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5 sustainable packaging developments to watch in 2021

GreenBiz

Some bio-based materials such as bio-PET are derived from biological materials, but are not biodegradable. Meanwhile, other bio-based materials such as PLA, (polylactic acid), a natural polymer made from corn starch or sugar cane, is biodegradable, although not in the way a consumer might assume it to be. .

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Greentown Labs Announces Go Make 2025 with Evonik

Greentown Labs

More specifically, Go Make 2025 is interested in biodegradable polymers and sustainable specialty chemicals for personal care. Startups selected for the program will gain access to mentorship, networking opportunities, and educational workshops throughout the highly structured, four-month program.

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How to Throw an Eco-Friendly Party

Hydrogen Fuel News

Rethink your approach by using items that can be re-purposed or are biodegradable. Instead, think about the experience: games, music, storytelling, or workshops can all be arranged to avoid material waste. If necessary, use compostable or biodegradable plates, cups, and cutlery.

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Go Make 2023 Startups and Shell Collaborate to Advance Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Traceability Technologies

Greentown Labs

Circularise presented a series of workshops to the Shell team and has identified three potential follow-on projects. Corumat Technology at a glance: Corumat (Yakima, WA) converts organic waste into high-performance, insulating, greaseproof, and biodegradable packaging materials.

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Greentown Go Make 2023 with Shell Announces Startup Cohort 

Greentown Labs

converts organic waste into high-performance, insulating, greaseproof, and biodegradable packaging materials. Throughout the program, startups will benefit from mentorship, networking opportunities, educational workshops, and partnership-focused programming to support collaboration. Corumat (Yakima, Wash. Lydian (Cambridge, Mass.,

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Seaweed pavilion encourages environmental conservation at WEF

AGreenLiving

Hidaka Ohmu is a seaweed installation accompanied by a seaweed prototyping workshop. The workshop aims to make science and our relationship with nature more tangible as a means of encouraging environmentally responsible actions and raising awareness about climate change. Every species has an equal right to life on this planet.

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An enduring threat to water?

Envirotec Magazine

As PFAS show no sign of biodegradation at all, they have been described as “forever chemicals”, enduring permanently in the environment1. The Chouara Tannery in Fez, Morocco: Sites at risk of leaking PFAS into the environment include: fluoropolymer manufacturing (i.e., Some of these are listed in the image caption, opposite.

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