Business Green

APRIL 8, 2020

Demonstration plant to open next year for lab-engineered enzyme researchers claim can break down 90 per cent of PET plastic in 10 hours. PET is the most commonly used plastic material in bottles and is also found in polyester clothing fibres, food containers, and other types of packaging.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In the past century, contaminants such as plastic turned the world upside down. Plastic litters the Earth and contributes to carbon emissions. Scientists from Aalto University in Finland are working on bio-based degradable materials that could replace plastic. Via Newswise Lead image via Pexels.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 25, 2021

“This project is both an excellent example of what expertise in industrial biotechnology can achieve and a triumph in converting a challenging industrial residue into a higher value product using microbes. An ecological alternative to plastic?

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Eco friendly retail packaging guide. In this Green Business Bureau eco friendly retail packaging guide, we explore sustainable packaging solutions for 6 of the most common types of packaging materials used. Retail packaging defined: The impact of packaging waste and the rise of the ethical consumer.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

billion tons of plastic. Of the waste generated from that plastic, less than a tenth of that has been recycled, researchers estimate. Plastic inhabits the oceans, building up in the guts of seagulls and great white sharks. At the end,” he added, “you have exactly the same quantity of plastic waste.”.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

beaches with plastic waste. Trump’s remarks — and much of the ongoing discussion about the United States’ responsibility to address the plastic pollution crisis — seem to be rooted in a landmark 2015 research paper that, for the first time, attempted to estimate how much ocean-bound plastic pollution was coming from which countries.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

When he offered her a job leading the company’s global sustainable packaging initiative, she jumped at it. One current focus: The organization is seeking ways to scale collective impact to redefine food packaging. Plastics are really a material that can be used for thousands of years," he says. Meg Wilcox. Deonna Anderson. "He

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