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Welcome to European Bioplastics, the association representing the interests the thriving bioplastics industry in Europe. […]
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University of Plymouth study misleads on value of biodegradable and compostable plastics
The study Environmental deterioration of biodegradable, oxo-biodegradable, compostable, and conventional plastic carrier bags in the sea, soil, and open-air over a 3-year period carried out by Imogen E. Napper and Richard C. Thompson of the [...]
Single-use plastics directive fails to acknowledge potential of biodegradable plastics
Berlin, 20 December 2018 - The European institutions have reached an agreement on a directive to curb the use of a number of single-use plastic products in the EU, which aims to prevent and [...]
Bioplastics Bulletin
The debate: biodegradable and compostable plastic bags
Hofer’s certified compostable shopping bag with the seedling logo (c) VictorGroup In April, the University of Plymouth published the study "Environmental deterioration of biodegradable, oxo-biodegradable, compostable, and conventional plastic carrier bags in [...]
Member portrait: C.A.R.M.E.N. e.V.
Mr Edmund Langer, Executive Secretary at C.A.R.M.E.N. e.V. In each issue of the Bioplastics Bulletin, we present five facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This month, Mr Edmund Langer, Executive Secretary [...]