Carbios announced that its enzymatic solution for the biodegradation of PLA, CARBIOS Active, was included in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substances. 

The REMADE (Reducing Embodied Energy And Decreasing Emissions) Institute’s chief technology officer will speak at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas, this month.

South Korean chemical recycling firm SK Chemicals announced its chemically recycled PET resin is being used as polyester fiber in tires produced by tire manufacturer Hankook.

Pet products supplier Vital Pet Life announced it will fund the removal of 18 grams of oceanbound flexible LDPE and HDPE in Indonesia per bottle the company sells, through the rePurpose Global Impact Guarantee program.