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Traceless Materials has received 36.6 million euros in funding for their first industrial plant
Traceless Materials is a bioeconomy start-up company based in Hamburg who have recently been awarded 36 million euros in funding, a very significant investment. This funding will enable the company to build their first industrial plant which will be used to produce a...
Coca-Cola introduces new range of 100% rPET bottles in the Philippines
Coca-Cola has launched its expansion for its rPET bottles and now offer this packaging for a larger selection of its products and this launch is accompanied by a new consumer engagement initiative focused on encouraging customers to continue recycling the bottles. In...
Innovative Features Revealed For The Plastic Waste Free World, Conference & Expo 2023
The Plastic Waste Free World Expo, is set to return with a range of exciting features driven by Green Future Club, ZENIT, and official event partner BIO.NRW. Alongside these, the ‘Start-Up Zone’ will make this event an unmissable experience for industry professionals....
The EU has created a new law which prevents companies advertising erroneous claims of sustainability
After multiple complaints of greenwashing from consumers, EU institutions have created a new law which will tackle greenwashing by banning companies advertising misleading claims of sustainability. Greenwashing is the process of conveying a false impression or...
Marks and Spencer switch from plastic to paper bags for life
Marks and Spencer have developed a new water resistant paper bag, which is reusable, strong and sturdy and recyclable. The new bag for life is capable of carrying up to six four-pint milk bottles, the equivalent of carrying more than 15kg. The bags are also water...
Massachusetts ends all single-use-plastic bottle sales
Governor Maura Healey has taken a strong drive towards dealing with environmental issues, since taking office in January. Healey’s most recent announcement was the Massachusetts agencies decision to end all sales of single-use-plastic bottles. Healey explained her...
A fully bio-based starch plastic has been developed by researchers at the South China University of Technology
Starch is a material which is in high demand for the production of bio-plastics due to it being easily accessible and available in abundance, it also has a renewable nature. The issue with starch is that it is not an ideal material because of its brittleness,...
Braskem and Engeflex invent 100% recycled Masterbatch from PCR
The Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem and masterbatch specialist Engeflex have developed a line of 100% recycled masterbatches which are made from post-consumer recycled material (PCR) and which can be used to colour plastic products by being incorporated into...
Researchers at NTU achieve chemical break through by recycling polyolefins at room temperature
Researchers at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have discovered a process which can break down polyolefins, through using chemicals and light emitting diodes (LEDs). The process involves plastics such as HDPE, LDPE, PVC, PP, PS PVA, EVA being...
200,000 sq ft office block is the first building in Manchester to receive major environmental award
For the last two decades NOMA a 20-acre area surrounding Victoria Station in Manchester, has been going through renovation. Number 4 Angel Square which is a building within this area is the first building within Manchester to achieve a 5-Star NABER’s ‘design for...
Plastic2Olefins plans to use pyrolysis to recycle unsorted plastic waste
The Plastic2Olefins project was set up in order to find a solution to the issue of unsorted plastic waste not being recycled and a large amount of valuable carbon feedstock going to landfill and producing greenhouse gas emissions. The aim of Plastic2Olefins is to...
Oman Air announces new initiative across its fleet to switch from plastic to paper for packaging
The airline, Oman Air, has announced its switch from plastic wrapping to eco-friendly paper-based alternative for the packaging which its blankets and mattresses in premium cabins are delivered to its passengers in. The company chose to make this change after seeing...