KOSHER AND HALAL CERTIFICATIONS FOR RENEWABLE
CHEMICALS Green Biologics, the US subsidiary of the UK’s industrial biotechnology and renewable chemicals company Green Biologics Ltd., has announced that it has achieved kosher and halal certification for the 100% bio-based Biopure n-butanol and acetone.
The certifications enable Green Biologics’ chemicals to serve as ingredients for personal, homecare and food products.
TAKE THE PLEDGE
WITH DELPHIS ECO Delphis Eco has launched a campaign to raise awareness about the importance of recycling and reusing plastic during National Recycle Week.
Called the Milk Bottle Challenge, the campaign seeks to engage and involve businesses, schools and the public at large – and gain an accurate
concept is proven in practice, a real market challenger, and leads the industry towards total sustainability and minimalising its impact on the environment. Such recognition is both pleasing and motivating!”
Here are the finalists in the category: Sustainability – best practice in implementing principles throughout the business:
City of Ghent: Sustainable cleaning from A to Z
Going full circle – Greenspeed’s circular cleaning approach
Markas best practice for sustainability: the Montichiari Hospital project
Ökologische Gebäudereinigung, Piepenbrock
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David Anderson, Vice President of Marketing at Green Biologics, said: “The kosher and halal certifications that have been granted to our Little Falls, MN manufacturing facility will further enable us to build partnerships within the major food, cleaning and cosmetic brands, to name a few. These certifications are becoming popular, not only for those with religious motivations, but also to the wider market as they are being used as an effective method for identifying high quality goods.”
As demand for products produced from natural or sustainable ingredients increases, the certifications are an important
assessment for the first time of how many plastic milk bottles their schools, homes and businesses use and how much carbon emissions could be reduced if these plastics were given a second life.
Delphis Eco CEO Mark Jankovich said: “The use of recycled, instead of ‘virgin’ plastic will significantly reduce production emissions, perhaps by as much as 70%, whilst avoiding the need for landfill, burning, or contamination of our seas and the consequent threat to Eco-systems and wildfire.”
Users wishing to commit to this challenge can visit
themilkbottlechallenge.org where they can take the pledge, and can sign an online petition to call
milestone for both n-butanol and acetone, which are entirely produced using renewable feedstocks.
In addition to the kosher and halal certifications, provided by the respective OK Kosher and Islamic Services of America certifying bodies, Green Biologics is also a member of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), and its commercial facility, Central MN Renewables LLC, participates in the ACC’s Responsible Care program. The company’s n-butanol and acetone have received 100% bio-based, USDA BioPreferred certification.
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upon the government to support post-consumer recycle (PCR) plastic.
The Milk Bottle Challenge also encourages schools to get behind this initiative as part of their curriculum inviting children to participate in activities and educational projects.
Jankovich continued: “Together, we can make a real difference to the problem of single-use plastic contamination which is a very real threat to our world and cannot continue unchecked - but we need your help in collecting data and telling the government that this is an important issue which it needs to address now. Please take part and make sure your voice is heard in the quest for a better world.”
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