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‘By collaboration we can extract more value from the circular plastics chain’
Circularity starts where plastic ends: the bins or the Plastic Heroes recycling bag. Collecting and sorting…
Bioplastics on course
There is growing enthusiasm about bioplastics. Today, demand exceeds supply and there is increasingly more clarity…
The need for a uniform ‘yardstick’
The sustainable character of the biobased economy tends not to receive enough attention. Biomass is always…
New eco-friendly coating for boats based on shellfish waste
Researchers from the GREEN-CHEM network at Ghent University have developed a new coating for boats based…
Gelderland: first zero waste province in the Netherlands
Gelderland has set the standards high. It aims to be the first zero waste province in…
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Omrin closes the cycles in the Northern Netherlands
Waste is the raw material of the circular economy. And those who have access to raw…
Shell joins Waste-to-Chemicals consortium Rotterdam
Shell joins the W2C consortium that wants to build a factory in Rotterdam that makes valuable…
Biomethane and biogas to solve Barbados waste problem
Bright Biomethane from Enschede, The Netherlands will collaborate with Biogen Biotechnologies on Barbados for the production…
Mutant enzyme ‘eats’ plastic bottles
Scientists have accidentally created a mutant enzyme that breaks down plastic drinks bottles. The breakthrough could…
Sustainable biomass: The need for a uniform ‘yardstick’
The sustainable character of the biobased economy tends not to receive enough attention. Biomass is always…
Ample opportunities and challenges
Slowly but surely, natural fibres are finding their way into widely varying markets such as construction,…
