Biobased Materials: Essential for the Next Generation of Products
The Sustainable Biomaterials Collaborative is dedicated to spurring the introduction and use of biobased products that are sustainable from cradle to cradle. We advance their development and use by creating strong sustainability guidelines, encouraging markets, and promoting policy initiatives.
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BioBased Re-Revolution of Plastics – May 23-25, 2017
InnoPlast Solutions, Inc. 03/27/2017 While most major corporations around the world have escalated their efforts in recent years on improving the Environmental Impact & Sustainability via several routes, some BREAK-THROUGH concepts have lately begun to materialize. For example, (1)... - Read Full Story Here -
Seattle becomes first US city to ban green, brown plastic produce bags
WasteDive 10/06/2016 The Seattle City Council has unanimously approved a plan to ban green and brown plastic produce bags to eliminate composting confusion, according to KUOW.org. Seattle residents have been throwing non-biodegradable green and brown plastic bags in the... - Read Full Story Here -
bio!CAR Conference – September 2015
Focussed mainly on bio-based materials in automotive engineering, the international meeting will debut at the Exhibition Centre Stuttgart on 24 and 25 September as part of COMPOSITES EUROPE 2015. The conference will be organised jointly by bioplastics MAGAZINE and... - Read Full Story Here -
Turning our mountains of food waste into graphene
The Guardian 02/16/2015 Blended cocoa beans, rice, fruit skins, leeks and asparagus sounds like it should be a recipe for a disastrous smoothie. But these are just some of the wasted foodstuffs that are being treated and converted into... - Read Full Story Here -