The Korean Ministry of Environment said on April 1 that food service outlets such as cafes and restaurants nationwide will ban the provision of disposable utensils to dine-in customers from that day.
The applicable list includes disposable cups, plates, containers, forks, spoons, knives and oth...
Amazon UK recently announced that it will no longer use disposable plastic bags in product packaging, and will instead use recyclable paper delivery bags or cardboard envelopes to handle orders shipped from Amazon's logistics centers.
Amazon announced that it has stopped packaging products in s...
In a letter to the second chamber, Vivianne Heijnen, state secretary of the Dutch Ministry of the Environment, wrote that from 2024, the Netherlands will ban the use of single-use plastic cups and plastic packaging in catering establishments, festivals or on-site catering in offices. Reusable c...
Plastic pollution is a global challenge, and ending plastic pollution requires a global effort. Recently, the resumed Fifth United Nations Environment Assembly adopted the Draft Resolution on Ending Plastic Pollution.
Recently, the resumed Fifth United Nations Environment Assembly adopted the D...
Recently, researchers Akram Zamani and others from the University of Borås, Sweden, presented their findings at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). ACS Spring 2022 is a hybrid conference that takes place virtually and face-to-face from March 20-24.
Researchers demonstrate...
From April 1, 2022, the UK begins to impose a new tax - Plastic Packaging Tax - on recycled plastic packaging of less than 30% at a rate of £200 per tonne. This will affect many businesses and ultimately increase the cost to consumers.
1. If you cannot prove 30% you must pay tax
The UK is of...
Industrial and home composting
Industrial and home composting is based on the same principle, i.e. the final breakdown of compostable materials into carbon dioxide, water and biomass by microorganisms. The difference between the two is the significant difference in the composting environme...
The Union-Tribune reports on Feb. 16: Scientists warn that the chemical and plastic waste produced globally has greatly exceeded the limits of human or planetary safety, and the world urgently needs to set a cap on related production.
Research by the Stockholm Centre for Socio-Ecological System...
To reduce the energy consumption and carbon emissions of single-use plastics, the U.S. Department of Energy DOE recently announced $13.4 million in funding for next-generation plastics technologies. Seven R&D projects led by industry and universities were supported by the funding.
The seven...
The demand for biodegradable materials is gradually increasing as people are increasingly interested in environmentally friendly packaging. People began to look for and develop some sustainable or ecologically recyclable environmentally friendly materials, biodegradable plastics when it is one ...
