Studies

EUBP calls on legislators to appropriately recognise the role of compostable coffee capsules in the PPWR

EUBP calls on legislators to appropriately recognise the role of compostable coffee capsules in the PPWR

Sandrine Ishimwe2023-11-20T16:18:13+01:0020 November 2023|Tags: biobased, biodegradable, bioplastics, certification, circular economy, coffee capsules, compostable, end-of-life, European Parliament, industrial compostable, Italy, landfilling, members, packaging, PLA, policy, PPWR, recyclable, research, single-use, standard, Studies, sustainability, waste, waste collection|

Brussels, 20 November 2023 – A recent study from Wageningen University & Research (WUR) yet again confirms the advantages of compostable coffee capsules over any other type of coffee capsules. Last week, WUR(1) released a study which assessed the environmental impact and circularity of coffee capsules made from compostable biobased materials, aluminium, and conventional [...]

European Bioplastics addresses media misinformation about Paper Cup Study

European Bioplastics addresses media misinformation about Paper Cup Study

Sandrine Ishimwe2023-10-19T15:42:56+02:009 October 2023|Tags: biodegradable, bioplastics, PLA, single-use, Studies|

Recently, the University of Gothenburg published a press released entitled “Paper cups are just as toxic as plastic cups” quoting the "Single-use take-away cups of paper are as toxic to aquatic midge larvae as plastic cups” article authored by Carney Almroth et al. in 2023 We found this press release misleading due to different elements [...]