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September 30, 2020

Maryland will become the first state to ban foam food service products

This week Maryland will become the first state in the US to ban the use of foam containers for carryout. ... Read more

September 25, 2020

HSMG® receives BfR listing for microwavable paper-based food packaging

HSMG® received approval for the use of formulations in microwavable paper-based food packaging from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), a scientifically independent institution ... Read more

September 24, 2020

A new generation of plastic and PFAS-free formed fiber products is launched using HSMG® technology

HSMG® announces the launch of the first formed fiber single-use food service products using its proprietary technologies replacing plastic coatings and fluorochemical additives (“PFAS”) ... Read more

September 22, 2020

BST Operation Wallacea Expedition to Fiji, 2021

To do our part in saving endangered ecosystems, The British School in Tokyo is currently organising a school research expedition to Fiji in order to work alongside a conservation group called Operation Wallacea (Opwall) ... Read more

August 26, 2020

Editorial: California has the cure for the plastic plague. Let’s use it

Long before the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 first jumped to humans, the world was dealing with another plague threatening human health and well-being: plastic trash. ... Read more

August 13, 2020

The end is nearer for ‘Forever Chemicals’ in food wrappers

Your takeout may come with a dose of chemicals known as PFAS—but the FDA’s push to get rid of some of them will take five years. ... Read more