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Smart Bamboo Glass’ Cuts Energy Bills And Carbon Footprint In One Stroke
https://www.eurasiareview.com/16112025-smart-bamboo-glass-cuts-energy-bills-and-carbon-footprint-in-one-stroke/
Bioplastics News · 16 Nov 2025
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Putting recycling myths to waste
https://www.onkaparinganow.com/News-listing/Putting-recycling-myths-to-waste
Bioplastics News · 16 Nov 2025
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China converts seawater into plastic
Chinese did it again. Europe spent billions in researching how to convert food crops into plastic. Chinese converted seawater into bioplastics for less than 5 million €. I suspect fraud, connivence and nepotism relating to the EU Horizon program.... or maybe it's just flagrant incompetence.
Bioplastics News · 16 Nov 2025
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Elm-plastic launches first bioplastic pipette for healthcare
https://www.plastech.biz/en/news/Elm-plastic-launches-first-bioplastic-pipette-for-healthcare-21465
Bioplastics News · 16 Nov 2025
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WEF is going to push for a water emergency (Video)
The WEF likes to conspire against the world population 😂 .
Bioplastics News · 16 Nov 2025
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How indian train companies are dealing with waste (Video)
Our relation to waste and waste management are culturally defined. Some cultures are just polluting more than others. Some may argue that Indians are the filthiest, Japanese are the cleanest.
Bioplastics News · 16 Nov 2025
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In a Time of Democratic Drift, the Aarhus Convention Holds the Line
In an era when regulatory frameworks are being weakened and democratic accountability strained (Omnibus, anyone?), the Aarhus Convention offers one of the few internationally binding backstops for public rights in environmental governance. It is not just an environmental treaty: it is a democratic safeguard. The convention’s quadrennial Meeting of the Parties – or MOP – may be overshadowed by i…
META (European Environmental Bureau) · 16 Nov 2025
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Greenpeace joins over 40,000 marching in Belém calling for forest and climate action at COP30
Greenpeace joined more than 40,000 people at the Global Climate March in Belém to end the first week of the UN climate conference.
Greenpeace International · 15 Nov 2025
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Fire Reduction by Employing AI
The German company Korn Recycling has reduced a major safety risk in its sorting plant in Albstadt: fires caused by improperly disposed lithium-ion batteries. Battery.Sort by WeSort.AI provides preventive protection for sorting facilities. As reported by the provider, the AI-powered Battery.Sort solution from Würzburg-based company WeSort.AI was integrated into the commercial waste sorting faci…
Global Recycling · 15 Nov 2025
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COP30 steps forward on fossil fuel phase-out and forest protection, but more needed
Greenpeace has called on negotiators at the end of week one at COP30 in Belém to accelerate and implement climate and forest promises.
Greenpeace International · 15 Nov 2025
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Powering change: a visual journey into China’s green transition
This year’s exhibition marks a new chapter: a nation in the midst of the world's largest clean energy transition.
Greenpeace International · 14 Nov 2025
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Forest Solutions: Showcasing solutions by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities from the Amazon, Congo Basin, and Indonesia for Rights and Forest Protection
This report findings confirm that agricultural activity and expansion in the Amazon is driving an air pollution crisis alongside deforestation.
Greenpeace International · 14 Nov 2025
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Frontline Leaders Addressing Methane Reduction Across the Nation Convene in Louisiana to Chart a Just Path Forward
GAIA’s U.S. Methane Reduction & Environmental Justice Cohort at the Woodland Plantation in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana.
GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 14 Nov 2025
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Greenpeace calls on Toyota to stop greenwashing biofuel vehicles
Greenpeace calls on Toyota to stop greenwashing biofuel vehicles
Bioplastics News · 14 Nov 2025
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Victory: Three oil fields in the North Sea declared illegal
Borgarting Court of Appeal agreed with Greenpeace Nordic and Natur og Ungdom that three oil fields in the Norwegian North Sea are illegal.
