Home composting Home composting is an additional form of organic waste treatment, which is suitable for certified home compostable products. EUBP supports the Commission’s view that home composting should only be considered in the context of specific local conditions. Home composting is not a professional waste management activity, but [...]
From 2023 onwards, separate collection of bio-waste will be mandatory across Europe in order to increase the overall amounts of separately collected waste and to help meet the ambitious recycling targets set out in the new EU waste rules. Yet, the separate waste collection systems (including for bio-waste) still vary widely among the 28 [...]
Organic recycling Compostability is a clear benefit when plastic items are mixed with biowaste. Under these conditions, mechanical recycling is not feasible, neither for plastics nor biowaste. The use of compostable plastics makes the mixed waste suitable for organic recycling (industrial composting or anaerobic digestion), enabling the shift from [...]
Certifications for bioplastics Product claims pertaining to compostability or the content of renewable resources are generally difficult for consumers to verify. Certification links harmonised standards and independent third party labels such as the compostability label ‘Seedling’ logo. Example compostability (EN 13432): Certification ensures that the product can be [...]
