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27 November 202422 November 2024

Bio-based fibres could pose greater threat to the environment than conventional plastics, study suggests

The research has led scientists to suggest that materials being advocated as alternatives to plastic should be tested thoroughly before they are used extensively in a range of products

16 May 202413 May 2024

Toward a global treaty on plastic pollution

Since two years, delegates gather with the goal of concluding the world’s first plastic pollution treaty, but agreement is still far away - and there is the question of how ambitious the new treaty should be

29 January 202419 January 2024

Plymouth Marine Laboratory: What happens to biodegradable plastics if they enter the sea?

Our new study investigates what happens when biodegradable plastics enter the ocean, and whether these increasingly popular alternatives to conventional plastics are safer for marine ecosystems, or whether they come with their own risks

19 December 202214 December 2022

Bio is not necessarily bio

Bio-based, biodegradable and sometimes fossil: biopolymers are a patchwork family

14 July 202212 July 2022

Lego in der Plastikfalle: Ein Spielzeugriese muss sich neu erfinden

Vor 90 Jahren gründete ein arbeitsloser Tischler eine Firma namens Lego. Heute ist sie der größte Spielzeughersteller der Welt, doch es wartet viel Arbeit auf den Konzern

28 September 202123 September 2021

Maritime rope could be adding billions of microplastics to the ocean every year

New University of Plymouth study is the first to explore the potential for rope to become a source of microplastic pollution in the marine environment

17 June 202012 June 2020

UK associations call on government to ban oxo degradable plastics

As the UK is now in the process of revising legislation on the use of plastic packaging, now is the time to act

21 August 201912 August 2019

Study identifies way to enhance the sustainability of manufactured soils

Adding biochar to soil constructed from waste materials, reduces the loss of essential nutrients such as nitrogen and carbon

28 May 201927 May 2019

Biodegradable bags can hold a full load of shopping three years after being discarded in the environment

Researchers from the International Marine Litter Research Unit publish new research in Environmental Science and Technology

9 May 20198 May 2019

„Verbund“ Welcomes CORRECTION: University of Plymouth has corrected their press release dated April 29, 2019

Sensible use of approved bio-waste bags - with careful municipal communication - ensures a verifiable reduction in the number of “misthrows” in the bio-waste

7 May 20196 May 2019

University of Plymouth study misleads on value of biodegradable and compostable plastics

ISO 14855 test standard describes merely a test method, but without clear pass and fail criteria that could serve as basis for proper biodegradability claims and labelling

Verbund begrüßt KORREKTUR: Universität Plymouth hat die Pressemeldung vom 29. April 2019 richtiggestellt

Sinnvoller Einsatz zertifizierter Bioabfallbeutel sorgt für eine nachweisbare Reduktion der Fehlwürfe, insbesondere der herkömmlichen Kunststoffe im Bioabfall

6 May 201930 April 2019

Der Selbstbetrug mit dem Bioplastik

Tüten aus Bioplastik werden allgemein als umweltfreundliche Alternative beworben. Zu Unrecht, wie eine aktuelle Studie bestätigt

2 May 201828 April 2018

Towards Zero Plastics to the Oceans

Leading plastics producers in Europe and around the world are working together to find solutions to protect the environment

18 April 201817 April 2018

Engineering a unique plastic-degrading enzyme

Solution to plastic pollution on the horizon: Newly evolved enzyme could be the key to tackling the worldwide problem of plastic waste

14 February 201812 February 2018

Kaum einer weiß es: Wie gefährliches Plastik in Ihren Lebensmitteln landet

Nach den USA, Kanada und Neuseeland ist Großbritannien der erste europäische Gesetzgeber, der Mikroplastik in Duschgel und Zahnpasta verbietet

16 December 2015

(Micro-)Plastic: From material of unlimited opportunities to contaminants in the environment?

Results of the conference "Microplastic in the Environment – Sources, Impacts & Solutions”

(Mikro-)Plastik: Vom Werkstoff der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten zum umweltgefährdenden Schadstoff?

Resultate der Konferenz „Microplastic in the Environment – Sources, Impacts & Solutions“

11 November 201511 November 2015

Final Programme Released: Microplastic conference in Cologne from 23-24 November 2015

+++ Final programme released +++ Already 130 participants +++ Just 14 days left +++

30 September 201530 September 2015

New Study on Microplastics in the Environment: Which Sources Are Relevant?

The study evaluates for the first time the relevance of different sources of microplastics for marine protection in Germany

Studie veröffentlicht: Welche Quellen für Mikroplastik in der Umwelt sind relevant?

Die Studie bewertet nun erstmals die Relevanz unterschiedlicher Quellen von Mikroplastik für den Meeresschutz in Deutschland

23 February 201522 February 2015

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