Many people are trying to reduce their plastic use, but some tea manufacturers are moving in the opposite direction: replacing traditional paper teabags with plastic ones.
Plastic Teabags Release Microscopic Particles into Tea Read More »
The Cetie “Single-Use Plastic (SUP)” group has been working for almost four years on this topic, related to European Directive 2019/904 “on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment”, better known as the Single-Use Plastic Directive (SUPD). Starting in 2018, before the directive was even published, Cetie had begun drawing up a normative response to Article 6 of the directive, which requires plastic bottles to have caps that remain attached to the bottles, from 2024 onwards.
The Attached Caps’ Standards is About to be Published, What Comes Next ? Read More »
Peer-reviewed LCA study with in-depth assessment of industrial PEF production and its use as raw material for bottles
New Bio-based Polymer PEF Shows Low CO2 Footprint Read More »
Mumbai, September02, 2022: Dow India held the third edition of its flagship event, Innovation Day 2022, on August 29 in Navi, Mumbai. Global and local leaders convened to ‘imagine, innovate, and sustain’ the development of meaningful products and solutions for their businesses which ultimately serve the consumer markets.
Tokyo – September 2, 2022 –Toppan (TYO: 7911), a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, will participate for the first time in Fine Food Australia 2022, a leading trade event for the food industry, held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from September 5 through 8. Toppan will showcase a wide range of the latest sustainable packaging solutions, including its market-leading transparent barrier film, GL BARRIER, for Australian food producers and other end users.
Researchers at the IIT Guwahati have developed an edible coating that can extend the shelf-life of fruits and vegetables. Designed to prevent food wastage, the researchers found the coating can keep the produce fresh for much longer than it was possible without it.
Sulzer Chemtech (GTC Technology) and BASF have signed a MoU with the goal of advancing technologies for renewable fuels and chemically recycled plastics that will further expand the partners’ portfolio of sustainable solutions.
August 23, 2022, Tokyo, Japan—Toyo-Morton, Ltd., Japan’s largest manufacturer of laminating adhesives and a member of the Toyo Ink Group, has developed the new ECOAD™ series of polyurethane solvent-free laminating adhesive systems for the food packaging and industrial markets primarily in Asia, where solvent-based systems are dominant.
Scoping review assesses state-of-the-art of paper and cardboard food packaging safety assessment; maps sample preparation approaches, challenges, and factors influencing chemical migration; provides guidance to develop and evaluate standardized sample preparation methods
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Toyo-Morton, Ltd., Japan’s largest manufacturer of laminating adhesives and a member of the Toyo Ink Group, has developed the new ECOAD™ series of polyurethane solvent-free laminating adhesive systems for the food packaging and industrial markets primarily in Asia, where solvent-based systems are dominant.
CLEVELAND (AP) — In a world increasingly troubled by the persistent harm that plastic — manufactured in petrochemical plants — has had on the environment, companies are investing billions of dollars to ramp up production of plastics made from natural, renewable materials that can be safely composted or can biodegrade under the right conditions.
Billions Pour into Bioplastics as Markets Begin Ramping Up Read More »
Entrepreneur Sumit Goyal was on a visit to Mumbai for his CA internship when he saw plastic all over the Juhu beach. He realised that plastic was not the problem, but the misuse of plastic-based products was the real problem.
