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France announces fruit and veg plastic packaging ban
In a bid to reduce plastic waste, France is banning plastic packaging for nearly all fruit and vegetables from January 2022, the environment ministry announced this week. Implementing a February 2020 law, ...
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Plastic makers call for global agreement to eliminate plastic waste
The leaders of two of the world's largest plastic makers today called for a global agreement among nations to eliminate plastic waste in the environment, urging governments and stakeholders worldwide to press ...
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Mura Technology, KBR, and Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation announce innovative new plastics recycling project, a first for Japan
Mura Technology, the UK-based pioneer of an advanced process capable of recycling mixed plastic waste and its global exclusive licensing partner, KBR, have today announced that Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, a core company ...
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Plastics producers call for mandatory recycled content target
Plastics producers have called for the creation of a framework to set a mandatory recycled content target within the European Union by 2030. PlasticsEurope, which represents around 100 companies producing more than 90% ...
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Additive Enables Plastics to Decompose Microplastics-Free
Food-safe packaging without an environmental downside: plastics manufactured with the additive feature a custom stall period that delays the onset of decomposition if not recycled. Australia-based Twelve8 Technology has launched a plastics ...
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LG Chem invests 2.6 trillion Korean won in 10 plants for eco-friendly materials
LG Chem will make a large-scale domestic investment to foster eco-friendly materials in the petrochemical sector. This is to initiate transformation of the business structure towards high value-added sustainability businesses and eco-friendly ...
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European Citizens’ Initiative: Commission decides to register ‘ReturnthePlastics’ initiative on plastic bottle recycling
Today, the Commission decided to register a European Citizens' Initiative entitled ‘ReturnthePlastics: A Citizen's Initiative to implement an EU-wide deposit-system to recycle plastic bottles'. The organisers of the initiative call on the ...
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Bioplastics continue to become mainstream as the global bioplastics market is set to grow by 36 percent over the next 5 years
The results of the European Bioplastics’ (EUBP) annual market data update, presented today at the 15th EUBP Conference, confirm the continued dynamic growth of the global bioplastics industry. “Our industry has successfully ...
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