Compostable composites just around the corner
By Rikki Stancich
Published on 27 March 2013
Ecovativ leverages Kenactiv’s plant-based composite products to develop a sustainable expanded polystyrene alternative.
TAP campaign promotes sustainable plastic bottle alternatives
By Rikki Stancich
Published on 27 March 2013
In a bid to wean travelers off bottled water, the recently launched Travelers Against Plastic (TAP) campaign has linked up with Klean Kanteen and the innovative water purification technology leader, SteriPEN.
Plasticity Rio Showcases Solutions, Innovations, and Opportunities in the Plastic Industry By Packaging Europe
By Packaging Europe
Published on 17 July 2012 by Packaging Europe
For the first time at large international environmental event, plastic was the focus of discussion for a day-long event called Plasticity Rio as part of the Rio+20 Earth Summit. The event, organized by Ocean Recovery Alliance,…
Sea Change in Reducing Plastic Waste
By Conrad MacKerron
Published on 10 July 2012 by Green Biz
The problem of proliferating plastic waste on land and in the ocean was one of the many focuses of last month’s Rio+20 conference. One side event, Plasticity, focused on how companies and their stakeholders can find solutions by s…
Plundering the New Wild West
By Richard Branson
Published on 24 June 2012 by Business Day
If we don’t do something now, whales, dolphins, sharks and coral reefs will become the stuff of history lessons for our children’s children. The oceans are our planet’s new frontier, a huge area only partly explored and little re…
