Tag: Paid Content
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TerraVerdae Bioworks New Bioplastic Product Line
TerraVerdae Bioworks Inc. releases new bioplastic product line for blown/cast films, injection moulding and thermoforming
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Muria BIO Honey Candies Goes Compostable Packaging
Muria BIO launches the first organic honey candies in Europe with 100% compostable packaging
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2 French Plastic Companies Awarded with Greentech Innovation Award
2 French Plastic Companies Awarded with Greentech Innovation Award
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Calyxt Transforms Hemp Genome
New Hemp Transformation Technology Unlocks Capabilities to Selectively Breed and Deliver Improvements in Hemp Traits for Key Markets Including Protein, Fiber, Advanced Materials and Wellness
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Dow, Lucro and Marico Partner on PCR in India
Dow, Lucro and Marico join forces to advance circular packaging solutions in India
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Dow , Empower and Norad Partner on Circular Plastics in Nigeria
Dow, Empower and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) launch feasibility study to examine plastics circularity in Nigeria
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The Role of Rivers in Ocean Plastics
More than 1000 rivers account for 80% of global riverine plastic emissions into the ocean. A better understanding of pathways and transport mechanisms of plastic waste to and within rivers
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Sainsbury Goes Ocean Plastic Packaging
Sainsbury’s to pluck 12 million plastic bottles from shorelines to reel in ocean pollution
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CO-OP Goes Compostable Plastic Bags
Co-op scraps bags for life and said it would replace the plastic bags with compostable carrier bags selling for 10p
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Biodegradable Polymers in Various Environments
According to Established Standards & Certification Schemes
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Real Leather vs Biobased and Fossil Leather
Comparison of the Technical Performance of Leather, Artificial Leather, and Trendy Alternatives
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Maryland Introduces Bill to Ban Chemical Recycling
Prohibition on the Chemical Conversion of Plastic
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Spain Develops Compostable Mulch Films
AGRO+ Project: New compostable mulch film facilitates management of plastic waste in agriculture and provides quality compost
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UN Call for Interest on Circular Plastic Packaging and Textiles
Call for expressions of interest for projects on circular plastic packaging and textiles in developing countries
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Aimplas Circular Approach to Avocado
New sustainable packaging will extend guacamole’s shelf life by 15% thanks to labels and additives extracted from the avocado itself
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TeselaGen and Berkeley Lab Partner on Bioeconomy AI
TeselaGen Partners with Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit to Accelerate the Bioeconomy
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Total Video to Support Biobased Plastics
Total releases a video to show their support for bio-based plastics. The video highlights a change in strategy to position PLA. And last but not least, they make a monumental mistake in the video.
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BioBased Industries Consortium 2020 Report
The BIC evolution in 2020 and beyond. Annual Report 2020 now published
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Sabic and Aramco to realign Marketing, Sales and Supply Chain
Aramco and SABIC announce plans to realign marketing and sales, commercial and supply chain activities to drive efficiency and add customer value
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McDermott and Michelin Partner on Chemical Recycling
McDermott Awarded FEED Contract for Plastic Recycling Project
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First Biodegradable and Compostable Plastics According to Euronews
Is This The World’s First Biodegradable And Compostable Plastic?
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Fossil Plastic Plant Marketing
How do you market a fossil plastic plant in current times? Let’s look an an example
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Arkansas Prohibits Plastic Packaging Bans
Arkansas Governor signed the bill prohibiting plastic packaging bans.
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ACC Reacts to Arizona Bill on Chemical Recycling
Arizona Is 12th State to Enact Advanced Recycling Legislation to Help End Plastic Waste. American Chemistry Council Reacts to Arizona Bill on Chemical Recycling
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New York to Ban Plastic Hotel Toiletry Bottles
Prohibits hotels from making available to its hotel guests small plastic bottles containing hospitality personal care products
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Agilyx 2020 Results
This is the company’s inaugural annual report. The report highlights corporate activities and results, as well as sustainability highlights.
