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3 April 20209 September 2021

Global Survey Reveals Two Thirds of Adults Not Recycling All Plastic Waste

Hi-Cone’s first annual report on The State of Plastic Recycling reveals consumer attitudes towards recycling and the circular economy

1 April 202027 March 2020

Hurdles of hemp plastic

Hemp-based bioplastics present disposal challenges

31 March 202027 March 2020

The Bioplastics Industry 2020-2024

Focus on Biodegradable Plastics, Featuring Detailed Profiles of Corbion, BASF, Mitsubishi Chemical, Biome Technologies, Solvay & Arkema

30 March 202025 March 2020

Huhtamaki’s ambition is to be the first choice in sustainable food packaging

Company will focus on growth, competitiveness, talent and sustainability

27 March 202024 March 2020

Henkel will reduce fossil-based virgin plastic by 50 percent

Company has set further ambitious packaging targets for 2025 to promote a circular economy

26 March 202023 March 2020

AR Packaging drives sustainable innovation and targets a major shift to dry molded fibre packaging together with PulPac

Group has joined the PulPac Technology Pool and thereby gets unique access to optimised processes for putting fully fibre based and renewable single-use products on the market

Clariant and Floreon announce collaboration to expand high-performance biopolymer applications to additional markets

Enhanced material performance of biopolymers based on Floreon’s proprietary know-how to meet demanding material requirements

25 March 202020 March 2020

Clover Sonoma Advances Social and Environmental Impact with B Corporation Recertification and New Fully Renewable Milk Carton

Company's new packaging will be available on shelves this summer in its organic half gallon and quart milk cartons

24 March 20209 September 2021

Inline Plastics – First USA Manufacturer to Infuse All Products with Post Consumer Content Derived from Chemical Recycling

rDPET™ is the latest innovative solution from the leading manufacturer of high quality, crystal clear, food packaging containers

20 March 202017 March 2020

New Circular Economy Action Plan: no circular economy without bioeconomy

EUBP would prefer a more differentiated approach from the Commission and claim artificial separation of the circular economy and the bio-based economy

19 March 202016 March 2020

Update on Starbucks Journey to Find a More Sustainable Cup

In March of 2019, Starbucks announced a commitment to conduct market tests with the cup technologies in select stores in five cities

17 March 202012 March 2020

Borealis producing certified renewable polypropylene at own facilities in Belgium

Company takes its commitment commonly with Neste and Henkel to the next level for advancing the circular economy, once again furthers its EverMinds™ ambitions

Clariant Masterbatches earn ‘OK’ certification for home and industrial composting

Certification means that the masterbatch ingredients, including the polymer carrier, will not compromise the biodegradability of the plastic products and packaging

16 March 20208 December 2020

BBIA responds to Tesco’s packaging strategy

According to a recent study published by University College London, 84% of consumers prefer to purchase products in compostable packaging

13 March 20209 September 2021

Singapore Parliament: S’pore looks to create Newoil by transforming waste plastic into alternative fuel

With successful ambitions will this move bring the Singaporean society closer to both their goals of being a zero-waste nation and a low-carbon economy

Smart, compostable thin film packaging material

New biobased films from the start-up Primitives provide an oxygen barrier that outperforms petroleum-based LDPE by over 4 times, as well as bioplastic films

12 March 20209 March 2020

good natured Products Inc. Announces Acquisition of Shepherd Thermoforming & Packaging Inc.

Acquisition enables company to increase their production capacity and expand their plant-based packaging assortment

11 March 20206 March 2020

PepsiCo tests recyclable rings made from molded pulp

Molded pulp rings and secondary paperboard packaging will be tested in Sacramento, California on the company's 7.5-ounce six-packs of Pepsi and Sierra Mist

10 March 20205 March 2020

BASF showcases solutions for the entire packaging life cycle at interpack 2020

Increasing resource efficiency and the use of alternative feedstocks in production

New online platform connects crop and food producers to biorefineries

Waste as feedstock for two biorefineries: one in Spain and one in Italy providing new biobased compounds for the chemicals, food-packaging and agricultural sectors

6 March 20203 March 2020

Anellotech’s Technology Converts Lay’s Potato Chip Bag into Key Chemical Required for New Plastic Bottles

Converting multilayer food packaging and other non-PET waste plastics into chemicals could help brand owners meet their recycled PET content targets

5 March 20209 September 2021

How The Circular Economy Is Revolutionising The Plastics Packaging Industry

NEO Group and RETAL Industries are actively involved in the implementation of the circular economy

3 March 202027 February 2020

Bicycle bottle from VAUDE runs on Dryflex Green TPE

With the ‘Bike Bottle Organic’, VAUDE has produced their first bicycle bottle developed entirely from biobased plastics

28 February 202026 February 2020

Compostable plastics break down in less than 22 days in real life industrial composting

New study shows that the tested objects have the same disintegration and degradation rate as regular biowaste or are even faster

Praxistest: Kompostierbare Kunststoffe zersetzen sich bei der industriellen Kompostierung in weniger als 22 Tagen