Greenpeace International · 14 Nov 2025
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Geen exportbeperkingen voor schroot nodig
Volgens de Europese staalindustrie moet Europa de export van schroot aan banden leggen. Met de recentste versie van de Waste Shipment Regulation zijn ze al deels in hun opzet geslaagd. Maar de staallobby duwt nu hard door om alle gerecyclede metalen binnen de grenzen van Europa te houden onder het mom dat we hier vandaag […] Het bericht Geen exportbeperkingen voor schroot nodig verscheen eerst …
RecyclePro · 14 Nov 2025
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Braskem COP 30
https://www.braskem.com/braskem-na-cop30-en https://www.packaginginsights.com/news/braskem-bioeconomy-policy-cop30.html
Bioplastics News · 14 Nov 2025
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Differential Effects of Microplastics on Soil Organic Carbon via Lignin Phenols and Amino Sugars in Soil Aggregates
https://www.newswise.com/articles/differential-effects-of-microplastics-on-soil-organic-carbon-via-lignin-phenols-and-amino-sugars-in-soil-aggregates
Bioplastics News · 14 Nov 2025
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Researchers Develop Biobased Film That Could Replace Traditional Plastic Packaging
https://www.newswise.com/articles/researchers-develop-biobased-film-that-could-replace-traditional-plastic-packaging
Bioplastics News · 14 Nov 2025
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The BioGlitter Initiative- Getting Plastic Glitter out of ASD
https://environmentamerica.org/alaska/center/articles/the-bioglitter-initiative-getting-plastic-glitter-out-of-asd
Bioplastics News · 14 Nov 2025
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Why Ireland could lead the way in a new multi-trillion euro industry
https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/1112/1543503-bioplastics-industry-ireland-plastic-waste-sustainability
Bioplastics News · 14 Nov 2025
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P2 Science and Algenesis Partner to Develop Algae-Derived Chemicals and 100% Biobased, Biodegradable Polyurethanes
https://themalaysianreserve.com/2025/11/12/p2-science-and-algenesis-partner-to-develop-algae-derived-chemicals-and-100-biobased-biodegradable-polyurethanes/amp
Bioplastics News · 14 Nov 2025
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Mushroom material takes on plastic packaging at Belgian start-up
https://phys.org/news/2025-11-mushroom-material-plastic-packaging-belgian.html
Bioplastics News · 14 Nov 2025
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The Plastics Industry Association names CJ Biomaterials as its 2025 Innovation in Bioplastics Award winner
https://interplasinsights.com/api/amp/plastics-materials/latest-plastics-materials-news/plastics-cj-biomaterials-2025-innovation-bioplastics-award
Bioplastics News · 14 Nov 2025
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Technological Upgrade in Colombia
Holcim Colombia and Geocycle have modernized and expanded their co-processing platform in Nobsa, Boyacá. This technological upgrade, backed by a two-million-dollar investment, would enable the transformation of more than 100,000 tons of waste per year into a sustainable energy source. The alternative fuels are derived from waste materials such as paper, cardboard, plastics, and biomass […]
Global Recycling · 14 Nov 2025
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Met lokale verwerking en inzicht duurzaamheid omarmen
De grootste uitdaging voor Schenk Recycling in Almere? “Personeel vinden, want we zijn een groeiend bedrijf.” Bij het recyclingbedrijf is de vierde generatie van de Schenk familie aan het roer. Product marketing manager Daan Grootegoed, deel uitmakend van het management: “Duidelijkheid en snel schakelen zijn belangrijk. De organisatie is lekker plat en we proberen afvalstromen […] Het bericht M…
RecyclePro · 14 Nov 2025
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〰️ DEMOCRATIC JENGA
Dear Reader, BO DÍA. Brussels dwellers enjoyed a shorter week with Armistice Day on Tuesday. I, for one, couldn’t catch a proper break – the EU institutions were running at full speed. No rest for the wicked as they say. After weeks of backroom talks on crucial green laws, MEPs have finally shown their hand. With the political centre sidelined, the right wing has aligned with the far-right to g…
META (European Environmental Bureau) · 14 Nov 2025
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Mapo Resource Circulation Network Welcomes South Korean Government’s Decision to Exclude Incineration from Recycling Statistics
The Mapo Resource Circulation Network warmly welcomes the Korean government’s recent decision to correct the national recycling statistics by excluding waste incineration from the recycling rate. On October 22, the government announced that it would end the long-standing practice of counting heat energy recovered from waste incineration in cement kilns as part of the national […]
Break Free From Plastic · 14 Nov 2025
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Wuppertaler Nachhaltigkeitskongress: Interesse so groß wie nie
