Recently, researchers at Boston College (BC) have developed a way to use light to convert lignin into sustainable plastics.
The researchers first developed a catalyst that uses light to selectively break down specific chemical bonds in lignin, thereby converting the lignin into medium-sized soluble...
Finnish scientists have uncovered the secret behind the extraordinary mechanical properties and ultra-light "weight" of Laminaria woodruff. The results show that the mushroom's complex structure can be mimicked to replace plastic to make ultra-light, high-performance materials for use in t...
In 2023 from the European market, OPPO cell phone color box plastic packaging almost completely removed, to achieve 100% natural degradation of cell phone product packaging, and the use of 45% of recycled fiber material in the color box.
At the four-day MWC World Mobile Congress in Barcelona, which...
In a recently published briefing paper, the European Environment Agency (EEA) noted that recycled materials (including bioplastics), smart use, and increased recycling are the three pathways toward recycled plastics in Europe.
The EEA explicitly mentions that the use of bio-based plastics helps red...
On February 27, four Italian companies jointly presented the results of Life Biobcomo's research at a conference in Naples, southern Italy, where the results were presented.
The four companies are SAPA Group (a company that produces injection-molded automotive components), Fiat Chrysler Automobiles...
Plastic is one of the biggest contributors to marine pollution, and it accounts for more than 50% of the plastic waste problem. In the context of increasing environmental pollution, more and more people are putting hard work into the application of green and renewable materials. This article looks a...
ASUS launched bio-based plastic material gaming mouse, weight and carbon reduction;
realme's new smartphone GT2Pro battery cover with SABIC's first bio-based polycarbonate (PC) copolymer.
Casio releases the first biomass plastic outdoor watch.
Recently, ASUS, a major laptop manufacturer, launched a...
Polylactic acid (PLA) is a new type of biodegradable material made from starch feedstock raised from renewable plant resources such as corn. Glucose is obtained by saccharification of starch raw material, then high purity lactic acid is made by fermentation of glucose and certain strains of bacteria...
The Sri Lankan government announced on Feb. 14 that it will ban the use of single-use plastic products. This follows a series of deaths of wild elephants and deer from plastic poisoning in the country.
Sri Lanka's cabinet spokesman and media minister Bandura Gunawardena said the country will ban th...
On Feb. 16, 2023, Md Shahab Uddin, the Bangladesh government's minister of environment, forests and climate change, said the government has taken steps to reduce single-use plastics by 90 percent by 2026.
"There are also plans to increase the recycling rate of plastic waste to 80 percent by 20...
