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Germany – bio-based packaging ready to go

Germany – bio-based packaging ready to go The German Packaging Ordinance supports the introduction of bioplastics to the German market. The adoption of the new regulation for bio-based packaging in the amendement to the Packaging Ordinance is particularly welcomed by the International Biodegradable Polymers Association & Working Groups, IBAW. Harald …

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South Africa – plastic bottles transformed into boardwalk

Kwazulu-Natal is home to the longest recycled plastic boardwalk in South Africa. The boardwalk in Isipingo, south of Durban, is made from a whopping 17 million plastic bottles – which would have covered about four rugby fields 2m deep. Some 650m long, it was a joint project between the Ministry …

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Malaysia – oil palm recycling project pays off

HER inquisitive nature and never-up spirit have propelled Yeo Kim Luang to achieve success in the recycling and oil palm biomass by-products processing business. The Malaysia Times reports that in 1996, Yeo was excited about her invention from oil palm waste, Ecomat after about four years of research. Unfortunately, the …

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