Pickleball, a sport booming worldwide, brings joy and connection to millions of players. However, behind its rapid growth lies an alarming issue: plastic waste from discarded pickleball balls. Each year, an estimated 500 million pickleball balls are produced, contributing tens of thousands of tons of plastic waste to landfills, putting immense pressure on the environment. […]
The aviation industry has long relied on single-use plastic products (SUPPs) to ensure convenience, hygiene, and operational efficiency. Items such as plastic cups, utensils, food trays, packaging, and luggage wraps are commonplace on every flight. These products not only reduce costs but also lower aircraft weight, thereby optimizing fuel consumption. However, behind these benefits lie […]
In the face of escalating environmental pollution, the demand for eco-friendly products is on the rise. Along with this trend, various terms related to material decomposition, such as biodegradable, compostable, degradable, and oxo-degradable, have emerged. However, not everyone fully understands their meanings and differences. This article will clarify these concepts, helping you make informed choices […]
On November 4, 2024, Vietnam National Brand Announcement Ceremony took place in Hanoi featuring 190 enterprises and 359 products, achieved the Vietnam Value. An Phat Bioplastics, with the brand of AnEco compostable products, is honored to achieve this title for the second time. In the evening of November 4, 2024, the announcement ceremony of the […]
Together with TotalEnergies Corbion (Gorinchem, the Netherlands), Korean water producer Sansu (Seoul, South Korea) is developing an embossed label water bottle made of Luminy® PLA bioplastics to speed up the adoption of recycled PLA as feedstock. This innovation is set to revolutionize recycled PLA production processes, marking a significant leap towards a more sustainable future. […]
A team of Japanese researchers said Wednesday it has developed a new bioplastic that is not only durable but degrades rapidly in seawater and can be mass produced. The research by scientists at Kobe University and other organizations fuels hopes that the world’s oceans may one day be cleared of plastic waste. According to […]
If you want people to recycle compostable plastics appropriately, they need more help understanding how to do it. That is one of the conclusions of a new study of university campuses on both sides of the Atlantic, carried out by scientists at the University of Surrey and Imperial College London. Dr Zoe M Harris, Senior […]
Microplastics can take 100-1,000 years to degrade. Now, thanks to a research breakthrough, they can do it in just seven months. Microplastics are tiny, nearly indestructible fragments shed from everyday plastic products. As we learn more about microplastics, the news keeps getting worse. Already well-documented in our oceans and soil, we’re now discovering them in […]
On February 29, in Bangkok, Thailand, An Phat Holdings Group attended the Regional Forum on Policies to Promote the Private Sector Engagement in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) organized by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia-Pacific (ESCAP) under the United Nations organized as speakers, affirming the leading role of businesses and contributing ideas in […]
CARBIOS (Clermont-Ferrand, France) and De Smet Engineers & Contractors (Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium) enter an engineering partnership for the construction of the world’s first PET “biorecycling” plant. Carbios and De Smet Engineers & Contractors jointly announce their collaboration to spearhead the construction of the world’s first PET biorecycling plant. Under the agreement, De Smet has been entrusted […]
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