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Sustainability

Sustainability

January 4, 2021
Single-use plastics ban takes effect in Mexico City

Recycling Sustainability

December 18, 2020
Plastics Industry Association, LyondellBasell collaborate on first paving project using recycled plastic

Research & Development Sustainability

December 16, 2020
Making bioplastics from sewage sludge and wastewater

Canadian Plastics Materials Sustainability

December 10, 2020
Struktol achieves a silver sustainability rating with EcoVadis

Materials Research & Development Robots & Automation Sustainability

November 30, 2020
Researchers combine AI-guided robots and chemical recycling to address plastic pollution crisis

Materials Recycling Sustainability

November 30, 2020
DSM and Neste partner to create high-performance materials from sustainable feedstock

Materials Recycling Sustainability

November 13, 2020
AmSty and Agilyx complete certified circular recycling pathway for polystyrene

Materials Sustainability

November 4, 2020
Bioplastics no safer than other plastics, study says

Recycling Sustainability

October 28, 2020
New sunglasses made from certified ocean plastic

Packaging Sustainability

October 27, 2020
Burger King partners with TerraCycle to test reusable packaging

Materials Packaging Sustainability

October 22, 2020
Bacardi to adopt 100 per cent biodegradable PHA bottle

Market Forecast Materials Sustainability

October 19, 2020
Bioplastics will need significant government intervention to realize full potential, report says

Materials Recycling Sustainability

October 18, 2020
Braskem partners to remove household plastic waste from landfill in Greater São Paulo

Materials Sustainability

October 14, 2020
Alpla Group unveils world’s first carbon-neutral recycled PET

Automotive Research & Development Sustainability

October 12, 2020
New project to build lightweight car from recycled PET composite material

Materials Sustainability

October 6, 2020
Bioplastics maker Danimer merging with Live Oak Acquisitions, going public

Research & Development Sustainability

October 5, 2020
Plastic-eating enzyme “cocktail” offers new hope for plastic waste

Materials Sustainability

October 1, 2020
Borealis, Borouge and Itochu collaborate to target Japan’s bio-PP market

Research & Development Sustainability

September 30, 2020
Plastic-eating, silk-producing bacteria could be a new ally in the fight against waste

Materials Sustainability

September 25, 2020
Corbion and Total to build first world-scale PLA plant in Europe

Materials Sustainability

September 25, 2020
Borealis receives European Investment Bank loan for development of circular economy solutions

Materials Sustainability

September 23, 2020
NatureWorks to expand PLA capacity at Nebraska manufacturing plant

Sustainability

September 22, 2020
Nova joins Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup Initiative

Recycling Sustainability

August 27, 2020
U.S. Plastics Pact launched to achieve circular economy for plastics

Materials Packaging Plastics Processes Recycling Sustainability

August 21, 2020
Backyard compostable straw wins Plastics Industry Association bioplastic award

Materials Recycling Sustainability

August 21, 2020
New “super” plastics recycling plant gets $9 million in funding

Canadian Plastics Materials Sustainability

August 18, 2020
“The materials transition” could divert 382 million tonnes of plastic waste by 2040

Recycling Research & Development Sustainability

July 31, 2020
University of Delaware researchers get $11 million grant to study plastic upcycling

Environment Sustainability

July 28, 2020
EU approves tax on nonrecycled plastic waste

Canadian Plastics Environment Packaging Sustainability

July 16, 2020
Good Natured Products launches plant-based flexible packaging products

Canadian Plastics Packaging Sustainability

July 6, 2020
Fresh Attitude salads now sold in 100 per cent recycled plastic packaging

Environment Recycling Sustainability

July 2, 2020
SC Johnson rolls out new cleaning bottles made from 100% recycled ocean plastic