12 December 20246 December 2024 Industry network secures £474K to boost bio-based materials regulation Industry-led network launches with £474,135 Innovate UK funding to accelerate adoption of sustainable chemicals and reduce UK’s reliance on fossil-based materials
19 March 202414 March 2024 Industrial food processing residues and wastes as high-value feedstocks NNFCC has undertaken several projects looking at biomass feedstock availability in the UK, with a particular focus on industrial food processing residues and wastes in many cases
15 October 202111 October 2021 Sustainable Apparel Barometer 2021: Collaboration for sector transformation Get a look to the challenges and opportunities in viscose production, the growing transparency in the cotton sector and the needs for driving a greater social compliance within apparel supply chains
13 October 20209 September 2021 Tesco introduces the first recycled food grade soft plastic packaging from materials returned by customers Recent trial demonstrates for the first time that soft plastic can be continuously recycled into safe food-grade packaging
14 February 201812 February 2018 Could plant-based plastics help tackle waste pollution? It does not seem feasible to get rid of plastics completely, but instead replace some of the petroleum-based plastic for biopolymers derived from plant-based sources
9 February 20187 February 2018 The ‘Blue Planet effect’ kick-starts focus on plastic use in UK but Brexit and funding challenges remain "In years to come, I think people will be shocked at how today we allow so much plastic to be produced needlessly.”
5 February 20181 February 2018 These 11 innovations will tackle the causes of ocean plastic pollution, not just the symptoms Businesses, governments and other stakeholders are supposed to make step changes in creating and implementing circular economy solutions to plastic waste
7 August 20174 August 2017 Making clothes from milk It is possible to turn dairy waste into a surprising new material: fibres that can be spun and woven and used to make clothing and other textiles
12 August 201510 August 2015 Reusable, biodegradable and recyclable Majority of Brits believe all plastic bags should be biodegradable
9 March 20159 March 2015 Government lays down the foundations for a UK Bioeconomy The UK Government has published a report detailing the enormous opportunities resulting from growing the bioeconomy
27 February 201526 February 2015 Floreon Transforming Packaging shortlisted in the Environment & Energy Awards 2015 Ceremony will be held on April 22nd at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham
18 March 2013 UK reaches 100 anaerobic digestion plants milestone New figures have been published on the official information portal about anaerobic digestion and biogas
24 March 2009 NatureWorks: Trennung von PET und PLA für die Wiederverwertung ist möglich! Biobasierte Kunststoff-Flaschen beim Recycling kein Hinderniss