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Berry Global and Borealis Partner on Circular Plastics
Berry Global Announces Agreement With Borealis for the Supply of Circular Polyolefins
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Origin Materials and MGC Partner on Carbon Negative Chemicals and Materials
Origin Materials and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Form Alliance to Industrialize Advanced Carbon-Negative Chemicals and Materials
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UMass Contributes to Landmark Study on Compostable Plastic
Polymer Science and Engineering’s Thomas Russell Contributes to Landmark Study on Compostable Plastics
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California Sues Retailer for Biodegradable, Degradable and Decomposable Plastics
State of California sues retailer for using terms such as Biodegradable, Degradable and Decomposable Plastics
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World Economic Forum Recognise Truly Biodegradable Plastics
Scientists have developed truly biodegradable plastics according to WEF
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Plant-Based Plastic-Free Biodegradable Gum Nuud
We want to rid the world of the plastic gum that sticks to your shoe and outlives you. Our gum is plant based, plastic free, biodegradable, and as refreshing as a morning walk on frosty grass
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German Law to Transpose New EU CAP
German Cabinet Agrees on Draft Laws to Implement the New EU Agricultural Policy
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University of York Discovers Super Fungus Enzyme
‘Dominating’ fungus could be solution to producing more biofuels and chemicals
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Aquatic Pollutants in Oceans and Fisheries
Chemicals and plastics, not just overfishing, threaten aquatic food chain with ‘disaster’, report warns
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NatureWorks and IMA Partner on Compostable Coffee Pods
Partnership Will Accelerate The Availability Of A Turn-Key Solution For K-Cup Compatible Compostable Coffee Pods In North America With Unmatched Performance In Converting, Assembly, Filling, Brewing, And Taste
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Role of Associations and NGO in EU Plastic Waste Management
BIO-PLASTICS EUROPE project EVENT: “Plastic Waste management in European Cities – Key Role of Associations and NGOs”
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Most Sustainable Bathroom Products to Replace Plastic
Here are some plastic-free and zero waste alternatives for an eco-friendly space according to NBC News
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US Helps Sri Lanka Tackle Plastic Pollution
United States Launches “Clean Cities, Blue Ocean Program” In Sri Lanka To Tackle Plastic Pollution
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Why Recycling Is Not Enough According to University of Denver
Assistant professor Jack Buffington, talks about “The Plastics Problem: Why Recycling Is Not Enough”
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Yield 10 Bioscience CEO on PHA Bioplastics
Dr. Oliver Peoples of Yield10 Bioscience on PHA bioplastics
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First Application of Enzymatic Recycling in Car Tires
Carbios and Michelin take a major step towards developing 100% sustainable tires
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Chemical Recycling Face 2 Problems
Plastics-to-oil recyclers face a double struggle according to Financial Times
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Indian NGO Lobbies for Compostable Bags
Action Group Against Plastic Pollution (AGAPP), an NGO-based in Jalandhar, has urged the government to facilitate a smooth transition from plastics to compostable bags by all users in the state
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Picup Biodegradable Plantable Cups
Polish Startup Picup Launches Europe’s First 100% Biodegradable Plantable Coffee & Tea Cups
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Australasian Bioplastics Launches Scholarship Program
Australasian Bioplastics Association launches scholarship program
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TerraCycle and Sanofi Partner on Recycling
TerraCycle® Announces Partnership With Sanofi Consumer Healthcare® To Keep Daily-Use Personal Care Products Out Of The Landfill
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Mitsui and IBM Partner on Plastic Blockchain
Mitsui Chemicals, IBM Japan to Start Joint Efforts Toward Building a Blockchain-Based Resource Circulation Platform
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PFAS Contamination of Plant Based Straws
Characterization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in commercially-available plant-based drinking straws
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New French Flax Shives Biocomposite
LA Linière has developed an innovative eco-material based on flax shives
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Bio-Gran Patent for Biodegradable Plastics Recycling
Biodegradable plastics recycling made possible with Bio-Gran (patent pending)
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Parkside Gets Irish Accreditation for Bioplastics
Parkside Secures Cré Accreditation For Compostable Flexible Packaging Range
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Starbucks to End Disposable Cups in South Korea
Starbucks to End Disposable Cup Use in South Korea by 2025
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Stora Enso in Crisis?
