Plastic pollution along selected Australian coastlines has dropped by 39 percent in a decade, according to research by CSIRO, ...

The grand totals: 181 volunteers from all over Northern Virginia collected 2,505 pounds, a ton and a quarter, of trash and ...

So what products are proving to be the most difficult to recycle - and what’s being done to solve it? Around 75 per cent of ...

PAPER PUNNETS South African packaging manufacturer and recycler Mpact has introduced its Freshpact range of paper punnets that are food-safe and ... sponges and acetate, or biochemicals from ...

Belgian chemicals producer Solvay (Brussels; www.solvay.com) has introduced a cellulose acetate bio-plastic manufactured ... end-uses such as containers for cosmetics and personal care, food packaging ...

Researchers at Virginia Tech have found a way to make biodegradable packaging stronger while using less energy in the process ...

enhances the internal structure of cellulose, improving gas barrier properties, mechanical strength, and transparency—three critical factors in food packaging. "We were surprised to find that ...

This is particularly true of the cellulose acetate industry and its applications in the form of rayon and elsewhere, and Mr. Lips-comb's effort is sure of a receptive public. It is written from a ...

RECENTLY I have examined several samples of cast plasticized secondary cellulose acetate sheet material under the microscope. With crossed nicols a uniform yellow polarization colour was shown ...

FOPWL are placed on food packages that warn consumers if a product contains high sugar, salt, fat, or other unhealthy ingredients. The labels may use symbols, text, or colors to help people ...