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Japanese team create biodegradable plastic fit for industrial use
A team of Japanese researchers said Wednesday it has developed a new bioplastic that is not only durable but degrades rapidly in seawater and can be mass produced. The ...
Make plastic packaging less confusing, scientists warn
If you want people to recycle compostable plastics appropriately, they need more help understanding how to do it. That is one of the conclusions of a new study of university ...
Biodegradable microplastics disappear in just seven months
Microplastics can take 100-1,000 years to degrade. Now, thanks to a research breakthrough, they can do it in just seven months. Microplastics are tiny, nearly indestructible fragments shed from everyday ...
An Phat Holdings affirmed its role and contribution at the Forum organized by ESCAP United Nations
On February 29, in Bangkok, Thailand, An Phat Holdings Group attended the Regional Forum on Policies to Promote the Private Sector Engagement in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) organized by ...
Partnership for world’s first PET biorecycling plant
CARBIOS (Clermont-Ferrand, France) and De Smet Engineers & Contractors (Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium) enter an engineering partnership for the construction of the world’s first PET “biorecycling” plant. Carbios and De Smet Engineers ...
Hong Kong to ban throwaway plastic tableware from April 2024
Hong Kong will ban throwaway plastic tableware from restaurants from April 22 next year, a few months later than first planned, after lawmakers approved the legislation on Wednesday. The ban ...
U.S. Democrats introduce bill to tax ‘virgin plastic’ sales, including imports
Democrats in the House and Senate on Tuesday introduced a bill to curb plastic waste by imposing a new tax on U.S. manufacturers, producers and importers of “virgin plastic” resin ...
Japanese scientists find microplastics are present in clouds
Japanese scientists have found between 6.7 and 13.9 pieces of microplastic in each litre of cloud water tested. Researchers in Japan have confirmed that microplastics are present in clouds, where they ...
