El Segundo, California, April 23, 2013 (PBBR) – Bioplastic resins used in the manufacture of single-use grocery bags are gaining momentum in India and Italy according to Cereplast, Inc. Cereplast, based in El Segundo, is receiving orders for its Cereplast Compostables® resins from the two countries in anticipation of stronger…
ESPOO, Finland, December 5, 2012 (ENS) – A new technology developed in Finland is enabling a shift of the entire plastic packaging industry toward the use of bio-based products and away from dependence on plastics made from petroleum. The VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a new technique…
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines, October 8, 2012 (ENS) – Baguio Mayor Mauricio Domogan is proud of his beautiful city, high in the Philippine Cordillera on northern Luzon island, so he is putting his political muscle behind the city’s anti-plastic ordinance. Nestled high in the mountains, Baguio survived a killer earthquake in…
Biorefinery Transforms Food Waste to Plastic PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, August 21, 2012 (ENS) – Starbucks is participating in a project to turn used coffee grounds and stale baked goods from its restaurants into bioplastics. At the national meeting of the American Chemical Society in Philadelphia Monday, a scientist from Hong Kong…
Rising Demand for Bioplastic | Plastic Bag Ban Report CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 3, 2012 (ENS) – Demand for bioplastics in the United States will expand “strongly” through 2016, when it is expected to reach 550 million pounds, valued at nearly $700 million, finds a new report by The Freedonia Group,…
BioBased Packaging | Plastic Bag Ban Report Atlanta, GA, June 5, 2012 (PBBR) – Five global companies have jointly agreed to form an alliance for the purpose of accelerating the development and use of 100% plant-based PET materials and fiber to create biobased packaging of their products. The Coca-Cola Company,…
Green Plastics | Plastic Bag Ban Report NEWARK, Delaware, May 3, 2012 (ENS) – A team of chemical engineers has discovered a new way to make plastic bottles and food packaging from plants rather than from petroleum. Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Delaware announced…
February 21, 2012 – U.S. President Barack Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum today which sets forth a new, bio-based products initiative. Directing federal agencies to significantly increase the purchase of bio-based products over the next two years, the memorandum was issued to the heads of executive departments and agencies. As part…
Becoming eco-friendly is possible, even if this concept is new to you . .
I do not mind the plastic bag ban at all..... I say everyone stop whining . . .
It was great to read about a younger generation drawing attention to environmental issues.
Just to follow up on what Andy said, in the UK some supermarkets now charge for plastic bags
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