Greiner Packaging receives certification for home-compostable capsule packaging
Capsules made of aluminum or plastic are suitable for a wide range of packaging applications, including for coffee, tea, and baby food. To improve their environmental footprint, Greiner Packaging has developed a solution made from a compostable polymer, so that customers can easily dispose of used capsules on their own backyard compost heaps. The capsules are now certified by TÜV Austria Belgium NV
Greiner Packaging erhält Zertifizierung für heim-kompostierbare Kapsel-Verpackungen
Kapseln aus Aluminium oder Kunststoff eignen sich für eine Vielzahl an Anwendungen – etwa Kaffee, Tee oder Babynahrung. Um den ökologischen Fußabdruck von Kapselverpackungen zu verbessern, hat Greiner Packaging eine Lösung aus einem kompostierbaren Polymer entwickelt: So können die Kapseln nach der Verwendung ganz einfach am eigenen Komposthaufen im Garten entsorgt werden. Die Kapseln wurden nun nach TÜV AUSTRIA BELGIUM nv zertifiziert
LyondellBasell and KIRKBI invest in APK to develop recycling technology
LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), a global leader in the chemical industry and KIRKBI A/S, the family-owned holding and investment company of the LEGO® brand, announce they have signed an agreement to make an investment in APK, which specializes in a unique solvent-based recycling technology for low density polyethylene (LDPE)
Metsä Group receives Finland’s most startup-friendly company award for the second year running
Metsä Group has been honoured for its support of startup communities, advancing sustainable innovations related to various wood-based materials with investments, R&D and production support, thus helping startups bring their innovation to the masses
New tailwind for renewable carbon plastics in EU policy?Recycling bill undermines the innovation it relies on
Whether we are trying to improve the use of resources, make energy generation cleaner and more reliable, or reduce our impact on wildlife habitat - innovation will be central to improving our stewardship of the environment. That innovation ethic, however, is at odds with the top-down, government planning mindset that drives much of Washington’s environmental policy
CJ Biomaterials Partners with South Korean Industry-University Research Council to Promote Eco-Friendly Material and Accelerate Adoption of PHA Technology
Companies help address the challenge of plastic waste, which is capable of all modes of biodegradability and compostability, including marine, soil, home and industrial
AIMPLAS’ reactive extrusion pilot line is ready to produce bio-based nanomaterials for agricultural and food packaging solutions within the BIOMAC project
After two years of work, the BIOMAC project is ready to offer its services to the best European small and medium enterprises, as well as Research Centers working in the field of bio-nanomaterials
Alpla and PTT Global Chemical Realise Thailand’s Largest Plastics Recycling Plant Equipped with State-of-the-Art Technology
Following 18 months of construction and installation, the ALPLA Group and PTT Global Chemical are opening the state-of-the-art ENVICCO food-grade recycling plant for bottle-to-bottle applications in Thailand
Initiative to slow new plastic resin capacity through permitting introduced in U.S. Congress
Legislators from the Democratic Party representing some U.S. coastal states introduced in early December 2022 a bill named Protecting Communities from Plastics Act that aims at tighter controls on permitting for future plastic production capacity, new or expanded
89% of people call on UK government to support compostables as “solution to plastic crisis”
New data shows that the majority of UK adults support substituting conventional plastic with compostable alternatives and want local authorities and government to do more to incentivise the collection of compostable packaging
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