2 September 202222 August 2022Billions pour into bioplastics as markets begin ramping upIn a world increasingly troubled by the persistent harm that plastic — manufactured in petrochemical plants — has had on the environment, companies are investing billions of dollars to ramp up production of plastics made from natural, renewable materials that can be safely composted or can biodegrade under the right conditions
16 October 20209 September 2021Spotlight on chemical recycling: Building a circular economy for plastics requires multiple strategies and toolsAdvanced recycling needs to be part of that tool set
19 March 202016 March 2020Update on Starbucks Journey to Find a More Sustainable CupIn March of 2019, Starbucks announced a commitment to conduct market tests with the cup technologies in select stores in five cities
15 April 201910 April 2019Ben & Jerry’s Joins Major Global Brands Phasing Out Petroleum-Based PlasticsCompany replacing plastic spoons and straws in its 600+ Scoop Shops worldwide with wooden spoons and paper straws by April 2019 as a first step
13 March 20197 March 2019Truly sustainable cups are finally here12 Winners of NextGen Cup Challenge Reimagining the Future of the To-Go Cup
17 January 201914 January 2019The top ten bio-economy stories of 2018… revealed!Some major breakthroughs and announcements and a glut of brands have been turned to bio-based and seek to make their products more sustainable
13 December 201810 December 2018AMT Coffee unveils ‘let’s make the change’ bio-compostable cups for Christmas season"It has taken years of research and development to source a fully bio-compostable coffee cup and lid."
21 September 201819 September 2018Zigarettenkippen verunreinigen den Ozean mehr als PlastiktrinkhalmeBei den jährlichen Aufräumarbeiten blieben Zigarettenkippen in Kalifornien, in den USA und international die Nummer eins
22 August 201819 August 2018Marine biodegradable plastics offer hope for oceans and waterwaysEverywhere you turn – marine pollution is on the mind of late
3 August 20183 August 2018The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of July 27thHighlighting annual or even quarterly or monthly rankings and summaries of significant product and service advances
27 July 201825 July 2018Alternative materials at the heart of Starbucks elimination of single-use plastic strawsThe company's movement to eliminate single-use plastic straws has been gaining tremendous momentum globally
26 July 201824 July 2018Starbucks und McDonald’s tüfteln gemeinsam am Öko-BecherIn einem Wettbewerb, den das NextGen Cup Consortium leitet, sollen Ideen für innovative Becher für Heiß- und Kaltgetränke entwickelt werden
McDonald’s Joins Starbucks & Closed Loop Partners to Develop a Recyclable and/or Compostable CupGroundbreaking partnership to develop a recyclable and/or compostable cup solution through NextGen Cup Consortium and Challenge
16 July 201811 July 2018Starbucks to Eliminate Plastic Straws Globally by 2020Plastic straws to be replaced with new recyclable strawless lid and alternative-material straw options
27 March 201822 March 2018Starbucks and Closed Loop Partners to develop recyclable, compostable cup solutionStarbucks is committing $10M in partnership to establish a groundbreaking consortium to launch the NextGen Cup Challenge
10 June 20158 June 2015PepsiCo, Walmart, investors call for stronger palm oil standardStandards ultimately need to be incorporated into the core P&C applicable to all member companies
11 August 201411 August 2014Starbucks, Novozymes named 2014 Outstanding Corporate Innovator (OCI) winnersCompanies to share innovation lessons at annual Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) Conference
10 May 2012Starbucks and ConAgra Foods talk packaging sustainability initiativesChallenges at TAPPI 2012
