Researchers at the University of Birmingham are exploring the potential to depolymerize PHA at the end of life
PHAs, or polyhydroxyalkanoates, are a family of biopolyesters produced in nature by many microorganisms. They are synthesized directly through the fermentation of carbon substrate...
Scotland's groundbreaking initiative to ban single-use plastics has not been enforced, casting doubt on its effectiveness in reducing pollution.
Despite Scotland becoming the first region in the UK to ban single-use plastics in June 2022, local authorities report zero enforcement action against...
Since the release of Ireland's 2018 National Policy Statement on the Bioeconomy (NPSB), Ireland has been building a high-value bioeconomy.
Things moved quickly last year with the release of Ireland's first National Bioeconomy Action Plan 2023-2025. However, even at these early stages, Ireland's...
SK Chemicals, Hyosung Advanced Materials, and Hankook Tire have jointly developed an electric vehicle tire, "iON", using "recycled polyester tire cord". The innovative tire is made from 45% sustainable materials, including recycled polymers, bio-based silica and round PET tire co...
Carbios has been developing enzyme recovery technology since its inception in 2011. Its PET degradation enzymes have proven to be superior to competitors.
On March 5, the France-based biotech company also developed enzymes that aid in biodegradation. Its enzymatic biodegradation process makes p...
Korea's HD Modern Chemistry, in partnership with CJ CheilJedang Corp. will produce environmentally friendly bio-naphtha and plastic products.
The partnership has been firmly established in the form of a memorandum of understanding. Under the agreement, HD Hyundai Chemical (HD Hyundai Modern) will ob...
Professor Thomas Gries of RWTH Aachen University (Germany) presented a research project that focuses on using pineapple fibers to make clothes. This project aims to study 100 different types of pineapples from Colombia and Thailand to better understand their quality.
The Piñ aFibre project aims...
PLA and PBAT are the mainstream raw materials in the current degradable plastics market. In order to further improve the performance of PLA and PBAT single films, many scholars have carried out research on PLA/PBAT composite films in recent years.
PLA/PBAT composite film has excellent mechanica...
On March 4, the Council and Parliament of the European Union reached an agreement to amend the rules on the reduction, reuse and recycling of packaging, approving a total ban on single-use plastic packaging for all items, including a ban on the use of "permanent chemicals" in food contact ...
The Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) has submitted a petition to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) urging an update to the National Organic Program's (NOP) decades-old definition of compost.
Currently, USDA organic regulations only allow composting of plant and animal material (7C...
