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September 06, 2023A Renewable Carbon Manifesto
The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) has published a Manifesto for the next European Commission (2024–2029), highlighting key issues as policymakers’ awareness and support is crucial for the much-needed transition to renewable carbon.
July 19, 2023Certification Scheme DINplus Home Compostable Carrier Bags
Since July 2023, DIN CERTCO GmbH (Berlin, Germany) offers a new certification scheme according to the new standard EN 17427:2022 "Packaging - Requirements and test scheme for carrier bags suitable for treatment in well-managed home composting installations".
June 16, 2023Renewable Carbon Initiative weighs in on Food & Feed discussion
The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) published new insights into a hotly debated topic and urges for careful and evidence-based debates.
May 22, 2023Renewable Materials Conference is ready to go
The Renewable Materials Conference in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany) will start tomorrow and might turn out to be the must-go event of 2023.
March 28, 2023Driving SusTOYnability – bio!Toy conference makes waves
More than 110 participants from 18 countries met last week in Nuremberg (and online) for two days to report on success stories and developments in the realm of sustainable plastics and the toys made from them.
January 20, 2023Kelheim Fibres welcomes EU agreement on deforestation-free supply chains
The renowned viscose fibre manufacturer Kelheim Fibres (Kelheim, Germany) welcomes the preliminary political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council on an EU regulation on deforestation-free supply chains, which was adopted at the end of 2022.
November 15, 2022DUH ran misleading composting experiment
Faulty trial design and composting conditions lead to a foreseeable failure of composting experiment
November 08, 2022UBQ Materials returns to COP27
UBQ Materials (Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel), climate tech developer of advanced materials made from organic and unrecyclable waste, recently announced its planned agenda for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27, taking place November 6–18 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
July 05, 2022European Bioplastics elects new Board with Stefan Barot as Chairperson
European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association representing the interests of the bioplastics industry in Europe, has elected a new Board.
May 06, 2022American Chemistry Council: “Advanced recycling is not waste incineration”
Last Friday Members of the US Congress sent a letter to the House Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies requesting that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulate advanced recycling technologies as municipal waste combustion units under the Clean Air Act. The following statement may be attributed to Joshua Baca, vice president of plastics at the American Chemistry Council (ACC).
