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- Issue 01 | 2023
Changing the world toy by toy
In August 2021 I published “Changing the World TOY BY TOY” [1]. Looking back I’d like to share my impressions and findings about what happened since then. To start, I would say 2022 was a year of ... - Issue 01 | 2023
A vision for toys’ sustainable future
Sharon Keilthy is an environmental activist. Her activism is running the world’s first eco toy store, Jiminy Eco Toys, in Ireland. In this article Sharon shares her story, why toys need to change, ... - Issue 06 | 2022
Test to fail – or fail to test?
Faulty test design and questionable composting conditions lead to a foreseeable failure of the DUH experiment - Issue 03 | 2022
What’s in a name? – Definitions
It is generally known that one should not ask people for the definition of a word or term when they have a business interest in the outcome. After all, turkeys don’t vote for Christmas. - Issue 02 | 2022
About reducing the fossil fuel addiction via compostables
From a historical perspective, it is quite remarkable to see how geopolitical events can have an unexpected influence on the way we deal with our materials. - Issue 01 | 2022
The new JRC’s “Plastics LCA method” already needs an update
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is basically the only tool we currently have for making comparisons between products from an environmental point of view. The development of LCA tools started more than 30 ... - Issue 03 | 2021
More fairness required
Towards an accurate accounting for carbon from biomass in the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) - Issue 04 | 2020
Conclusions of a study on compostable plastics and microplastics unsupported by data
Francesco Degli Innocenti, Ecology of Products Director, Novamont, Italy - Issue 04 | 2020
Missing the point about biodegradability
Do microorganisms care whether the molecule is called oxo or hydro or chemo or bio? - Issue 03 | 2020
Who is responsible for the plastic soup in the ocean?
My family lives in Spain and winter beach walks are one of our favourite activities. But I’m not really fun to go on a beach walk with as I see every walk as an opportunity to do some beach clean-up. ... - Issue 03 | 2020
What’s the matter with recycling
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. We’ve been hearing this phrase and teaching it to our children for more than 40 years. It’s ingrained in our collective consciousness: if you care about the planet, then you ... - Issue 01 | 2020
Can bioplastics help the UK meet its zero plastic waste target?
Since the UK announced a climate emergency in May last year, eco-consciousness has come to the fore of public discussion as consumers and brands alike look to change their practices to be more ... - Issue 01 | 2020
Renewable Carbon Strategy
Renewable Carbon is the key to a sustainable and future-oriented chemical and plastic industry - Issue 05 | 2019
Biodegradation of plastics in nature: the future tasks of standardisation
Francesco Degli Innocenti, Ecology of Products Director, Novamont, Italy - Issue 05 | 2019
Equal footing for LCAs
In the current efforts to develop an LCA methodology for biobased polymers by the JRC (Joint Research Centre), fundamental problems must be confronted if an equal and fair comparison is to be made ... - Issue 05 | 2019
Bioplastics in the Circular Economy
Founded in 1992, BIOTEC (Emmerich, Germany) is one of the oldest and most experienced companies worldwide in the area of compostable and biodegradable plastics. Looking back at nearly 30 years of ... - Issue 02 | 2019
No solution for pollution?
Will PLA solve the plastic pollution problem in island countries like Singapore? - Issue 02 | 2019
FKuR: Heading for a circular economy and sustainability with biobased and biodegradable plastics
As part of the current discussions regarding the ecological sense and consequences of the use of plastics, biobased as well as biodegradable plastics are taking on an as yet unidentified special ... - Issue 01 | 2019
Are Biodegradable plastics “a false solution”?
Francesco Degli Innocenti, Ecology of Products Director, Novamont, Italy - Issue 06 | 2017
Position Paper: Plastic bags
Background What do lettuce from the weekly market, a pack of headache pills, a DVD, a teddy bear and jeans have in common? At first glance, you would think: nothing. But a second look reveals: often ... - Issue 05 | 2017
Biodegradable plastics needed to increase recycling efficiency
In the light of the current debates and consultations on the upcoming EU Strategy on Plastics and the revision of the EU waste legislation, European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association for the ... - Issue 04 | 2017
Bioplastics role in the New Plastic Economy
Bioplastics are shaping our economy as they increase in use and feasibility. There are still vast amounts of room to grow. Currently, petroleum-based plastics follow a linear economy model, severely ... - Issue 05 | 2016
Chemistry’s new players and value chains
At the beginning of this century the production of chemical materials started a revolutionary change by moving from hydrocarbons to carbohydrates as raw material. The reason for this is that ... - Issue 01 | 2016
Biopolymers will weather the crash in petroleum prices
Before you read this column, you should know that I retired on December 31, 2015 as Manager of the (USDA) BioPreferred Program. So anything I say here is as a private citizen, not a government ... - Issue 01 | 2016
Bioplastics industry struggling to meet expected demand
Avantium and Mitsui announced in December their plan to bring 100 % bio-based PEF (Polyethylene Furanoate) packaging to the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.