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Bioplastic

Waste

Are biodegradable plastics the answer to ocean plastic pollution?

Demand for biodegradable plastics may be soaring, but as Bunzl's Joanna Gilroy argues they are far from being a quick fix for the plastic waste challenge

clock 26 February 2019 • 4 min read

Legislation

Government wants UK bioeconomy to double in size by 2030

Government strategy envisions bio-based economy reaching £440bn in value, but industry sceptical it can get there without further policy support

clock 10 December 2018 • 2 min read

R&D

Government launches £60m green plastic packaging challenge

New innovation challenge to drive development of waste-to-plastic materials and smart packaging breakthroughs

clock 05 December 2018 • 2 min read

Science

Could the humble mushroom hold the key to greener industry?

Novozymes' microbial scientist Sara Landvik takes BusinessGreen on a stroll to learn about how mushrooms could help the world hit its Paris Agreement goals

clock 20 November 2018 • 7 min read

Waste

Cheers: Greene King debuts 'industry first' compostable straw solution

Company announces it is to introduce compostable straws at all its pubs, in a move that should stop 30 million plastic straws from being used each year

clock 23 August 2018 • 2 min read

Waste

'World first': Just Eat to trial seaweed-based compostable ketchup packaging

Takeaway giant's drive to cut plastic waste continues with trial of compostable condiment packaging

clock 23 July 2018 • 2 min read

Waste

Pret promises switch to compostable cutlery

Company announces it will introduce compostable cutlery across all its UK stores next year

clock 17 July 2018 • 2 min read

Recycling

Lost in the reeds? Why winning the plastic war is much harder than it looks

Firms are under pressure to tackle the scourge of plastic waste, but are their new strategies credible and could they prove counterproductive?

clock 30 May 2018 • 15 min read

Waste

Are we really on track to end up with more plastic in the ocean than fish?

Tom Chivers wonders if a combination of dubious maths and R&D breakthroughs could counter the most apocalyptic plastic waste predictions

clock 15 May 2018 • 4 min read

Waste

Business is booming for firms fighting plastic waste

Liontrust's Neil Brown looks at global efforts to address plastic pollution and highlights companies driving innovation in packaging, sustainable plastics and recycling

clock 30 April 2018 • 5 min read
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