July 3, International Plastic Bag Free Day, is a good time to shine the spotlight on alternative packaging solutions that are ecologically sensitive. What do materials like bagasse (sugarcane residue), bamboo, and seaweed have in common? If the question foxed you, well, these are some of the varied kinds of materials that are being used […]
While the focus of the plastic packaging sector continues to be strongly directed at sustainability, recycling rates have not kept pace with ambitions, according to a new report from Rabobank. Companies and industry groups across Europe and the US have committed to environmental protection pledges; governments are presenting regulations focused on managing plastic and plastic […]
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Friday the city planned to ban single-use plastic when it holds the 2024 Olympic Games as part of efforts to tackle a global plastic pollution crisis. “We have decided to make the Olympic Games the first major major event without single-use plastic,” Hidalgo told a press conference at a […]
Promoting effective solutions for reducing plastic waste in the agricultural industry, mobilising the resoures of all parties to create a strong change in production activities, towards the development of responsible, modern, efficient and sustainable agricultural production; circular agricultural economy, environmentally friendly and adaptive to climate change…were objectives of the workshop “Plastic waste management in agriculture: […]
The G7 economic bloc of some of the world’s largest economies is out with a declaration committing its member countries to end plastics pollution by 2040, including taking steps to reduce microplastics and consider phase-outs of nonrecyclable plastics and “harmful” additives. The G7 economic bloc of some of the world’s largest economies is out with […]
The path to a green society could be boosted by increasing the productivity of agricultural crops that are providing cellulose to make environmentally friendly bioplastics. Perched on the edge of the Sea of Japan, the city of Kanazawa is famed for its seafood and sushi. A morning stroll in the market offers fleshy snow crabs, […]
A London-based start-up, FabricNano, is developing a system to produce plastics without oil and gas in a bid to make bio-based and sustainable chemicals more commonly available. The chemical sector is currently the largest industrial consumer of both oil and gas, according to the International Energy Agency. FabricNano’s bio-manufacturing tech, on the other hand, uses […]
Agricultural scientists from Uganda have invented biodegradable plastics for use in wrapping nursery seedlings made from farm wastes in a bid to face off non-biodegradable plastics that seedlings nursery operators have been using and which causes environmental degradation. The new invention was revealed by scientists from the National Agricultural Crop Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI) in […]
New data shows that the majority of UK adults support substituting conventional plastic with compostable alternatives and want local authorities and government to do more to incentivise the collection of compostable packaging. A survey of 1734 UK adults conducted by YouGov found 89% of respondents support local councils being required to collect all recyclable or […]
Bio-PET factory, one of world’s largest, would cut carbon emissions tied to drink bottles. TOKYO — Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. will decide next year whether to build a bioplastics factory in the southeastern U.S., creating one of the largest production sites worldwide for the plant-based packaging material. The proposed bio-PET plastics factory, with […]
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