Schon Wochen zuvor ausverkaufte Tickets, eine bis auf den letzten Platz besetzte Glashalle, mehr als 500 aufmerksame Gäste von Anfang bis Ende: Der Nachhaltigkeitskongress 2025, organisiert von der Sparkasse Wuppertal, dem Wuppertal Institut und der Neuen Effizienz, war ein großer Erfolg. Zum vierten Mal in Folge fand die Veranstaltung statt – und das Interesse des […]
Recyclingportal.eu · 14 Nov 2025
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EIT Water Launched: New Innovation Community to Tackle Europe’s Water Challenges
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has chosen the winning consortium that will lead EIT Water, the new Knowledge and Innovation Community in the Water, Marine and Maritime sectors and ecosystems. This marks a major step towards securing the continent’s water future, and to deliver innovations that can respond to environmental, economic and […]
Recyclingportal.eu · 14 Nov 2025
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Biomethan aus Resten der Bier- und Whiskeyindustrie
Der deutsche Hersteller Weltec Biopower baut derzeit für die irische Evergreen Agricultural Enterprises Limited eine Biomethananlage. Die Anlage am Firmensitz in Monasterevin, Kildare, im Westen der gleichnamigen Grafschaft, geht Mitte 2026 nach elf Monaten Gesamtbauzeit in Betrieb. Der Standort bietet dem Betreiber nicht zuletzt logistische Vorteile: „Zum einen befindet er sich gut angebunden…
Recyclingportal.eu · 14 Nov 2025
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Die zwei Seiten des Hochwasser-schutzes
Der Klimawandel führt zu stärkeren Hochwasserkatastrophen. Die TU Wien und Joanneum Research haben nun erstmals ein Modell entwickelt, das zeigt, wie private und öffentliche Schutzmaßnahmen zusammenspielen. In vielen Gegenden der Welt muss man sich in den nächsten Jahrzehnten auf stärkere Hochwasserkatastrophen einstellen. Es gibt grundsätzlich zwei verschiedene Ebenen, dieses Problem anzupacke…
Recyclingportal.eu · 14 Nov 2025
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Landmark US ruling allows Indonesians to proceed with lawsuit against Bumble Bee for forced labor on fishing boats, Greenpeace comment
"This gives me hope for justice for me and my fellow plaintiffs as we struggle for justice and change for the better. Our fight and sacrifice are not in vain in order to get justice for all of the fishers."
Greenpeace International · 14 Nov 2025
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For typhoon-stricken Philippines, COP30 is a plea for global action
Every year in COP, we see wealthy carbon emitting nations and their Big Oil friends try to rid themselves of responsibility; meanwhile children in far-flung islands are crying amidst their ruined homes.
Greenpeace International · 14 Nov 2025
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Windfall Profits and Climate Justice: The Case for a Permanent EU Fossil Fuel Tax
In 2024, the Klesch Group — a major energy and refining conglomerate — launched a series of investor–state arbitration claims against the European Union, Germany, and Denmark. The company is challenging the EU’s 2022 “solidarity contribution”, a temporary windfall profits tax on fossil fuel companies introduced in response to the energy price crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Klesc…
META (European Environmental Bureau) · 13 Nov 2025
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Carbon pricing delay jeopardises EU support for vulnerable households and climate goals
Today, the European Parliament formally endorsed the one-year delay of the new EU carbon price for heating and transport fuels (ETS2) proposed by EU governments. The […]
European Environmental Bureau · 13 Nov 2025
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Sunnking Sustainable Solutions enhanced Capacity
To increase its recycling capacity, the New York-based company Sunnking Sustainable Solution was seeking a robust shredder with a high throughput rate that could quickly and efficiently produce a homogeneous output material, particularly suitable for shredding electronic scrap. It also needed to be possible to adjust the speed and torque for process optimization. Now the […]
Global Recycling · 13 Nov 2025
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Renowned Goldman Awardee Von Hernandez shares reflections after serving Break Free From Plastic for almost a decade
“In the next decade, I want the movement to achieve what was once unthinkable: to make the single-use plastic economy a relic of the past.”
Break Free From Plastic · 13 Nov 2025
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MIT Senior Transforms Fishing Waste Into Bioplastic
https://www.miragenews.com/mit-senior-transforms-fishing-waste-into-1569351
Bioplastics News · 13 Nov 2025
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Energieeffizienz beim Aluminium-Recycling verbessert
Gemeinsam mit Industrietechnologieexperte Fives hat Novelis drei Aluminiumschmelzöfen am Standort Voerde modernisiert und damit eine Reduzierung des CO2-Fußabdrucks um mehr als 40 Prozent erreicht. Novelis, ein führender Anbieter nachhaltiger Aluminiumlösungen und weltweit führend in der Aluminiumwalzung und -recycling, und Fives, ein globaler Spezialist für industrielle Verbrennungstechnologie…
Recyclingportal.eu · 13 Nov 2025