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In honour of Plastic Free July, this week’s Hot List is dedicated to eco-friendly alternatives to your household essentials. So if you’re trying to cut back on plastic waste, these

A European directive banning a range of single-use plastics came into law this month. How are the new regulations impacting industrial biotech companies developing bioplastics? In an attempt to reduce

In the context of the ongoing debate about plastics packaging and sustainability, Elisabeth Skoda discusses recycling and recyclate goals and challenges, bioplastics, consumer behaviour and much more with Dr Isabell

A new market report from Smithers Pira, The Future of Bioplastics for Packaging to 2024, estimates that packaging applications using bioplastics will grow at an average annual rate of 16.2%, with market

Bioplastics — biodegradable plastics made from biological substances rather than petroleum — can be created in a more economical and environmentally friendly way from the byproducts of corn stubble, grasses

The production and use of biodegradable and compostable materials has continued to grow since 2020, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data supplied by Italian research consultancy Plastic Consult. The

With plastic being mass-produced, it’s no wonder that billions of it end up in the ocean each year, trapping marine wildlife, and even ending up in our bodies through the

It’s not easy to answer the question of What are Bioplastics? The definition of “bioplastics” is not definitive or universal because not everyone agrees on the definition. There are two attributes