Compostable market news
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 ...
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 ...
Plastic businesses need a roadmap to convert to green product production
Although there are still many challenges, converting green product production is considered an inevitable trend for plastic businesses, especially when the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policy which bans and restricts ...
Single-use plastics to be banned at Han River parks
Plastic cups and containers will be banned from parks along the Han River in 2025, in an effort by Seoul City to reduce single-use plastics. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced ...
Indonesia plans to ban single-use plastic by end of 2029
Indonesia will start imposing a ban on single-use plastic products by the end of 2029, the country’s Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar said on Monday (Jun 5). By that time, manufacturers ...
How to convert CO2 to bioplastics in the age of global warming
Global warming, caused by greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon dioxide (CO2) which trap heat in the atmosphere and warms the globe, is becoming increasing prevalent with unsustainable human activity ...
‘Difficult but doable’: Malaysia’s aim to ban the use of plastic bags by 2025
Cigarette butts, plastic bottles, takeaway containers, food wrappers, plastic bags, and straws. These are just some of the waste items that are collected from the coastlines during Reef Check’s international ...