Standardized corporate plastic waste disclosures can meaningfully accelerate the transition to a circular and low-carbon economy for plastics. As business leaders better understand the environmental, social, and financial consequences of plastics used in their value chain, opportunities for improvement become easier to decipher.
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.
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.
This B2B startup is selling plastic granules, which are the raw materials for packaging industries. These granules are melted and formed into films which are then converted into the packaging of different sizes and shapes.
A record 2,149 patents for plastic recycling were filed last year (2021), up 7% from 2021 and an eightfold increase since 2016, says Mathys & Squire, the intellectual property firm.
Monomaterial composites are regarded as one of the keys to improving the recyclability of plastic packaging. However, they cannot easily replace conventional multimaterial composites. Here’s what producers should look out for.
Our wash-off adhesives stick permanently to a wide variety of surfaces and remove cleanly once their life cycles are complete. They enable easy recirculation of plastic and metal crates, boxes, pallets, kegs and other multi-use containers.
Reliance industries develops compostable and bio-degradable polymer – polybutylene adipate terephthalate
To intensify its efforts to combat plastic pollution, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has banned the manufacture, import, stocking, sale and use of identified Single-use plastic (SUP) items from July.
EPFL scientists have developed a new, PET-like plastic that is easily made from the non-edible parts of plants. The plastic is tough, heat-resistant, and a good barrier to gases like oxygen, making it a promising candidate for food packaging. Due to its structure, the new plastic can also be chemically recycled and degrade back to harmless sugars in the environment.
Scientists have designed a new material system to overcome one of the biggest challenges in recycling consumer products: mixed-plastic recycling. Their achievement will help enable a much broader range of fully recyclable plastic products and brings into reach an efficient circular economy for durable goods like automobiles
Packaging made from seaweed can help solve our plastics problem, but not if we rush it.
