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Packaging goes green: Say no to single-use plastic and yes to sustainable packaging solutions

Packaging goes green: Say no to single-use plastic and yes to sustainable packaging solutions

July 3, International Plastic Bag Free Day, is a good time to shine the spotlight on alternative packaging solutions that are ecologically sensitive. What do materials like bagasse (sugarcane residue), ...
Packaging producers have to act now!

Packaging producers have to act now!

While the focus of the plastic packaging sector continues to be strongly directed at sustainability, recycling rates have not kept pace with ambitions, according to a new report from Rabobank.Companies ...
Paris to ban single-use plastic from the 2024 Olympic Games

Paris to ban single-use plastic from the 2024 Olympic Games

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Friday the city planned to ban single-use plastic when it holds the 2024 Olympic Games as part of efforts to tackle a global plastic ...
G7 commits to ending plastics pollution by 2040

G7 commits to ending plastics pollution by 2040

The G7 economic bloc of some of the world’s largest economies is out with a declaration committing its member countries to end plastics pollution by 2040, including taking steps to ...
Towards a circular economy through next-generation bioplastics

Towards a circular economy through next-generation bioplastics

The path to a green society could be boosted by increasing the productivity of agricultural crops that are providing cellulose to make environmentally friendly bioplastics. Perched on the edge of ...
Plastics without pollution? Lab-made enzymes could be key to creating new bioplastics

Plastics without pollution? Lab-made enzymes could be key to creating new bioplastics

A London-based start-up, FabricNano, is developing a system to produce plastics without oil and gas in a bid to make bio-based and sustainable chemicals more commonly available. The chemical sector ...
Uganda scientists invent bioplastics for wrapping nursery seedlings from farm wastes

Uganda scientists invent bioplastics for wrapping nursery seedlings from farm wastes

Agricultural scientists from Uganda have invented biodegradable plastics for use in wrapping nursery seedlings made from farm wastes in a bid to face off non-biodegradable plastics that seedlings nursery operators ...
Nearly 90% of people call on UK government to support compostables as “solution to plastic crisis”

Nearly 90% of people call on UK government to support compostables as “solution to plastic crisis”

New data shows that the majority of UK adults support substituting conventional plastic with compostable alternatives and want local authorities and government to do more to incentivise the collection of ...