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 ...
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, ...
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.
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.
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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