All bioplastics articles
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ArticlePoultry waste and sugar byproducts converted into bioplastic food packaging
Aiming to replace fossil-based polymers in food packaging, the European ViSS project is converting poultry waste and sugar byproducts into the biopolymer PHB – but highlights logistical and financial roadblocks in the process.
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ArticleHuhtamaki’s plant polymer-coated delivery boxes now available via Lieferando
Lieferando is providing partnering restaurants with corrugated paper delivery boxes from Huhtamaki, coated with Xampla’s plant-based polymer, in hopes of providing ‘plastic-free’ and ‘biodegradable’ packaging solutions for a broader range of dishes.
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ArticleBiobased barrier coating bolsters paper cup compostability and recyclability
A biopolymer version of Smart Planet Technologies’ EarthCoating barrier coating has been released, combining a biobased PLA resin with a ‘specialized mineral blend’ to produce both compostable and recyclable paper cups.
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ArticleLAM’ON to boost compostable, biobased films with strategic investment
Following a strategic investment from Eleven Ventures and Citibank managing director Grigoriy Ananiev, LAM’ON plans to boost its market presence and upscale its biobased, compostable laminating and packaging films.
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ArticleEuropean Bioplastics Conference concludes with hope for bioplastics’ future
Attendees of this year’s European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin were reminded of bioplastics’ potential role in an EU-wide circular economy as the global production of plastics continues to rise, with additional encouragement to strategically manage biomass resources.
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ArticleLignin Industries gains distribution partner for biobased plastic
In a new partnership agreement, Hellyar Plastics will help bring Lignin Industries’ patented, recyclable, biobased material made from lignin to market and reduce industrial reliance on fossil-based plastics.
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ArticleOver €5 million raised to upscale compostable seaweed packaging from B’Zeos
To help scale up its compostable, seaweed-based packaging, B’Zeos has secured over €5 million in total raised equity and grant funding through a seed round led by Faber and supported by International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG)’s venture capital unit.
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ArticleOnion skin packaging seeks to lessen plastic packaging and food waste
Home-compostable packaging materials made from onion skins have been launched by HUID in hopes of reducing the amount of fossil plastics in household waste.
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ArticleSeaweed packs from PA Consulting and Searo Labs to lessen SUPs and PFAS
PA Consulting and Searo Labs have unveiled seaweed-based packaging items in hopes of cutting down on the global consumption of plastics, single-use packaging, and PFAS within the food, personal care, and home care sectors.
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ArticlePackaging industry shares praise and concerns surrounding PPWR deal
Following a provisional agreement between the European Parliament and Council on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, the packaging industry has made its stance known – praising action against ‘forever chemicals’ and eventual reviews of biobased plastic content, yet criticizing the removal of reuse targets for takeaway food and lobbying for single-use paper.
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ArticlePlant waste converted into packaging components in new AIMPLAS project
In a new project, AIMPLAS plans to use solvent-free mechanochemical techniques to turn plant waste into packaging and adhesives, keeping harmful substances out of landfill and the natural environment.
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ArticleResearchers reveal enzyme to break down and recycle single-use bioplastics
Scientists at King’s College London have utilized an enzyme often found in biological laundry detergents to degrade and recycle single-use bioplastics used in coffee cups and food containers, aiming to achieve a circular system.
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ArticleEuropean Bioplastics envisions EU action plan for biopolymer industry growth in new manifesto
European Bioplastics’ new Policy Manifesto urges the European Union to lay out a Biopolymers Industrial Action Plan and drive the growth of the bioplastics industry – suggesting that it establish harmonized regulatory framework, introduce market incentives, and drive consumer awareness of its environmental benefits.
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ArticleEuropean Council’s ‘general approach’ to PPWR receives criticism from industry players
After the European Council announced its ‘general approach’ for upcoming negotiations with the European Parliament surrounding the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive, UNESDA, the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE), European Bioplastics (EUBP), the Permanent Materials Alliance, and Zero Waste Europe have expressed their reservations about its mandatory collection and recycling targets, additions and removals of measures to and from the draft text, and more.
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ArticleSpark Sourcing envisions bio-based cannabis packaging derived from eggshells
Cannabis packaging expert Terry Faulkner from Spark Sourcing has proposed eco-shell, the company’s certified recyclable bio-calcium compound derived from eggshells, as a solution to help the cannabis industry bring down its plastic waste and carbon emissions.
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Article‘Self-healing’ mineral plastic is now biodegradable, say University of Konstanz scientists
Scientists at the University of Konstanz have claimed to develop a ‘self-healing’ mineral plastic that can be formed and reformed in water, now enhanced with bio-based building blocks for degradability in the natural environment.
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ArticleSpark Sourcing offers certified recyclable bio-calcium compound derived from eggshells
Spark Sourcing has developed eco-shell, a certified recyclable bio-calcium compound derived from eggshells that claims to reduce plastic content by up to 50% in a range of packaging applications.
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Article‘Home-compostable’ bioplastics developed by University of Washington researchers
Researchers at the University of Washington have led the development of new bioplastics that apparently break down at the same rate as a banana peel in a home compost bin – a breakthrough hoped to prevent plastics from creating microplastic pollution if they escape recycling streams.
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ArticleBiomass for bioplastic production reportedly derived from trees in EU-backed project
The European BeonNAT project claims to have demonstrated the viability of cultivating biomass from poplar, elm, birch, and other organic materials to produce bioplastics for bioactive cosmetics, biochar, activated carbon, and pet litter with essential oils.
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ArticleBio-material derived from eggshells claims up to 50% plastic content reduction
Spark Sourcing’s GEX bio-calcium has been granted a US patent that recognises the material – which is derived from eggshells – as environmentally friendly, waste-saving, and a manufacturing method that reportedly reduces plastic content by up to 50%.