Open the document In the EU, materials intended to come into contact with food must comply with strict regulations. To ensure a high level of food safety in Europe, all food contact materials and articles (FCM&A) must comply with Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 (known as the Framework Regulation) on materials and articles intended to [...]
Berlin, 10 September 2025 – 17 partners from 9 countries united in the new Horizon Europe-funded project Be-UP to boost the industrial uptake of biodegradable polymers across Europe. The Be-UP project was officially launched to accelerate the industrial uptake of biodegradable polymers for packaging applications. The project will focus on developing innovative aliphatic-aromatic biopolyesters with [...]
Open the document The transition from a fossil-based to a renewable, biobased economy is vital for the long-term resilience, competitiveness and strategic autonomy of Europe. It is also of essential importance if the European Union wants to achieve its goal set in the European Green Deal to become climate neutral by 2050. This transition [...]
Open the document Industrially compostable products, certified according to the harmonised European standard EN 13432 for the organic recovery of packaging, contribute to efficient waste management and circular preservation of resources by: Supporting the separate collection of biowaste (collection of more valuable resources from the waste that represents the highest fraction of municipal [...]
Open the document Bioplastics are complementary tools to help end plastic pollution To address plastic pollution at its roots and support global climate action, European Bioplastics (EUBP) strongly believes bioplastics should play a key role in helping the transition from conventional plastics to products that are certified biobased, biodegradable and/or compostable. In this [...]
European Bioplastics recently welcomed Lorenza Romanese to the European Bioplastics team. Lorenza has joined us as our Secretary General. Learn more about her in the portrait below. Tea or coffee? Definitely coffee. I was born and raised in Trieste, a city with a deep-rooted coffee culture. Trieste it is home to historic cafés, roasteries, [...]
As the EU revises its Bioeconomy Strategy, EUBP is calling for actionable policies to unlock the full potential of bioplastics as a key enabler of a circular, regenerative, and climate-neutral economy. Bioplastics, made from renewable carbon and/or offering circular end-of-life options, are a vital alternative to fossil-based materials. EUBP urges the EU to recognise [...]
To meet the EU’s climate neutrality target by 2050, a transition from fossil-based to biobased materials is essential. A key player in this shift is the bioplastics industry, which leverages agricultural biomass, such as corn, wheat, and sugar beet, to create sustainable alternatives to traditional plastics. The use of biobased feedstocks for material production [...]
Home composting is a private gardening practice that allows individuals to transform their kitchen and garden waste into valuable compost for personal use. While not considered recycling under EU law, it plays a valuable role in reducing the amount of organic material entering traditional waste systems. European Bioplastics (EUBP) views home composting as a [...]
Join us on 2–3 December 2025 at the Titanic Hotel Berlin or online to celebrate 20 years of EBC, shaping the future of bioplastics. EBC25 will focus on the latest developments in biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics, the evolving policy landscape, and environmental aspects and opportunities for growth in the circular economy. This year we’ve [...]
