Since January 2021, Lidl Switzerland and the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) have jointly announced the development of edible, naturally derived cellulose coatings that have proven in preliminary trials to extend the shelf life of fresh produce. Coated fru...
According to a new report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the world produces twice as much plastic waste as it did two decades ago, most of which ends up in landfills, incinerated or spilled into the environment, and only 9 percent is successfully recycled. ...
The world's first fully compostable mouthpiece
Sustainable design and technology company Pentatonic has partnered with fashion industry expert Natalia Vodianova to develop the "world's first high-performance, fully compostable" mask: Masuku Daily. Pentatonic says that globally, we process 3...
The world's first "plastic restriction" is coming
One of the most important topics of the resumed fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, to be held from February 28 to March 2, 2022, will be combating global plastic pollution, with governments around the world discussing ...
February 28, 2022 - World leaders gathered to discuss plans for a global plastic pollution treaty, which U.N. representatives described as the most important multilateral treaty since the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. The potential treaty is expected to be a key discussion at the United Nations Envi...
The fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5), held in Nairobi, Kenya, from February 28 to March 2 this year, will establish a global and legally binding agreement on plastics to prevent their abandonment in the environment.
The United Nations Environment Assembly, part of th...
Avantium (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) has released life cycle assessment (LCA) data for its bottles made from PEF (polyethylene furanoate): a plant-based, fully recyclable plastic material with excellent performance. nova-Institut GmbH recently completed an ISO-certified LCA to assess the potential ...
Coffee is second only to oil as a highly traded beverage, and the resulting coffee grounds (SCG) are a solid waste. Six million tons of coffee grounds are produced worldwide every day, a very large amount. A large amount of SCG is incinerated or landfilled, which may release harmful substances ...
In modern society, disposable plastic products have been widely used, such as: straws, tableware and shopping bags, etc.. For these commonly used disposable consumer products, people often use them up and throw them away, few of them are recycled, and most of them become garbage. The United Nations ...
Natural PHA materials can be used in traditional plastic applications such as thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers, lubricants, gums and adhesives, as well as in some non-traditional polymer applications such as animal feed, cell regeneration for humans and animals, denitrification and cosmetics.&...
