Dr Michael Biddle (born 10 January 1956, in Louisville, Kentucky) is a scientist, businessman and advocate of plastics recycling.
Career edit
After gaining a Ph.D in macromolecular science (polymer science and engineering) from Case Western Reserve University in 1987, Biddle worked for Dow Chemical, where he developed a pilot recycling project[1]. When the lab was closed he started Michael Biddle & Associates (MB&A), a consulting company for plastics recycling.
In 1994 founded MBA Polymers with colleague Trip Allen[2] to operate a facility MB&A helped start with the American Plastics Council. The company developed and patented Biddle's plastic recycling methods[3]. Under Biddle's leadership, MBA Polymers opened plastics recycling facilties in China, Austria and the UK.
In 2014, Biddle stepped down as president of MBA Polymers, but remains a non-executive board member.[4]
As well as MBA Polymers, Biddle holds board seats at Worldwatch as Director (2012-)[5], EPEAT (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool) as Director (2012-)[6], and Waste Free Oceans Americas as Director and President (2013-)[7]
Advocacy edit
Biddle has given many talks about making the use of plastic sustainable and reducing waste, the most notable for TED[8] and The Big SHFT.[9]
Awards edit
- 2012: The Gothenburg Award for Sustainable Development[10] "The Nobel Prize in Environment"
- 2010: The Economist Award for Innovation in Energy and Environment[11]
- 2007: The inaugural Ascent Award for Entrepreneurship[12]
Awards as MBA Polymers:
- 2007: World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer Award [13]
- 2006: Tech Museum Tech Laureate Award for Environment [14]
- 2002: The inaugural Thomas Alva Edison Award for Innovation[15]
References edit
- ^ Kerry A. Dolan, "Junk into money", Forbes, 31 October 2005
- ^ G. Miller & Scott Spoolman, Living in the Environment: Principles, Connections, and Solutions, 2009, p572
- ^ "Multistep separation of plastics", US 7802685 B2
- ^ MBA Polymers' President and founder to tackle new challenges
- ^ WorldWatch Board of Directors
- ^ EPEAT announces new Board of Directors members
- ^ Mike Biddle leads 'Waste Free Oceans' Americas, Recycling International
- ^ TED talk: Mike Biddle: We can recycle plastic
- ^ The Big SHFT: Mike Biddle, Plastics Pioneer
- ^ Gothenberg Award 2012 winners
- ^ Winners of the 2010 Economist Innovation Awards
- ^ California entrepreneur receives The Ascent Award from Ball State
- ^ Tech Pioneer Award winners
- ^ Tech Laureate Award winners 2006
- ^ G. Miller & Scott Spoolman, Living in the Environment: Principles, Connections, and Solutions, 2009, p572