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Promising Feedback from US FDA on Use of Recycled Plastic Materials in Food Packaging

News - 25 Nov 2008

ECO2 Plastics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: EOPI) the eco-friendly recycling company that is changing the way plastics are recycled, today announced that it has received a favorable opinion letter from...

Researchers Improve Quality, Sustainability of Plastic

News - 29 Jun 2016

Researchers at the Masdar Institute have tried to create a technology that would enhance the ability of some plastics to slow down the process of oxidation. Oxidation is the natural phenomenon that...

Money Matters: Socioeconomic Factors Influence Land and Seafloor Pollution

News - 17 Sep 2021

A study published today used large-scale citizen science data sets to show that socioeconomic factors like wealth and infrastructure combine with geography to influence what, where, and how much...

Cereplast's Assets to be Acquired by Bioplastic Food Service Disposables Producer, Trellis Earth Products

News - 23 Jun 2014

Trellis Earth Products, Inc., a leading maker of bioplastic food service disposables, will pay $2.6 million for substantially all of Cereplast's assets including production equipment, patents,...

Environmentally Friendly Replacement For PVC Packaging

News - 24 May 2009

As demands increase for environmentally progressive, sustainable packaging, Spartech Corporation a leading producer of engineered thermoplastic sheet materials, thermoformed packaging, polymeric...

Plastic Water Bottles are a Danger to Your Health

Article - 7 Sep 2018

Plastic water bottles are not only a blight on the environment, it turns out they’re bad for your health too. Did you know that chemicals found in the bottles – and in plastic food containers and...

Additive Migration from Plastics into Foods - iSmithers-Rapra

Book

This book covers all aspects of the migration of additives into food and gives detailed information on the analytical determination of the additives in various plastics. It will be of interest to...

Recycled Polypropylene Shows Promise for Sustainable Food Packaging

News - 19 Sep 2023

New research on the growing uses of recycled polypropylene in plastic packaging finds it performs well and has the potential to meet environmental goals and reduce raw material costs. Conclusions...

Applying Physics to Design Comfortable and Energy-Efficient Buildings

News - 17 Jan 2019

Christoph Reinhart is internationally known for using natural light to illuminate interiors and his lab's design tools are used by architects and urban planners worldwide. Developing a perfectly...

Reusable Tableware can Reduce Packaging Waste and Environmental Emissions

News - 28 Sep 2020

Lifestyles in China are changing rapidly, and ordering food online is an example. However, those billions of delivery meals produce an enormous amount of plastic waste from packaging, but also from...