty Recycling Program Pact
Pact’s mission is to provide a solution for hard-to-recycle beauty packaging and to work toward greater circularity in the industry
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EPR Role in Circular Economy
Flexible Packaging Industry releases EPR Role in Circular Economy document
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Law Firms on the Danimer Scientific Class Action
Here’s the list of law firms and legal practices that have jumped on the Danimer Scientific Class action Band wagon. It’s impressive
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IIRC and SASB Form Value Reporting Foundation
IIRC and SASB form the Value Reporting Foundation, providing comprehensive suite of tools to assess, manage and communicate value
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RecyClass Recyclability & Recycled Content Claims Guidance
Setting course for Transparent Recyclability & Recycled Plastics Claims
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New Pivet Biodegradable Phone Case
Pivet is partnering with The Ocean Agency to make a meaningful splash with the launch of the Aspect: Ocean Blue, case for the iPhone 12 range
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The Benefits of Compostable Stickers
Unlocking the benefits of compostable produce stickers for broader circular economy efforts
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Single Gene Boosts Climate Resilience, Yield and Carbon Capture in Crops
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered a single gene that simultaneously boosts plant growth and tolerance for stresses such as drought and salt, all while tackling the root cause of climate change by enabling plants to pull more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
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Genomatica’s Role in the Cargill Helm Deal
Second commercial plant set to be powered by Genomatica technology for more sustainable everyday products
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ECHA Operation Report
ECHA’s five-yearly report on the operation of REACH and CLP presents a detailed picture on how the operations have impacted worker and consumer health, environmental protection, innovation, competitiveness and internal market functions
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Vegan Spider Silk by Cambridge University
‘Vegan spider silk’ provides sustainable alternative to single-use plastics
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Incipio and Eastman Partner on Recycled Content
Incipio® Group Announces Strategic Sustainability Partnership with Eastman
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Unilever Reveals First Paper Laundry Detergent bottle
Unilever reveals world-first paper-based laundry detergent bottle
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EU Biorefinery Outlook to 2030
Studies on support to research and innovation policy in the area of bio-based products and services
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EUPC Says EU SUP Guidelines is a Fiasco
Single-Use Plastics Directive Guidelines: a long list of inconsistencies and questions left unanswer
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Biofuel in Thailand Report
Biofuel consumption is expected to remain below AEDP 2018 targets due to the prolonged outbreak of COVID-19 in 2021
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Mitsubishi Chemical Announces BioPTMG
Mitsubishi Chemical Announces BioPTMG, Made From Bio-Based Raw Materials
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Controlling Bacterial Metabolism
Designing an irreversible metabolic switch for scalable induction of microbial chemical production
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Corona Goes Net Zero Plastic Footprint
Corona becomes first global beverage brand to achieve a net zero plastic footprint globally
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Xampla Develops New Plant Based Protein
Research breakthrough signals end of fossil fuel plastic with new plant protein substitute
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Barbie Goes Ocean Plastics
Mattel Launches Barbie Loves the Ocean; Its First Fashion Doll Collection Made from Recycled Ocean-Bound* Plastic
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French Government Launches ESG Platform
The Government is setting up a platform to allow companies to publish, in full transparency, their environmental, social and good governance (ESG) data
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Initiative to Develop Circular Flexible Packaging
Industry and universities partner to develop circular flexible packaging
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Solvay CEO Video on Water Scarcity
Solvay Ceo, Ilham Kadri, spoke at the Euronex ESG summit about one of the most pressing issues humanity is facing: water scarcity
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VIOBOND to Replace Fossil with Lignin in Consumer Products
The VIOBOND consortium will replace fossil resources with renewable lignin in everyday consumer products
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Maryland Composting Law
Requiring a certain person that generates food residuals to separate the food residuals from other solid waste and ensure that the food residuals are diverted from final disposal in a refuse disposal system in a certain manner
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Brightmark to Build Largest Advanced Recycling Plant
Brightmark to Build World’s Largest Advanced Plastics Recycling and Renewal Facility in Macon, GA
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Green Sports Alliance Video on Face Masks
How to Choose a Sustainable, Safe, Performance-based Mask For Players/Staff/Fans
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Deloitte Study on Chemical and Biochemical Recycling
Deloitte is doing a study on chemical and biochemical recycling in France
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Green Dot Bioplastics Plant Expansion
Kansas-based global bioplastics company expansion project will double capacity ahead of new product launches
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EU Consultation on Marketing Standards for Agricultural Products
Commission launches public consultation on review of the EU marketing standards for agricultural products
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Sanoma County to Ban PS and Paperboard Containers
Sonoma County to consider ban on polystyrene containers to reduce waste
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Ginkgo Bioworks and Sumitomo Partner on Bio Chemicals
Ginkgo Bioworks Announces R&D Collaboration with Sumitomo Chemical to Develop More Sustainable Bio-Based Chemicals for Multiple Industries
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US to Chair the Multilateral Biofuture Platform
Newly launched Biofuture Campaign proposes replacing fossil carbon with bio-based fuel, materials
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Vermont Bans PFAS from Food Packaging
An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products
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Cargill and Helm Partner on Bio-BDO
Cargill and HELM partner to build $300M commercial-scale, renewable BDO facility, first in the US, to meet growing customer demand
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EU Paper Industry Commitment Update
Today, Cepi presented the third edition of its project REINVEST2050, an overview of how the pulp and paper industry is living up to its commitment to actively reduce carbon emissions and support the climate neutrality objective
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AB Inbev Develops Worlds Lightest Glass Bottle
’Game changing’ glass innovation will help considerably reduce CO2 emissions
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Puma Goes Bioplastics
Sugarcane And Recycled Materials: Puma Creates More Sustainable Footwear Styles
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Suntory Investment for Circular Lucozade Bottle
UK’s biggest sports drink brand to save 3,500 tonnes of new plastic from being made with major sustainability changes
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Monitoring Recyclates for Europe News
MORE 2.0 announces opening of survey for 2021 & confirms 1 M tons registered recycled material used
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First Fully Sustainable Insurer
They claim it’s the launch of the world’s first fully sustainable insurer
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French Consultation on Plastic Content for Cups
This consultation concerns the draft decree relating to the maximum plastic content authorized in single-use plastic cups
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Purple Corn Cobs Biorefining and Valorization
Biorefinery Approach Applied to the Valorization of Purple Corn Cobs
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Agilyx and Technip Partner on PS Recycling
Technip Energies collaborate with Agilyx to accelerate and scale-up the implementation of its polystyrene recycling technology
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First Investigation for Ocean Plastic Pollution?
Is this the first criminal investigation for plastic pellet pollution?
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FluoroFree and ParaFree Food Packaging Get Compostability Certification
Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s FluoroFree® and ParaFree® products receive compostability certification
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KFC Goes Home Compostable Packaging
KFC Canada announces 100% home compostable consumer packaging by 2025














