Symphony Environmental Technologies deputy chairman has told Chinese investors that environmental technologies can offer many benefits for future investment with worldwide applications and are urgently needed to tackle China’s own ...
The ban covers all conventional and bio-based plastic bags and other plastic products, except those made from oxo-biodegradable plastic, according to the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA). In a statement, the ...
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US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has developed a biodegradable plastic, dubbed a thermoplastic, can be used in disposable food containers. USDA have developed the thermoplastic in collaboration with Professor Jinwen Zhang of Washington ...
Posted by Rick Lingle, Technical Editor -- Packaging Digest, 1/16/2013 4:02:05 PM U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and university cooperators have developed a biodegradable plastic that could be used in disposable food ...
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Created by Victor Vetterlien the Bite Me is an edible desk lamp? Yes the lamp itself is made of biodegradable plastic created from vegetable glycerin and agar, a gelatin made from sea algae. The LED light-source is attached to a clear ...
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Green technology and eco-friendly products manufacturer and distributor, Safetek International has shifted to its new corporate workspace in Boca Raton, Florida, US. The new 4,800ft2 facility includes private offices, warehouse space and ...
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Canadian packaging company Cascades is set to launch a food waste bag, which consists of a double layer to prevent leakage. The paper bag, manufactured in Canada is made of 100% recycled fibers. According to Cascades, the bag serves as an ...
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Ever since the introduction of the unique substance called Plastic,it has always been a thing of controversies and discussion.Right from the manufacturing of the material till the stage of its disposition and degradation-environmentalists ...
UK-based packaging supplier Invopak announced a distribution agreement with Polish company Cheko to stock its 100% oxy-biodegradable square and rectangle plastic buckets to recognize the industry’s need to take environmental issues ...
Zara,the Inditex Group's fashion retailer,opens a flagship store featuring its revamped image at 460-490 Oxford Street in London's city centre.The fourth Zara location on the British capital's busiest shopping street has pride of place in ...
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A new Life-Cycle-Assessment (LCA) undertaken by the Intertek Group for UK-based Symphony Environmental Technologies’ d2w oxo-biodegradable plastic carrier bags and bread bags revealed that the oxo-biodegradable bag performed 75% ...
Tags: plastic carrier bags, oxo-biodegradable bag, litter category
Italy-based bio-polymer firm Novamont has demonstrated its eco-friendly bio-plastic bag in India that may replace polythene bag in the retail markets in the country. The Supreme Court of India has recommended the government to take strict ...
Tags: Biodegradable Plastic Bags, polythene bag, plastic pouches
PUNE: The ban on the use of plastic carrybags of a certain quality by governments and civic bodies across the country is an opportunity for the development of biodegradable plastic. Such material can be made into bags for the same purpose, ...
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