Circular Economy’ Dominates Discussion of Resins, Additives at K 2019 : Plastics Technology
New product launches from materials suppliers at the giant show shine light on sustainability.
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New product launches from materials suppliers at the giant show shine light on sustainability.
Source: www.ptonline.com
The Congo Basin is the second-largest rainforest on Earth, and like most tropical forests, it’s getting chewed up by humans. That’s a problem for the climate, and not just because trees are a natural sponge helping to mop up humanity’s ever-rising carbon emissions. New research suggests that as trees are replaced with fields for agriculture, carbon that’s been locked up in the Congo’s soils for hundreds to thousands of years is starting to seep out. Soils hold a tremendous amount of carbon—more than the atmosphere and living vegetation combined.
Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic announced it has successfully completed a single-use plastics elimination program across its fleet.
Levi’s is getting ready for a future in which large-scale clothing recycling will be an option. It has recently launched the eco-friendly Wellthread line.
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is a multilateral environmental agreement on: (1) the conservation of biodiversity; (2) the sustainable use of the components of biological diversity; and (3) the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources. For the previous decade the actions of Parties to the CBD were guided by the “Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020”, including its 20 “Aichi Biodiversity Targets”. The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the governing body of the Convention, which advances implementation of the Convention through the decisions it takes at its meetings, which are normally held every two years.
MFG Chemical, a custom chemical manufacturing company, is partnering with EcoVadis to measure and improve its sustainability profile.
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