Stora Enso initiates a plan to permanently close down pulp and paper production at Kvarnsveden and Veitsiluoto mills
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Future Status of Paper Waste in France
Public consultation that will impact status of paper waste in France
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Asics Most Sustainable Shoe
ASICS’ most environmentally sustainable cross-category collection ever uses around 5 tons of recycled textile waste alongside resource-saving production processes
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Singapore Waste Statistics and Recycling Rate 2020
Key Highlights of the 2020 Waste and Recycling Statistics
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Henkel Partners with Terracycle
Henkel Partners with TerraCycle® to Close the Loop on a Circular Economy
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World First Fully Biobased Composite Wood Panel
Until recently, it was impossible to avoid using petrol-based resins when producing high-performance wood panels
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Aquapak White Paper on Fibre Based Recycling
PITA (Paper International Technology Association) has published a new whitepaper by Aquapak Polymers that explores how recyclability can be designed into fibre-based packaging using commercially available, fully soluble bio-digestible barrier materials
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Latvia Goes SUP Ban Including Bioplastics
The Saeima’s Economic, Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Policy Committee approved in the first reading the legislative draft On Products Containing Plastic
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The Story of Plastic
The Story of Plastic (Animated Short) pulls back the curtain on the plastic pollution headlines, revealing the true causes and consequences of the global plastics crisis
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Beiersdorf Goes Renewable Plastic Packaging Globally
Beiersdorf launches first packaging made from certified, renewable plastics
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Dow Builds Milk Bottle Road in China
Dow and Shiny Meadow give hard-to-recycle plastic a second life with “Milk Bottle Road”
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Ineos Gets ISCC+ Certified
Advanced Plastic Recycling from INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA Receives ISCC PLUS Certification
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Total Corbion Starts Design New PLA Plant
Total Corbion PLA enters engineering stage for new 100 kTpa PLA plant in Grandpuits, France
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EU Says No to Food Crops Biofuels
EU says food crops can be used for bioplastics but not for biofuels
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Biodegradable Plastics Won’t Save the Beauty Industry
Bioplastics Won’t Save the Beauty Industry according to Allure
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Swiss RE Report on Economics of Climate Change
Climate change poses the biggest long-term risk to the global economy. No action is not an option
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Dow and Mura Partner on Chemical Recycling
Dow and Mura Technology announce partnership to scale game-changing new advanced recycling solution for plastics
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Futamura Sales Director on Bioplastics vs Plastics
Podcast by Andy Sweetman, Sales & Marketing Director at Futamura EMEA
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Australasian Recycling Label Update
Australasian Recycling Label Program Goes From Strength-To-Strength, Welcoming 500Th Member And A Range Of Iconic Household Brands
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Hum Nutrition Goes 100 % Ocean Plastic
HUM Nutrition Announces Large-scale Sustainability Initiative: First Supplement Brand To Transition To 100% Ocean Bound Plastic
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Sun Chemicals Launches Biobased UV Coating
Sun Chemical launches UV coating with high levels of bio-sourced and recycled material
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US Berkeley Claims Biodegradable Plastics Discovery
New process makes ‘biodegradable’ plastics truly compostable
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FDA Notification Process for Bioplastics
Should the FDA amend the notification process for food grade bioplastics?
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EU Green Taxonomy and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive Update
Sustainable Finance and EU Taxonomy: Commission takes further steps to channel money towards sustainable activities
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INEOS Styrolution, Recycling Technologies and Trinseo PS Recycling Plant Update
INEOS Styrolution, Recycling Technologies and Trinseo progress plans for the first polystyrene recycling plant in Europe
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Waitrose Goes Compostable Coffee Caps
Waitrose launches first own-brand compostable coffee capsules as homemade lattes replace office brews
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EU Council and Parliament Agreement on EU Climate Law
European climate law: Council and Parliament European climate law: Council and Parliament reach provisional agreement reach provisional agreement
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Hemp Vegan Leather
Napee is the first eco-leather made from hemp; the first in the world made entirely with waste materials from cultivation and whose entire production process does not involve the use of toxic solvents or the production of non-recyclable waste
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Natural Extracts Improve Properties of Bioplastics
Biopolymers with advanced functionalities for building and automotive parts processed through additive manufacturing
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Adhesives from Waste Wood, Biofuel from Straw
EU research project on the potential of agroforestry waste as environmentally friendly raw materials completed
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Biofuel Pathways
Potential biofuel production pathways in Indonesia: Overview of processes, feedstocks, and types of fuel
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Origin Materials and Solvay Partner on Carbon Negative Materials
Solvay and Origin Materials to Develop Advanced Carbon-Negative Materials for Automotive Industry
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Life and Biological Sciences and Technologies to Boost Biobased Innovation
Life and biological sciences and technologies as engines for bio-based innovation












