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Interview With Betsy Bowers, Executive Director of the EPS Industry Alliance

Interview With Betsy Bowers, Executive Director of the EPS Industry Alliance

Betsy Bowers May 18, 2024

The GESA coalition represents the EPS industry in Africa, North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Study shows how avocado pruning residues can be used produce more sustainable food packaging

Study shows how avocado pruning residues can be used produce more sustainable food packaging

Tired Earth May 15, 2024

Spain is the main producer of avocados at the European level, with production being concentrated in the Axarquia region of....

Novel hydrogel removes microplastics from water

Novel hydrogel removes microplastics from water

Tired Earth April 14, 2024

Scientists have previously tried using filtering membranes to remove microplastics.

EU agrees on heavily contested law to cut packaging waste

EU agrees on heavily contested law to cut packaging waste

Tired Earth March 06, 2024

The controversial overhaul of the EU’s packaging waste rules was agreed in Brussels on Monday (4 March), paving the way....

Interview With Guilt Free Tee, a Family-Run Business

Interview With Guilt Free Tee, a Family-Run Business

GuiltFreeTee Ltd March 04, 2024

Guilt Free Tee plant a tree every order as we want to be part of the solution to deforestation and....

Microplastics found in every human placenta tested

Microplastics found in every human placenta tested

Tired Earth February 24, 2024

Researchers reported finding microplastics in all 62 of the placenta samples tested, with concentrations ranging from 6.5 to 790 micrograms....

Plastic recycling with a protein anchor

Plastic recycling with a protein anchor

Tired Earth February 24, 2024

Polystyrene is a widespread plastic that is essentially not recyclable when mixed with other materials and is not biodegradable.

Spanish pellet spill puts EU law on microplastic pollution in the spotlight

Spanish pellet spill puts EU law on microplastic pollution in the spotlight

Michael Murphy January 17, 2024

A recent spill of plastic pellets on the Spanish coast has highlighted the need for regulation at the EU level,....