Green Biz Jonathan Bardelline 06/21/2011 Sherwin-Williams’ water-based paint made from recycled bottles and soybeans, and two companies making safer chemical building blocks are among those being recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA’s 2011 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge … – Read Full Story Here –
Earth Island Journal Mary Catherine O’ Connor 06/06/2011 You’re standing in front of three bins – one for compost, one for recycling and one for landfill – holding an empty container called a “PlantBottle” and a clear plastic cup embossed … – Read Full Story Here –
Danone is working with NatureWorks and WWF on a new recycling option for PLA after the French dairy switched to the bioplastic for its Activia yoghurt in Germany Dairy Reporter Guy Montague-Jones 05/18/2011 Polylactic acid (PLA) has been criticised for … – Read Full Story Here –
Packaging World Magazine Anne Marie Mohan 12/01/2010 The world’s largest organic yogurt producer, Stonyfield Farm, Londonderry, NH, has embraced bioplastics, launching new plant-based packaging for all of its multipack form/fill/seal containers. The new polylactic acid cups, made from Ingeo™ resin … – Read Full Story Here –
Greenbiz Joel Makower 10/13/2010 oday, Stonyfield Farm, the organic yogurt company, is unveiling a new packaging solution: A yogurt cup made from corn. It’s not the first revolution in yogurt cups, or the first packaging innovation made from corn. But Stonyfield’s journey … – Read Full Story Here –
Edmonton Journal Clare Dear 05/12/2010 The focus today in the automotive world is on green technology, specifically environmentally friendly, fuel-efficient powertrains. The hype spins around the hybrids, plug-ins and all-electric vehicles some say will be the future of the industry. … – Read Full Story Here –
Greener Design 04/30/2010 The global bio-based plastics industry is expanding thanks to wider product ranges and improved product performance, but faces challenges from lack of funds for projects and sparse recycling infrastructure, according to a new report. Frost & Sullivan’s … – Read Full Story Here –
Environmental Leader 03/08/2010 A new trend emerging in the bottled water market is bio-plastic bottles made 100 percent from plants, as opposed to the mixed composition bottles that came out in recent years. The latest eco-bottles come from Green Planet … – Read Full Story Here –
The scourge of indestructible garbage and sky-high oil are fueling interest in plastics from plants. Is it time for tiny biotech Metabolix to get more respect on Wall Street? Business Week Mara Der Hovanesian 08/14/2008 For half of his life … – Read Full Story Here –