Compostable market news
World’s First Biodegradable Water Bottle Set for US Debut
California-based material innovation company Cove announced a partnership with Los Angeles premium organic grocer Erewhon, making it the first retailer for Cove's fully biodegradable water bottles. The bottle and cap are made ...
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Coles Group to launch SECOS MyEcoBag
Coles Group will be launching MyEcoBag™ compostable bag products by SECOS in 770 retail stores across Australia. The selection by Coles follows a recent range review involving SECOS’ compostable products and is ...
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Angel Yeast partners with PhaBuilder to open PHA factory
Angel Yeast (Yichang, Hubei, China), a globally listed yeast and yeast extract manufacturer, has inked an agreement with Bejing based PhaBuilder Biotechnology (China) to build a large manufacturing base for polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) ...
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Burien (Washington, the U.S.) banning the use and sale of plastic food service products
The Burien City Council passed Ordinance 709 on February 3, 2020 restricting the use and sale of non-compostable food serviceware products. All food service business must use and provide compostable food service products starting ...
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Single use plastic bags banned in New South Wales (Australia) from 6/2022
From 6/2022, single-use plastic bags will be banned in New South Wales, with more bans set to come later in the year. The state has joined the rest of Australia in banning ...
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Canada to ban making, importing many single-use plastics from December 2022
June 20 (Reuters) - The government of Canada on Monday published final regulations to prohibit "harmful" single-use plastics, with a ban on manufacturing and importing most of these items to come into ...
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Finland pilots new transparent cellulose film that reduces microplastic
Food packages fulfil their most important tasks when they protect food and minimise waste. Thin plastic films are nevertheless difficult to recycle, and they often end up in the wrong places after ...
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U.S bans sale of single-use plastic on public lands, national parks by 2032
The U.S. Interior Department said on Wednesday it will phase out the sale of single-use plastic products in national parks and other public lands by 2032, in an attempt to mitigate a ...
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