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Alternative feedstock for biobased plastics: Bridging the gap between research and the market (White Paper)

2025-03-25T12:53:05+01:0030 November 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Open the document Millions of tonnes of biowaste, particularly urban organic food waste, inundate European waste management systems yearly. However, approximately 60% of this resource currently finds its way to incineration or landfills, resulting in significant environmental and economic losses. At the workshop held on 16 October 2024 at European Bioplastics in Brussels, [...]

End-of-life options for bioplastic products

2024-11-22T11:12:52+01:0022 November 2024|Tags: , , , , , , |

Open the document The properties of the wide range of bioplastic materials make them suitable to be used in a large variety of applications. Bioplastics play an important role in achieving environmental goals such as providing a lower carbon footprint products compared to fossil-based plastics, and additional end-of-life options. This position paper covers [...]

European Bioplastics input to the INC-5 negotiations

2024-11-18T16:43:53+01:0018 November 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Open the document Bioplastics should be complementary tools to help end plastic pollution. The fifth session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC-5) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including the marine environment, will be held in Busan, Republic of Korea, from 25 November to 1 December 2024. To address [...]

Soil-biodegradable products are now included in the FPR

2024-10-31T14:51:34+01:0031 October 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The European Union recently included soil-biodegradable mulch films, coating agents and water retention polymers in the Fertilising Products Regulation (FPR) 1009/2019. The strict biodegradability criteria outlined in the Delegated Acts underlines the important biodegradability standards that will ensure these products are environmentally safe and contribute to healthier soils. The inclusion paved the way for further [...]

EUBP welcomes the inclusion of soil-biodegradable products in the EU Fertilising Products Regulation (FPR)

2024-10-31T11:05:38+01:0031 October 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The FPR sets high requirements in terms of environmental safety.  Berlin, 31 October 2024 – European Bioplastics (EUBP) welcomes the inclusion of soil-biodegradable mulch films, coating agents, and water retention polymers in the EU Fertilising Products Regulation (FPR) and the key role given to existing standards concerning the biodegradation of mulch films in soil. [...]

New White Paper on Upcycling Food and Drink Packaging Released by EU Projects, coordinated by European Bioplastics

2024-10-30T13:27:36+01:0029 October 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

A new white paper, “Upcycling Food and Drink Packaging: How EU-Funded Research Transforms Waste into Sustainable Solutions,” was released on 30 September 2024 through a collaboration of five EU-funded projects: PRESERVE, BioSupPack MoeBIOS (EUBP is a partner in all three), UPLIFT and upPE-T. The paper, coordinated by European Bioplastics, explores innovative solutions to tackle food [...]

ReBioCycle: A new European blueprint for circular bioplastics upcycling solutions

2024-10-30T11:58:34+01:0029 October 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

ReBioCycle is an Innovation Action funded by the Circular Bio-based Joint Undertaking (JU): the project kick off took place in October in Dublin, hosted by the coordinator, Kevin O’Connor, who is professor at the University College Dublin and Director of BiOrbic. The challenges that ReBioCycle will address in the next four years of work [...]

New ReBioCycle project on novel recycling and up-cycling solutions for bio-plastics

2024-10-17T14:12:05+02:002 October 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Berlin, 2 October 2024 – The new EU funded ReBioCycle project provides a portfolio of bioplastic sorting and recycling technologies within three complementary waste-processor-centric hubs. These hubs will be established for different technologies and technology readiness levels (TRL) in the Netherlands, Italy, Spain and partly in Ireland. They will be focusing on mechanical recycling, [...]

White Paper on Upcycling Food and Drinks Packaging: How EU-funded research projects transform food and drink packaging to reduce waste

2025-03-25T12:44:17+01:001 October 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Open the document In 2021, EU consumers spent €1,551 billion on food and drink, underscoring the sector’s economic significance. The food and drink industry, with a turnover of €1,112 billion in 2023, leads EU manufacturing and global exports. However, its reliance on plastic packaging has led to significant environmental challenges. The average European [...]

Biogenic carbon accounting in the Product Environmental Footprint

2024-09-25T14:54:46+02:0012 September 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Open the document We have been closely following the review of the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) and would like to express our gratitude to the European Commission for their diligent efforts in consulting with industry. We support the work of the DG-ENV and JRC on carbon modelling and want to acknowledge the challenges [...]

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