The proposal for a new draft regulation on packaging and packaging waste, an amendment to the current European Directive 94/62/EC, to be officially published by the European Commission on November 30, 2022, has not yet been completed. The news has been circulating in the industry for several days. T...
With massive amounts of plastic waste being dumped into the environment, microplastics are polluting the entire planet. A study shows that whales consume millions of microplastic pollution particles every day, making them the largest group of plastic waste consumers on the planet, The Guardian repor...
PLA plastic is a biodegradable, environmentally friendly material that can be used in a variety of applications. PLA plastic is also softer and more flexible than other types of plastics, making it ideal for a variety of uses, including earrings.
Is it safe to use PLA for 3D printing?
PLA is an excel...
Made of flax fiber and bio-based polyamide, the brake disc shield saves nearly 70% CO2 and improves recycling performance.
The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) award in the "Body Appearance" category has been presented to KTM Technologies (Niederalm, Austria) for the developme...
Researchers at the University of Victoria are making sustainable packaging from natural products, including celery and pea starch, to replace some plastics. When protein is extracted from plants such as peas to produce protein-rich edible foods, a large amount of waste is usually left behind in...
Egypt will host the next UN Global Climate Conference (COP 27) from November 6-18. Egyptian Environment Minister Yasmin Fuad said Oct. 24 that all stores and food stores in the city will use cloth or paper bags.
On the occasion of the cli...
When people's bones break, they can be repaired by both external and internal fixation. After fixation, the bones can repair themselves over time.
External fixation requires the use of a cast, which is wrapped around the outside of the body to prevent the bone from shifting; however, the cast c...
There is a growing global demand for bio-cycle economy solutions. As the world is moving ever closer to moving away from fossil materials, the demand for sustainable alternative materials is growing. Sustainable packaging, textiles, biochemicals, composites, building materials and cosmetics, to...
India's Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) issued a notification on August 12, 2022, banning the manufacture, sale, storage and distribution, import and use of identified single-use plastic (SUP) items, including cutlery, thin packaging films, candy and ice-cream bars,...
In 2020, each person in the EU generates an average of 34.6 kg of plastic packaging waste. Of this, 13.0 kg is recycled. This information comes from packaging waste data published by Eurostat.
Between 2010 and 2020, the amount of plastic packaging waste generated per inhabitant in the EU increa...
