On February 4th of this year, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) announced a plan to reduce environmental burdens by amending the "Restrictions and Implementation of the Use of Disposable Tableware" regulations. The proposed amendment prohibits the use of "Polylactic acid (PLA)" as the material for disposable tableware for 8 specific categories of establishments. The new regulation is expected to take effect on August 1st of this year. ...more
The latest British research shows that recycled plastic can be made into vanilla extract, which can upgrade plastic bottle waste and turn it into a profitable industrial raw material. ...more
Formosa Plastics held a shareholder meeting yesterday. Lin Jiannan, Chairman of Formosa Plastics, announced that in order to respond to the international plastic reduction trend and protect the earth ...more
Last year, the outbreak of the new coronavirus drastically changed lifestyles, people's traffic, etc., and the world economy faced a crisis that surpassed the Lehman shock. ...more
Did you know there was an annual National Drinking Straw Day? It falls on Jan. 3, 2021, the date in 1888 when Marvin C. Stone received a patent for the paper drinking straw, or so the story goes. ...more
