Essential Utilities’ Aqua Pennsylvania Subsidiary Acquires Lower Makefield Twp. Assets
Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) today announced that its Aqua Pennsylvania subsidiary has acquired the wastewater system of Lower Makefield Township, which serves approximately 11,000 customer connections in Lower Makefield,…
Finalists named in The Afri-Plastics Challenge £1 million prize
The Afri-Plastics Challenge has announced the 15 finalists of its strand Accelerating Growth, which aims to reward innovative downstream solutions for managing plastic waste after it has been used and…
Izzy Cosmetics Offers Refillable Mascara Solution
Izzy, the US-based cosmetics brand now offers products in a refillable stainless-steel tube that can be returned, cleaned, and reused.
Furetank and Eskilstuna Biogas sign LBG agreement
Furetank, the Swedish shipping company, has signed an agreement to acquire liquefied biogas (LBG) with Eskilstuna Biogas.
Decarbonizing Switzerland Through Solar and Wind Power
It is estimated that fossil fuel power plants used for electricity production are responsible for a quarter of the total greenhouse gas emissions in Europe. However, in Switzerland electricity is…
Protein-Based Bioplastics Are Strong And Degradable
Biodegradable bioplastics could provide an alternative to the eight million tons of plastic that end up in the oceans every year. As packaging demands rise, so is the waste generated…
TotalEnergies will supply Berry with recycled polymers for packaging
French company TotalEnergies announces that it will supply Berry Global, the plastic packaging company, with polymers obtained through the advanced recycling of post-consumer plastic waste. These polymers will be used…
BASF Announces Adhesives That Don’t Interfere With Paper Recycling
German multinational company BASF, announced it has developed new label adhesives that can be used to coat paper labels and are designed not to interfere with the recycling of paperboard…
Bon Wier Selected For $1.7 Billion Advanced Biorefinery
USA BioEnergy has announced it will develop an advanced biorefinery in Bon Wier, Texas. The facility will convert 1 million green tonnes of wood waste into 34 million gallons of…
Decarbonisation Technology Converts CO2 To Solid Carbon
Australian researchers have developed a way of capturing carbon dioxide and converting it to solid carbon, to help advance the decarbonisation of heavy industries. The February-March issue of Sustainability Matters…
MIT Team Develops Bone-Strong Plant-Derived Composite
An MIT team has engineered a composite made mostly from cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) mixed with a small amount of synthetic polymer. CNCs, nature's most abundant polymer, and the main structural…
Germany’s Renewable Energy Investment Drive In Ukraine At Risk Amid Tensions
The amassing of Russian troops at the Ukrainian border has jeopardised Germany’s plans to invest in renewable energy production and help a green transition in Ukraine, the German foreign ministry…