Why certified soil-biodegradable mulch films belong in the EU Fertilising Products Regulation

2023-05-11T09:11:04+02:0011 May 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Open the document Soil-biodegradable and compostable materials are increasingly used in agriculture. Certified soil-biodegradable mulch films have been applied on agricultural soils for more than 20 years and their agronomical behaviour and end-of-life have been extensively assessed. They are proven to have a similar agronomical efficiency compared to conventional, non-biodegradable plastics, specifically in [...]

Mass balance approach for the use of biobased feedstock for polymer production

2023-05-04T12:15:33+02:004 May 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Open the document To increase the amount of plastics based on renewable resources on the market and decrease dependence on depletable feedstocks, such as crude oil, the mass balance approach is a complementary step that can be necessary for a fossil-free future. In line with ISO 22095, the mass balance approach is a [...]

Fate of compostable plastics in post-consumer recycling streams

2023-04-25T11:16:49+02:0025 April 2023|Tags: , , , , , |

Open the document There is a widespread misconception about compostable plastics and their allegedly negative impact on mechanical recycling streams. Currently, only a limited number of plastics are sorted for recycling, those are in general the plastics with the highest market shares, such as PET, PP, PE and, in specific cases, also PS. [...]

Proposal for revised rules on packaging and packaging waste

2023-04-21T10:41:19+02:0020 April 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Open the document European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association representing the interests of around 80 member companies from the entire bioplastics value chain, welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a revised Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWR). At EUBP, we believe that our innovative materials can contribute to achieving the proposal’s objectives through the [...]

A biobased content target (in the context of the PPWR)

2023-04-20T15:24:11+02:0020 April 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Open the document The bioeconomy holds the potential to provide innovative biobased materials and packaging solutions to ensure the sustainability and competitiveness of the EU packaging sector while decoupling economic growth from the use of fossil-based resources. Despite the ambitious climate neutrality target declared in the Green Deal, the Commission’s proposal for a [...]

Compostable coffee capsules (in the context of the PPWR)

2023-04-20T15:26:05+02:0020 April 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Open the document Europe is currently the world’s largest coffee market, accounting for 32% of global coffee consumption. As such, single-serve coffee capsules have become increasingly popular with billions of them consumed yearly in the EU. Their production numbers also reflect this, having increased almost fourfold from 2018 to 2022, with Europe as [...]

EU Policy Framework on biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics

2023-04-20T15:26:36+02:0020 April 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Open the document In 2022, the European Commission adopted a policy framework on the sourcing, labelling and use of biobased plastics, and the use of biodegradable and compostable plastics. The policy framework was announced in the European Green Deal, Circular Economy Action Plan, and Plastics Strategy with the aim to contribute to a [...]

Compostable plastics and their contribution to soil health

2023-04-20T15:28:09+02:0020 April 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Open the document Compostable plastics evidently help to increase the quality and volumes of separately collected organic waste, which in turn is used to produce high-quality compost that is crucial for healthier and more resilient soils. By bringing more carbon-rich compost back to the soil, compostable plastics help to rebuild soil organic matter [...]

Towards an accurate accounting for carbon from biomass in the Product Environmental Footprint

2023-04-20T15:28:52+02:0019 April 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Open the document Biobased products are products wholly or partly derived from renewable materials of biological origin (i.e. from plants, crops, trees, algae and biological waste). These products are used in a wide range of applications, such as energy, textile, plastics, pharmaceuticals, hygiene, food and many more. Ideally, biobased products are circular by [...]