Natural Mineral Waters Europe (NMWE), UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe and Zero Waste Europe call on the European Union to establish a new and efficient DRS for beverage packaging through the development of a legal framework to promote the transformation of the beverage industry to circularity.
The DRS sy...
Bio-based materials refer to materials derived from natural biomass, including materials that use biomass as raw materials or (and) obtained through biological manufacturing. Bio-based materials are derived from renewable resources and have many advantages such as carbon reduction and sustainability...
Recently, Braskem, the largest polyolefin producer in the Americas, as the market leader and pioneer producer of industrial-scale biopolymers, announced the establishment of a partnership with Gelmart International ("Gelmart"), the world's leading manufacturer of intimate apparel.
Braskem ...
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 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...
Researchers from Sweden, Norway, and Germany published a new study in the journal Science on July 2 that the current global plastic emission rate may trigger an irreversible impact. According to the author, plastic pollution is a global threat, and it is a "reasonable policy response" to t...
Brexit has always been a hot topic in the past few years, but the number of discussions has increased, and the repeated tug-of-wars have made many spectators annoyed. It was not until last year that Britain finally "Brexit" was successful.
After Brexit, the first issue is to rebuild the loc...
Biodegradable plastics have certain social, environmental and economic benefits. However, they also have many practical and potential obstacles. After a desktop survey, we found that the following countries and international organizations hold a cautious attitude towards biodegradable plastics, whic...
In order to prevent the proliferation of plastic waste, the European Parliament passed the "Disposable Plastic Directive" on July 3, 2021, aiming to ban the ten most common types of plastic found on European beaches by 2021. And significantly reduce the number of plastic cups and container...
