29 Mar 2019 --- In packaging news this week, Nespresso issued an invitation to other portioned coffee manufacturers to join its recycling program, paving the way for a global recycling scheme for aluminum coffee capsules. In other sustainability action, Avantium located its demonstration plant for the production of plant-based MEG, a fossil-free raw material for plastics and textiles, in the Netherlands. In research news, a US study discovered that tiny fragments of plastic in the ocean are consumed by sea anemones, helping scientists to better understand how coral reef ecosystems are affected by millions of tons of plastic contaminating the world's oceans.