Neue Studie zeigt auf, dass die getesteten Produkte die gleiche oder sogar schnellere Zersetzungs- und Abbaurate wie normaler Bioabfall aufweisen

Al Ain water to produce plant-based compostable bottle

New bottle to be available in hotels and airports by May

25 February 202020 February 2020

Meet the Israeli innovation that can put an end to plastic packaging

Rather than producing single-use trays from plastic and aluminum, W-Cycle’s patented ‘SupraPulp’ packaging is based on sugarcane pulp, known as bagasse

Dairy is First in South Africa to Use Bio-Based Closure

New package for Woodland Dairy’s extended shelf-life milk is made from 80% renewable materials, closure partly is made from bio-based material, making it 100% recyclable

21 February 202018 February 2020

Fake biodegradable products flood market after India bans single-use plastics

State government issued yet another order clarifying the banned products include branded and non-branded biodegradable carry bags

Biodegradable packaging developed for organic beauty market

New packaging solves a conundrum for cosmetics firms that currently sell organic, ‘clean’ products

19 February 202014 February 2020

Packaging of Fresh Produce: Novamont’s New MATER-BI Cling Film Is Now Available

MATER-BI bioplastic cling film for the packaging of fresh produce can now be used with most packaging machines

18 February 202017 February 2020

INEOS and UPM Biofuels announce supply agreement for renewable raw materials to make plastic

INEOS plans to use UPM BioVerno, a sustainable raw material from a renewable residue of wood pulp processing, to produce bio-attributed polyolefins

17 February 202012 February 2020

BASF and Fabbri Group develop certified compostable cling film for fresh-food packaging

Innovation contributes to reducing food waste, lowering greenhouse gas emissions and promotes organic recycling

14 February 202012 February 2020

Huhtamaki focuses on fibre

Renewable fibre is the main volume raw material for Huhtamaki, with already, nearly 70% of product portfolio consisting of fibre-based products

New market study predicts ‘green boom’

Bioplastics can be used in a growing number of application areas - most important sector for sales of bioplastics in 2018 was the packaging industry

IIT-Bombay develops plastic-like films for packaging industry

The new product is a combination of edible sugar- or fat-based biopolymers approved by the Food Safety Authority of India that can degrade in about a week or a month

13 February 202010 February 2020

Kompuestos presents its sustainable solutions at the Frankfurt European Midcap Event

Company aims to develop advanced technologies and plastic recycling additives, to achieve a higher quality of recycled products

12 February 20209 September 2021

The chemical cure?

The final piece of the recycling jigsaw, or a toxic pseudo-solution? David Burrows reports on chemical recycling

11 February 20206 February 2020

All things considered, wooden pallets are more eco-friendly than plastic pallets

Penn State researchers compared the long-term performance of treated wooden and plastic pallets through a detailed, cradle-to-grave life-cycle assessment

Perrier Brings Some Sparkle Into The War On Plastic

Company announced that it would be working with three small startups on three innovative kinds of packaging, will invest up to one million euros in the projects

10 February 20205 February 2020

Danimer Scientific and Columbia Packaging Group Partner to Create Home Compostable Produce Bags

Columbia Packaging Group to manufacture home compostable produce bags using film resins made with Danimer Scientific's Nodax™ PHA material

6 February 20203 February 2020

New way of recycling plant-based plastics instead of letting them rot in landfill

Chemical recycling method breaks down plastics into their original building blocks, potentially allowing them to be recycled repeatedly without losing quality

5 February 20203 February 2020

Kotkamills has signed a significant collaboration agreement with Lavazza Professional

Frontrunner in bringing eco-friendly solutions to the beverage vending sector launch the new KLIX Eco Cup™

EMSUR presents its latest innovation, the Compostable Barrier Bag

EMSUR’s new sustainable alternative is specially designed for the coffee market, although it is transferable to other categories

31 January 202028 January 2020

Conagra Brands Announces Sustainable Packaging Goal

Company aims to reduce overall use of plastic and make 100% of current plastic packaging renewable, recyclable or compostable by 2025

30 January 202029 January 2020

Wood-based lid for quark containers − Valio and Stora Enso test biocomposite in food packaging

Reusable lids will be used to test the wood-based biocomposite in food packaging

Kompuestos certifies new bioplastic based on potato starch

Company’s Biokomp range of biodegradable resins made from different starches are derived from corn, potato and various types of cereals

Plastic is just the tip of the ‘single use’ iceberg

Consumers give biodegradable packaging the thumbs up, but are confused over terminology

29 January 202027 January 2020

EXCLUSIVE: Avantium eyes easily recyclable, multi-layer packaging applications for PEF initiative

“We are looking to replace those multi-layer films with a mono-layer of PEF that brings all the functionalities that people are looking for in terms of barriers and physical and mechanical properties,” CEO van Aken said.

Single-use plastic: China to ban bags and other items

Plastic bags will be banned across all cities and towns in 2022, though markets selling fresh products will be exempt until 2025, restaurant industry by 30%

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