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Barcelona’s historic district starts organic waste collection with compostable biowaste bags

2018-07-02T09:28:36+02:0022 March 2018|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

In February 2018, the district of Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, located in a historic part of Barcelona, introduced a door-to-door separate waste collection system as part of the Zero Waste Strategy of the municipality. The project aims to minimise the quantity of waste sent to landfill and, more importantly, to involve citizens in order to make [...]

EU waste legislation recognises benefits of bioplastics

2018-02-28T12:28:42+01:0028 February 2018|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Revised legislative package on waste acknowledges that bioplastics play a key role in achieving EU recycling goals Berlin, 28 February 2018 – The provisional agreements reached by the European Council and Parliament on the EU waste legislative package published by the Commission in 2015, recognise the benefits of bioplastics. The new legislation acknowledges that [...]

EU takes action against oxo-degradable plastics

2021-10-08T10:47:15+02:0029 January 2018|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The European Commission has recommended EU-wide measures be taken against so-called ‘oxo-degradable‘ plastics. In a report published earlier this month, the Commission said that "a process to restrict the use of oxo-plastics in the EU will be started". European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association of the bioplastics industry in Europe, strongly welcomes this clear commitment [...]

Bio-based food packaging through the eyes of the consumer

2018-01-30T09:52:46+01:0029 January 2018|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Companies in the food sector are increasingly looking for alternatives to conventional plastic packaging to reduce their CO2 footprint and are switching to packaging solutions made from renewable raw materials. A team at Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands is studying the perceptions of bio-based packaging among consumers and aims to give manufacturers [...]

In brief (January 2018)

2018-01-29T15:04:07+01:0029 January 2018|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Non-biodegradable cotton buds prohibited in Italy from 2019: Italy will be the first country to ban non-biodegradable plastic cotton buds as of 2019. The Italian parliament adopted a proposal on 19 December 2017 to only allow the production and sale of cotton buds that are biodegradable and compostable according to the European standard EN [...]

In Brief (December 2017)

2017-12-18T13:31:42+01:0018 December 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Mazda teams with Mitsubishi Chemical to develop bio-based engineering plastic grade: Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. and Mazda have jointly developed a new grade of Durabio, a bio-derived polycarbonate engineering plastic suitable for molding large cosmetic automotive parts. Durabio is based partially on isosorbide, which in turn is derived from sorbitol, a widely available natural feedstock. [...]

Bioplastics are making the difference

2017-11-30T15:28:42+01:0030 November 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

François de Bie, Chairman of EUBP, opening the 12th European Bioplastics Conference 2017 in Berlin. Berlin, 30 November 2017 – The 12th European Bioplastics Conference, which took place on 28/29 November 2017 in Berlin, showcased just how bioplastics are making the difference in driving innovations forward for more sustainability, resource efficiency, and [...]

Final speaker line-up of the European Bioplastics Conference 2017

2017-10-26T10:33:09+02:0025 October 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Every year, the European Bioplastics Conference features a well-rounded conference programme attracting senior executives from across the bioplastics value chain, policy bodies, NGOs, and brand owners. We are happy to announce the final speaker line-up of this year’s conference, taking place on 28-29 November 2017 in Berlin, Germany. François de Bie, Chairman of [...]

New studies confirm: biodegradable plastics boost organic recycling and improve mechanical recycling

2023-10-19T15:59:49+02:0017 October 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Berlin, 17 October 2017 – Biodegradable plastics offer innovative solutions to improve recycling quality by facilitating the means for more efficient separate waste collection. This has been confirmed by a recent study jointly released by Corepla, the Italian Consortium for Collecting, Recycling, and Recovering Plastic Packaging, the Italian Composters Consortium (CIC), and Assobioplastiche, the [...]

Bioplastics discussed at Stakeholder Conference on EU Plastics Strategy

2021-10-08T10:47:15+02:0028 September 2017|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

In preparation for the upcoming EU Plastics Strategy, the European Commission hosted the Stakeholder Conference ‘Reinventing Plastics – Closing the Circle’ on Tuesday, 26 September 2017, to engage with relevant stakeholders and gather feedback and input for the on-going process of drafting the plastics strategy. European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association representing the interests of [...]

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