Researchers from the Jaume I University in Castellón (Spain) have evaluated the efficiency of the four urban waste collection models used in Spanish cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants. The results show that, in the best of cases, 45% of paper and 20% of metal and plastic containers are recycled - percentages that are far off the minimum targets established by law.
Polythene UK, the largest broker of polythene film and bags in the UK, is offering free compostable checkout bags to visitors to the easyFairs ECOPACK show next February to help promote the product launch and ultimately persuade consumers, supermarket buyers, and government members to switch to a ‘greener’ option.
David Kappos, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) said that the deadline for filing petitions under the Green Technology Pilot Program has been extended from December 8, 2010 to December 31, 2011.
Deutsche Bank takes clean tech seriously. A fact that was driven home by the appointment of Adam Bergman as a director in the firm’s global clean technology corporate coverage group.
OnGreen, a web-based ‘green and clean’ market place, has announced a $1.4 million investment in raised from a fund that is jointly owned by Blue Marble Ventures in Los Angeles and China Southern Hong Kong Investment Ltd in Shanghai.
Third quarter investments in cleantech venture capital funding in 2010 have suffered as per a report from Ernst & Young and Dow Jones VentureSource.
AMI LLC is bringing together an international panel to discuss the profitable use of bioplastics at the conference Bioplastics Compounding and Processing 2011, which will take place March 29-30, 2011 at the Hilton Miami Downtown in Miami, Florida.
Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX) and Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) today announced that their joint venture Telles has launched Mirel(TM) F3002, a thermoforming grade for use in food contact applications. This extends Mirel's product range in the food service and food packaging market sector.
BASF will focus on its products Ecoflex® and Ecovio® as biodegradable and compostable plastics for agricultural use. As a consequence, business with the additive Envirocare® for oxo-biodegradable plastics was terminated effective July 1, 2010.
Teijin Limited announced today that for the third consecutive year it has produced an eco-friendly Green Carpet made of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles, for the environmentally minded Tokyo International Film Festival, which will be held from October 23 to October 31.
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