Reusability and a new tool for reusable product design
Source: Single-use plastics. A Roadmap for Sustainability. UN Environment Programme, 2018
Bio-plastics, Friend or Foe?
The great upswing of bio-plastics Companies are increasingly looking at bio-plastics as the solution to reducing climate impact and littering…
Understanding the EU Single-use plastic Directive
Background - plastic pollution In Europe, around 25.8 million tonnes of plastic waste is generated every year and less than…
Waste: When does it cease to be waste?
The problem When you throw something away it becomes waste. More specifically, the EU Waste Framework Directive or WFD defines…
DECOAT prepares for Life Cycle Assessments: Ecomatters leads an LCA data collection workshop
On July 10-11, the EU-funded Project DECOAT, in which Ecomatters is a key partner, held a planned General Assembly meeting…
The future of plastics: what lies ahead?
Where are we at with plastics? As has been seen in recent years, there is no doubt on the fact…
Ecomatters joins DECOAT in a new H2020 project
Ecomatters Joins the Consortium in a new H2020 Project Addressing the Recycling of Coated and Painted Textile and Plastic Materials…