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European Bioplastics appoints new Head of EU Affairs in Brussels
Joanna Dupont-Inglis, Head of EU Affairs, European Bioplastics Berlin, 12 June 2020 – European Bioplastics, the association, representing the bioplastics industry in Europe, is pleased to announce the appointment of Joanna Dupont-Inglis [...]
EUBP raises concerns over biased EASAC report on bio-based and biodegradable plastics
Berlin, 18 March 2020 – “If we wanted to condense the gist of the report, we could say that EASAC discourages all the innovations that appear in the industrial sector currently dominated by fossil-based [...]
Bioplastics Bulletin
Biowaste management remains untapped potential for the European Union
A report recently published by the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) and Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) shows that with only 16% of the biowaste potential being used, the biowaste management still remains an untapped potential [...]
Study shows benefit of using compostable biowaste bags for quality of compost
The Witzenhausen Institute and the University of Bayreuth conducted a very interesting study, analysing the compost of several German industrial composting facilities for possible plastic content deriving from compostable biowaste bags. The field study concluded that compostable bags, certified according to the European standard EN 13432, do not pose any challenges to the quality of the [...]