European Bioplastics: Claims on biodegradability and compostability on products and packaging
Claims about biodegradability and compostability are widely used to label products and packaging regarding their endof-life. Biodegradation can take place in different systems (industrial or home composting) and environments (soil, ...
Jakarta to ban single-use plastic bags by June
Shoppers in Jakarta will soon be unable to carry their groceries in single-use plastic bags as the Jakarta administration has issued a long awaited gubernatorial regulation banning such plastic bags from ...
China aims to go as big in bioplastics as it did in solar panels
Chinese material manufacturers plan to dramatically increase their output of biodegradable plastics made from plants in response to China's ban against disposal plastic bags. A single company, China BBCA Group, ...
Plastic straws vanish from China as ban kicks in
While enjoying New Year celebrations, many Chinese residents noticed they had to bid adieu not just to 2020, but also convenient, single-use plastic items at supermarkets, food stalls, and coffee ...
AnBio – Business for a green planet
AnBio does not only supplies compostable materials to eco-friendly product manufacturers, but also assists customers and partners in distributing those products to consumers. As a pioneer enterprise operating in the ...
Coffee firms launch pod-recycling programme in UK
Coffee giants Nestlé (Vevy / Switzerland; www.nestle.com) and Jacobs Douwe Egberts UK (Maidenhead; www.douwe-egberts.co.uk) have teamed up to roll out “Podback”, a recycling programme for coffee pods, set to begin early next year. The two companies ...
Eco-friendly plates made from pineapple will sprout when planted
Colombian company Lifepack is making eco-friendly biodegradable plates and cutlery out of old pineapple tops that would otherwise go to waste. In the same way, you can plant a pineapple ...
Single-use plastics banned in SA after legislation passes parliament
South Australia has become the first state in the nation to ban the sale, supply and distribution of single-use plastics. The Liberal government’s Single-use and Other Plastic Products (Waste Avoidance) ...