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Issue 02 2009

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Application News

Twinings Teabags Wrapped in Compostable Film
Lush Easter Eggs Wrapped in Cellulose Film
Compostable Extruded Net Tubing
New Landscape Fabric
GoodOnYa BAR Wrapped in Compostable Film
Air-Cushioning Made of Bio-Film
World’s First Fully Compostable Net Bag
Radiator End Tank Made with Renewably Sourced Plastics


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Basics

The Added Value of ‘Bio-Plastics’
Considerations of the two aspects - „biodegradability“ and „bio-based origin“... [more]

Industrial Composting
MT - When talking about end-of-life recovery options ‘industrial composting’ is a term that is mentioned again and again. Now, what exactly is ‘indust... [more]


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Beauty & Healthcare

Natural Floss Picks
Cereplast, Inc., from Hawthorne, California, USA, recently announced that it will supply DenTek®, a leading oral care company from Maryville Tennessee... [more]

Biodegradable Tampon Wrap
Biodegradable and compostable NatureFlex™ from Innovia Films is widely used for the wrapping of feminine hygiene products, including digital tampons. ... [more]

Biopackaging for Biocosmetics
The increasing problems of environmental pollution in recent years have caused even the world‘s large chemical companies to intensify their research a... [more]

It Started With the World’s First PLA Lipstick
The PlantLove™ story began in 2007 when Cargo Cosmetics from Toronto, Canada launched their legendary line of PlantLove lipsticks. The first-ever comp... [more]

‘Vegetal Plastic’ Cosmetics Packaging Range Made From PLA
Italian packaging manufacturer Leoplast from Arignano was one of the first groups to introduce cosmetics packaging made entirely from NatureWorks’ Ing... [more]

Performance of PHA in Cosmetics and Personal Care Packaging
Even amid the global recession, research indicates that consumers will continue to purchase green products. A new study by A. T. Kearney, a global man... [more]

Beautiful Plastics Made by Nature
Beauty, and our constant efforts to achieve it, are an expression of luxury. And this expression is reflected not only in the contents but also in the... [more]

PHBV for Beauty and Healthcare Applications
PHBV (Poly Hydroxy Butyrate co Valerate, a polymer from the PHA family ) is produced by Tianan Biologic through the fermentation of sugar derived from... [more]


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Editorial

Dear Readers ...
Travelling is usually fun and interesting, at least for me. However, being absent from the office always runs the risk of finding a huge pile of work ... [more]


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From Science & Research

Use of Biopolymers in Antimicrobial Food Packaging
The demand for safe, minimally processed, ‘fresh’ food products presents major challenges to the food-packaging industry to develop packaging concepts... [more]


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News

Ground Breaking Ceremony for Extension of Production Capacity
World’s First Certified Compostable Hot Cup and Lid System
Synthetic Wood Based on Hemp and PHB
Biodegradable Plastic in German ALDI shopping bags
Australian Kmart offers Compostable Bags
2nd Manufacturing Location for NatureWorks


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Opinion

End of Life Options for Biodegradable & Compostable Biopolymers
In our modern consumer society especially for short life cycle products, their end of life phase becomes a key issue and providing as many flexible an... [more]


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Politics

End-of-Life: Recovery Options
Common treatment options for plastic waste are the recovery routes of incineration (thermal recovery), mechanical (or physical [2]) recycling, chemica... [more]


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Review

Sustainability in Packaging
Conference on Sustainable Packaging
Worldbiofuelsmarkets 2009
GPEC Global Plastics Environment Conference 2009

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