Plastic paper to 'cut' emissions
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A printer that uses re-writeable plastic paper could help firms cut carbon emissions, claims Toshiba.
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Company teams up with nanotech firms to develop high-performance plastics.
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Waitrose launches a green packaging initiative to cut down use of damaging plastic containers.
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Millions of pounds are on offer for the best way of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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By Ridzwan A. Rahim  MOST of us use plastic bags without considering the danger they pose to the environment and the eco-system.  Plastics are the primary substance in trash found in oceans today.
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Business & money: Budget airline shows off prototype for aircraft it says could halve carbon dioxide emissions. By Dan Milmo.
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German researchers are a step closer to creation of a cheap chip made of plastic that can be printed on foil and could one day be used as an RFID tag in the retail and manufacturing industries.
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DÃSSELDORF, GERMANY - Researchers in Germany have come one step closer to realizing a dream of manufacturers, retailers and other companies seeking advanced but inexpensive ways to trace products and materials -- a cheap chip made of plastic that can be printed on foil the same way a newspaper is printed on paper.
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(InfoWorld) - If just a small portion of the world's mobile phone users unplugged their charger when the battery is full, it could save enough electricity to power thousands of homes. So said Nokia on Thursday, as it unveiled a new industry group that aims to make mobile phones more environmentally friendly. The group also includes Motorola, France Telecom, Vodafone Group, TeliaSonera, and others. It was created as part of a European Commission project aimed at uniting members of different industries to work on reducing the environmental impact of their products. Members of the new group will try to educate people more about how they can reduce the environmental impact of using their cell phones. For example, manufacturers will start displaying a reminder on phones to unplug chargers once the battery is charged. If only 10 percent of phone users did that, they would save enough energy to power 60,000 European homes each year, Nokia estimates. The companies will alsoÂ reduce the hazardous materialsÂ they use beyond what current legislation requires. One example is Nokiaâs decision to stop using any components in its phones that contain a certain type of environmentally harmful chemical flame retardant. The operators will also increase the number of used phones that are returned for recycling. Theyâll examine existing recycling schemes around the world and identify successful ones. They also plan to try out incentive initiatives to determine if they might improve recycling rates. Environmental organizations including World Wildlife Fund, the Finnish Environmental Institute, the European Consumersâ Organization and the U.K.âs Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs are also part of the new initiative. The European Union recently instituted new regulations on the types of hazardous materials that can be included in electronic devices. Most manufacturers were able to alter their products to comply with the new laws, but Palm in July stopped shipping what was its latest smart phone, the Treo 650, to Europe because it didnât meet the regulations.
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Blog: Researchers create lighting foil to save energy, space.
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By Nonny de la Pena  Carbon dioxide. Orange peels. Chicken feathers. Olive oil. Potato peels. E. coli bacteria. It is as if chemists have gone Dumpster diving in their hunt to make biodegradable, sustainable and renewable plastics.
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[Business India]: Tokyo, Dec 7 : Victor Co of Japan (JVC) has said it has succeeded in manufacturing an environmentally friendly DVD with a special plastic synthesised from corn starch.
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Scientists have recently turned to trash in an effort to unearth organic alternatives to petrochemical plastics.
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President Bushâs new proposal is a potentially useful tool for gaining consensus on cutting worldwide emissions linked to global warming.
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Looking for an eco-friendly gift for that special tree-hugger in your life? This guide has you covered, right down to the wrapping paper. By Lewis Wallace.
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Starting next week, IKEA will charge customers five cents for every plastic bag they take home and encourage a third option to the old 'paper or plastic' conundrum: bring your own.
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PORTLAND, Maine - International Paper Co., the world&#39;s largest forest products company, has agreed to sell all of the 1.1 million acres of woodlands it owns in Maine and New Hampshire to GMO Renewable Resources LLC for $250 million.