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...
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...
In this day and age, plastics occupy an important position by virtue of their unique characteristics, and it can even be said that we are in the "age of plastics". The amount of municipal solid plastic waste produced by humans each year is equivalent to the weight of about 523 trillion pla...
Entering 2023, global plastic pollution prevention and control policies are becoming increasingly stringent, and related plastic restriction measures are being upgraded. In the global green economy, "reduce" and "recycle" are still two of the most widely used strategies, and the ...
Women workers sort plastic bottles for recycling at a factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development said Feb. 3 that vigorous development of plastic alternatives is expected to reduce global plastic waste by about 63 million tons, or about 17 percent of its tota...
Finnish dairy brand Valio's caped packaging will be replaced step by step with one-piece caps to comply with the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive. The first changes to Valio's packaging will be available in the first half of 2023, with all necessary changes to be completed by the deadline of July 20...
Today, new bio-based materials are available everywhere. On the basis of organic materials, they are usually processed with modern chemical techniques. They seem to be able to replace many fossil-based and mineral materials. The following are just a few of these innovations.
1、Natural materials fro...
The world's most environmentally friendly spirits bottle is biodegradable in 18 months. Bacardi is replacing crude oil with seed oil and replacing petroleum-based plastics with plant-based "wonder materials" - a winning formula for solving plastic pollution. Bacardi will eliminate at least...
Dec. 14 -- Single-use plastic items, including cutlery and plates, will be banned in England as the British government tries to curb the problem of waste polluting rivers and oceans.
Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey plans to announce a phase-out of the items in the coming weeks and replace them ...
The first round of negotiations for a global plastics treaty concluded Dec. 2 with countries agreeing to end plastic pollution, but disagreeing on whether the goals and efforts should be global and mandatory, or nationally owned and voluntary.
This meeting in Uruguay is only the first step, and the...
