Just how easy or not is it to sort polylactic acid (PLA), a popular bioplastic, from other packaging waste? A new study finds the same results as prior studies. Using a Near Infra-Red (NIR) sorting ...

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Consulting firm’s report lists lack of recycling infrastructure as one problematic aspect of polylactic acid bioresin. While products made from bioresins may carry recyclability or compostability ...

Unlike traditional petroleum-based plastics, PLA is made from renewable sources such as corn starch, tapioca and sugarcane. Not only is it fully recyclable (where facilities exist), but it also ...

Biodegradable plastics have been hailed as an eco-friendly alternative to solve the global plastic pollution crisis. These are made from renewable resources like corn starch and sugar cane as compared ...

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Although plant-based polylactic acid (PLA) bioplastic is acclaimed for its biodegradability, it can take quite a long time to degrade if the conditions aren't quite right. Bearing this fact in mind, ...

Bioplastics company Total Corbion PLA has officially inaugurated its 75-kilotonne-per-annum (ktpa) polylactic acid (PLA) production plant in Rayong, Thailand. Billed as “the world’s second largest PLA ...

Taipei, Taiwan — The global movement to ban petroleum-based plastic straws has hit Taiwan's plastics machinery sector. For 33 years, Taichung-based Jumbo Steel Co. Ltd.'s bread and butter has been ...

Compostable plastic can be turned into a foam that functions as building insulation, creating a potential solution to difficulties in recycling the material. Polylactic acid (PLA) is a plastic made of ...

BAINBRIDGE, Ga. & GORINCHEM, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Danimer Scientific, Inc. (NYSE: DNMR) (“Danimer”), and Total Corbion PLA, both leading bioplastics companies focused on the development and ...

Polylactic acid (PLA) plastic is an increasingly common, environmentally friendly, alternative to conventional petrochemical-based mass plastics. But it's a costly process. Researchers at the ...