Circular Economy
EarthShell and DuPont to Offer Greener Food Packaging
DuPont and EarthShell Corporation have announced a strategic alliance aimed at developing environmentally preferable packaging for the $1 billion global market for food-service packaging. Read More
Chrysler Turns Garbage Into Car Parts
The Chrysler Group has announced a new recycling technology, demonstrated in its CARE Car II program, that will allow the company to increase the amount of recycled-content parts in its vehicles. The company says the technology has the potential to save the automobile industry $320 million per year. Read More
Weight of Nations: Material Outflows from Industrial Economies
The industrialized world is getting more efficient, but wastes and pollutants are still on the rise. Read More
Servicizing: The Quiet Transition to Extended Product Responsibility
How the service sector can reduce environmental impact from manufacturing and consumption. Read More
Product Innovation — the Green Advantage: An Introduction to Design for Environment for Australian Business
Relevant to manufacturers around the globe, this report describes how environmental design can improve operational, financial, and marketing activities. Read More
EPA-Developed Methodologies for Assessing the Fate and Hazards of Industrial Chemicals
Shows how industry can predict a chemical's potential health and environmental effects. Read More
'Miracle Plant' Could Grow on Paper Industry
The fibers of a desert plant grown by University of Arizona scientists could someday revolutionize the paper industry, cut water use and provide a viable crop alternative for Arizona's farmers. Read More
ADM, P&G In Joint Venture on Bio-based Products
Archer Daniels Midland and P&G Chemicals, a business unit of Procter & Gamble, have announced the formation of a Technology Council to explore opportunities that will lead to the development of innovative, natural-based products. This is the first joint project between ADM and P&G Chemicals. Read More
E-waste Recycling Could Mean Millions in Profit
More than 6,000 computers go to waste every day in California, according to a new study prepared by a coalition of industry groups under sponsorship of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Cleaning up computer and electronic waste could cost industry as much as $232 million, or generate as much as a $36 million profit, depending on what solutions are chosen, the report found. Read More
Turn Soy Oil Into Industrial-Grade Plastic?
Turning soy oil into industrial grade plastic? Call it food for thought, says University of Delaware chemical engineering professor Richard P. Wool, who discussed his research during a recent presentation at the Royal Academy in Dublin, Ireland. Read More