Author: Vikram Bhanushali, President of the Indian Compostable Polymer Association (ICPA)
India's single-use plastic (SUP) packaging is growing exponentially. The report estimates that India’s packaging consumption has doubled in the past ten years, from 4.3 kg per person per year to 8.6 kg. It is d...
A new law in Japan requires businesses to switch to biodegradable plastic alternatives or be prepared to charge customers who use disposable plastics.
The new regulations will come into effect in April next year, and retailers, restaurants, grocery stores, hotels, dry cleaners, laundries and pizza d...
The state of Queensland, Australia, has officially banned the use of disposable plastic products, including plastic straws, mixing spoons, plastic tableware, and disposable take-out boxes and cups made of polystyrene foam. Only a small number of items with special medical care needs can be exempted.
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Recently, a study by an international research team stated that the current rate of global plastic emissions may trigger an irreversible impact. The study, published in the journal Science, stated that plastic pollution is a global threat, and the current substantial reduction of plastic emissions t...
A few days ago, Rwanda and Peru proposed a global plan to reduce plastics at the United Nations conference in Geneva.
75 countries and the European Union are supporting this legally binding international treaty program to reduce plastic waste.
The proposed resolution will be considered by delegates ...
The terms "biodegradable" and "compostable" are often used everywhere, but they are often used interchangeably, incorrectly, or misleadingly, which adds to those who are trying to shop in a sustainable way their uncertainty.
1. Definition of biodegradable
Biodegradable refers to an...
PLA is one of the biodegradable materials that have received the most attention from domestic and foreign research. Medical, packaging and fiber are its three popular application fields. PLA uses natural source lactic acid as the main raw material and has good biodegradabi...
The UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) recently announced on August 27 that the government will negotiate a ban on disposable plates, cutlery and polystyrene cups in England this fall.
The Defra Affairs Department stated that this behavior will be based on the government's ...
Recently, the mayor of Montreal, Canada’s second largest city, Valerie Plante announced a plan to ban the use of single-use plastics.
According to this plan, from August 23, 2022, retail stores will no longer allow the use of disposable plastic shopping bags. In March 2023, several other plastic pr...
As the name implies, degradable plastics are plastics that can be degraded. Under certain conditions, they can be completely converted into carbon dioxide, water and other small-molecule biomass, and will not remain in the environment and cause white pollution.
So why can degradable plastics be degra...
