Compostable market news
Finland pilots new transparent cellulose film that reduces microplastic
Food packages fulfil their most important tasks when they protect food and minimise waste. Thin plastic films are nevertheless difficult to recycle, and they often end up in the wrong ...
U.S. bans sale of single-use plastic on public lands, national parks by 2032
The U.S. Interior Department said it will phase out the sale of single-use plastic products in national parks and other public lands by 2032, in an attempt to mitigate a ...
Thailand to ban single-use plastics from national parks
The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Thailand bans single-use plastics from national parks for the conservation of natural resources. The ...
Scotland’s ban on single use plastics
From 1 June 2022, it will be unlawful to manufacture or supply some single use plastic items in the course of business. We take a further look at what this ...
Disappearing plastic bags: Vancouver to join other B.C. cities banning them in 2022
Vancouver is set to ban single-use plastic bags starting in 2022 and join nine other cities in B.C. with similar bans Shoppers will have no choice but to change their ...
Lotte to develop seawater-degradable PHA-material
Lotte Chemical aims to complete the development of petrochemical-based PHA production technology and commercialize it by 2023. South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. (Seoul) plans to develop a decomposable bioplastic material ...
South Korea’s The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Ministry of Environment announced a plan on Dec. 30 to increase the use of mixed plastics and bioplastics and ...
Global bioplastics production will more than triple within the next five years
At the 16th EUBP Conference, taking place on 30 November and 1 December in Berlin, European Bioplastics presented a very positive outlook for the global bioplastics industry. Production is set ...
