Posts including "end-of-life":

Recycling and recovery: end-of-life options for bioplastics

2023-04-20T15:33:19+02:0019 April 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Open the document Efficient waste management is key to the European Commission’s flagship policy goal of a resource-efficient Europe and its circular economy vision. The EU Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC, WFD) defines a five-step waste hierarchy ranking the treatments of waste based on their ability to conserve resources. Bioplastics can be biobased, like [...]

Claims on biodegradability and compostability on products and packaging

2023-04-20T15:40:23+02:0019 April 2023|Tags: , , , , , , |

Open the document Claims about biodegradability and compostability are widely used to label products and packaging regarding their end-of-life. Biodegradation can take place in different systems (industrial or home composting) and environments (soil, water). In general, the sole claim “biodegradable” on products and packaging, without indicating specific standards or environments in which the [...]

Bioplastics – furthering efficient waste management

2023-04-20T15:46:21+02:0018 April 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Open the document Efficient waste management is key to the European Commission’s flagship policy of a resource efficient Europe and its vision of a circular bioeconomy. Yet, today, the waste management infrastructure still varies immensely within the EU. In the European Union Waste Framework Directive a waste hierarchy has been defined in five [...]

Chemical recycling

2023-04-20T15:46:43+02:0018 April 2023|Tags: , , , , , , |

Open the document Chemical recycling has gained increased attention as a promising recovery technology, especially for post-consumer plastic waste. It is seen as a complementary solution to mechanical recycling, being better suited for difficult to recycle plastics like multi-layer solutions or heavily contaminated plastics. Yet, its availability at commercial scale is currently still [...]

Press release: Why coffee capsules should be compostable

2023-04-18T11:39:30+02:004 April 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

European Bioplastics sides with specific EU Commission proposal Berlin, 4 April 2023 – European Bioplastics (EUBP) supports the intention of making single-serve coffee units mandatorily compostable and calls on the EU Parliament and Council to uphold this specific proposal to not undermine its effectiveness. “While we regret that currently only a limited number of [...]

Updated Composting and Anaerobic Digestion Landscape available at EUBP Members Area

2023-02-28T15:44:27+01:0028 February 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The members area on the EUBP website offers detailed information on composting and anaerobic digestion in several European countries. This Composting and Anaerobic Digestion Landscape is a special service for EUBP members and has just been updated to reflect the most recent developments across Europe. With information on Belgium, Germany, UK, Spain, and many [...]

News from the members: February 2023

2023-02-28T15:44:02+01:0028 February 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Plastrans expands its cooperation with BioLogiQ and continues to focus on quality and sustainability Plastrans Petrochemicals GmbH, the international trading company of Ghazan Global headquartered in Linz and specialising in sustainable investments has now significantly expanded its investment, know-how, and market development for biobased plastics.  In addition to TPS and PLA, their portfolio now [...]

Member portrait: Normec OWS

2023-01-27T14:37:15+01:0027 January 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

In each issue of the European Bioplastics Newsletter, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. In this issue, Astrid Van Houtte, Marketing & Sales Manager, and Bruno De Wilde, Managing Director Business Development, at Normec OWS share some interesting insights on their company.  5 facts about Normec OWS, Belgium  Since November [...]

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