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Head of Sustainability and Environmental Affairs, European Bioplastics, Full time

2024-01-10T10:43:11+01:0010 January 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

European Bioplastics is the industry association representing the entire value chain of the bioplastics industry in Europe. Together with our more than 80 members we develop positions and contribute to legislative processes around the topics of sustainability, waste management, resource efficiency, bioeconomy, circular economy, and climate change. The bioplastics industry is a young and [...]

BIOPLASTICS MARKET DEVELOPMENT UPDATE 2023

2023-12-13T10:22:58+01:0013 December 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Open the document Growth resumption: global production capacities of bioplastics 2023-2028 Bioplastics currently represent roughly 0.5 percent of the over 400 million tonnes of plastic produced annually*. After a period of stagnation over the past few years, the overall global plastic production is picking up again in 2023. This development is driven by [...]

Q&A on certified soil-biodegradable mulch films

2023-11-30T15:39:43+01:0024 November 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Open the document What are certified soil-biodegradable mulch films? What are the advantages of certified soil-biodegradable mulch films? Do certified soil-biodegradable mulch films fully biodegrade in soil? How does the market for agricultural plastics and certified soil- biodegradable mulch film currently look like? Do certified soil-biodegradable plastics create persistent microplastics? Do certified soil-biodegradable [...]

Bioplastics should be complementary tools to help end plastic pollution

2023-11-16T10:21:41+01:0016 November 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Open the document European Bioplastics (EUBP) supports an ambitious instrument, which catalyses the transition to biobased plastics and leverages innovative biodegradable and compostable plastics as complementary tools to help end plastic pollution by 2040 and to ensure a carbon- neutral future. EUBP considers it vital for the instrument to enable and champion innovation [...]

European Bioplastics Debunks Scientifically Questionable Study on Compostable Plastics

2023-11-06T11:51:34+01:006 November 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Last month, through a press statement, European Bioplastics (EUBP) reacted to the publication of a study by Wang et al. claiming that compostable plastics and recycled plastics are more toxic than conventional plastic. The study claimed to have analysed the toxicity of compostable plastic bags, conventional plastic bags, and other recycled plastic bags in zebrafish [...]

Press statement: European Bioplastics debunks scientifically questionable study on compostable plastics

2023-11-21T11:22:18+01:005 October 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Brussels, 05 October 2023 – European Bioplastics (EUBP) reacts to the publication of a study by Wang et al. claiming that compostable plastics and recycled plastics are more toxic than conventional plastic. A study led by the Spanish Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research and the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA-CSIC), [...]

Improved Seedling logo for industrially compostable products

2023-09-01T13:38:13+02:001 September 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , |

European Bioplastics recently published the updated Seedling Certification Scheme for products made of industrially compostable materials, which came into force in July 2023.  The Seedling logo is a registered trademark owned by European Bioplastics. It proves that a product is certified industrially compostable according to the European standard EN 13432. When successfully certified, the [...]

Guidelines for the use of the Seedling logo

2023-08-15T10:11:51+02:0015 August 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Open the document The Seedling logo is a registered trademark owned by European Bioplastics. It proves that a product is certified industrially compostable according to the European standard EN 13432. When successfully certified, the product is compostable in an industrial composting plant under controlled conditions such as temperature, moisture and time frame – [...]

Seedling certification scheme

2023-10-10T09:33:26+02:001 July 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Open the document Since its foundation in 1993, European Bioplastics (former IBAW) has been committed to the establishment of a legal and technical framework for supporting the introduction of bioplastics to the market. The association is the owner of the Seedling mark, which is protected by trademark law. This mark is widely acknowledged, [...]

EUBP publishes positions on PPWR and proposes amendments

2023-04-26T11:20:47+02:0026 April 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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). EUBP believes that innovative materials, particularly biobased and compostable plastics, can contribute to achieving the PPWR's objectives through the adoption of [...]

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