With the "plastic ban" on line, biodegradable plastics are penetrating into our lives. Why are biodegradable plastics being promoted as an alternative product? Read this article and you will understand!
Polylactic acid: English name PLA, scientific number 92
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There is a global consensus to combat the problem of plastic pollution. On March 2, 2022, at the Fifth United Nations Environment Assembly, leaders from 175 countries, ministers of the environment and other participants adopted a historic resolution. The aim of the resolution is to end plastic ...
As the international call for environmental protection and resource conservation grows, the international market's requirements for product packaging are becoming stricter and stricter. Even when consumers buy products, they care a lot about eco-friendly packaging, because recycling is an envir...
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 ...
A recent study published in Nature Communications found that microplastics found on top of the French Pyrenees may have traveled 4,500 kilometers across continents and oceans in the troposphere.
The troposphere is the lowest layer of the atmosphere, and a finding suggests that these particles c...
Smithers' latest long-term forecast analyzes four key trends that indicate how the packaging industry will evolve.
According to Smithers' research in The Future of Packaging: Long-Term Strategic Forecasts to 2028, the global packaging market will grow at an annual rate of nearly 3% between 2018...
In recent years, scientific studies have continued to discover the existence of microbial flora in the natural environment capable of degrading conventional plastics, such as PET and PE degrading bacteria. This series of discoveries continues to expand the knowledge of "degradable plastics...
Innovation & Sustainability
Sustainable packaging has been a top priority for brand owners for more than a decade, and since 2021, we have seen relevant and effective solutions that can fuel consumer desire for environmental protection and brand sustainability.
Increased consumer awareness ...
The consumer wipes market is booming. From hand washing to surface disinfection to bathroom hygiene, consumers are relying on wipes more than ever before, and manufacturers are taking notice. According to Smithers, the wipes market consumed 1.4 million tons of nonwovens in 2020, and its market value...
Although biodegradable, disposable electronic devices such as environmental sensors are now available, the batteries that power these devices still pose an ecological problem.
To this end, scientists at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have developed a paper-based biodegradabl...