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Inverform™ – A New, Sustainable Paperboard Alternative to Plastic Food Trays

Iggesund Paperboard’s new InverformTM for ready-made food packaging trays ticks all the boxes for sustainability and performance.

From Holmen Iggesund 18 Nov 2020

'ONE BIN TO RULE THEM ALL' Biffa Joins £1.5m Project to Revolutionise Plastic Recycling

Biffa, the UK’s leading sustainable waste management business, is to be part of a new £1.5m collaborative venture led by The University of Manchester which aims to develop simpler methods of plastic recycling.

18 Nov 2020

PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency Selects ABB to Automate World’s Largest Membrane Bioreactor

With a treatment capacity of 800,000m³? per day – enough to fill over 300 Olympic-size swimming pools – the Tuas Water Reclamation Plant will ensure Singapore’s water security through the reclamation of used water.

From ABB 17 Nov 2020

Breakthrough Can Help Drive New Recycling and Manufacturing Prerosperity

Research by the UNSW Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) Centre has found a way that could start a new ‘green aluminium’ manufacturing revolution and bolster Government 2020 Budget and industry efforts to advance Australian manufacturing, and be more sustainable and create new jobs.

12 Nov 2020

Researchers Produce Biodegradable Plastic Film from Palm Oil Production Waste

One of the critical environmental concerns of the 21st century is plastic pollution. The same is applicable for the palm oil industry, which causes extensive deforestation and destruction of habitat.

11 Nov 2020

Pura on a Mission to Reduce Nappy Landfill with Launch of New Nappy Range and Nappy Recycling Partnership

Pura, the eco-friendly baby products company, is launching a two-pronged attack on the environmental impact of disposable nappies, by launching its own range of environmentally friendly nappies and by working with the UK’s only nappy recycling company – NappiCycle - to keep disposable nappies out of landfill and instead turn them into notice boards, road surfaces and materials for affordable houses.

From MyPura 3 Nov 2020

Dolphins Ride Out Dietary Ups and Downs

More evidence has emerged to support stricter coastal management, this time focusing on pollution and overfishing in the picturesque tourist waters off Auckland in New Zealand.

3 Nov 2020

New Method for Recycling Plastic into Graphene

Plastic waste comes back in black as pristine graphene, thanks to ACDC.

2 Nov 2020

Recycling Paper Using Renewable Energy Will Help the Climate

A new modeling study by researchers at University College London (UCL) and Yale University shows that recycling paper might be useful to the climate only if it is driven by renewable energy.

20 Oct 2020

Singaporean Start-Up with Plastic Waste Recycling Solution Emerged as Champion of ideasinc 2020

Magorium - a Singaporean start-up seeking to disrupt the construction industry with an innovative plastic waste recycling solution - emerged as the champion of ideasinc 2020, the nationwide start-up challenge helmed by NTUitive, the innovation and enterprise company of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

15 Oct 2020