Posts including "mulch films":

EUBP’s Position Paper on how Responsibly managed, certified biodegradable plastic products help eliminate persistent microplastics in appropriate applications

2026-10-28T16:43:46+01:0028 October 2026|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Microplastics and their potential environmental and health impacts have been of growing concern in recent years. However, certified biodegradable plastics can be part of the solution, as they are designed to biodegrade and mineralise rather than persist as microplastics in the environment [...] Certified biodegradable plastics are part of the solution to persistent microplastics. The [...]

UPM Circular Renewable Black TM is the world’s first bio-based, NIR-detectable, carbon-neg

2026-09-15T12:30:32+02:0015 September 2026|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

UPM Circular Renewable Black™ is the world's first bio-based, NIR-detectable, carbon-negative* black pigment, built to end the recycling standoff around black plastic packaging. Conventional carbon black pigments block near-infrared (NIR) detection, making black items invisible to sorting systems. This has forced brands to choose between iconic black design and circularity, pushing black packaging out [...]

Food-Waste-to-PLA: Circular Bioplastic from Third-Generation Renewable Feedstock

2026-09-15T12:26:36+02:0015 September 2026|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

TripleW is transforming bioplastics production by addressing both sugar feedstock supply and post-consumer end-of-life upcycling. Historically, petrochemical refineries extracted underground crude oil to build the modern materials economy. Today, conventional PLA production relies on virgin food crops like corn and sugarcane. TripleW rewrites this narrative by treating organic food waste as the new petroleum [...]

Sustainea’s Bio-MEG: Renewable Building Block for PET

2026-09-15T12:21:49+02:0015 September 2026|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Sustainea's Bio-MEG is produced through a one-step catalytic process that converts corn-derived dextrose directly into a bio-based monoethylene glycol chemically identical to its fossil counterpart. Validated across thousands of operating hours at demonstration scale, the process has been engineered for high yield and selectivity. A preliminary life cycle assessment projects Bio-MEG as carbon-negative on [...]

BitByBit Board – a PHA cutting board designed to leave no persistent microplastics behind

2026-09-15T12:17:42+02:0015 September 2026|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

After reading about microplastics released from plastic cutting boards during use, 21-year-old Wessel Schönekerl started looking for alternatives. But every existing option came with its own disadvantages. Wooden boards require maintenance and are not dishwasher-safe, while glass boards are easy to clean but quickly dull kitchen knives. That raised a simple question: could a [...]

Bio-Iso& TM: The World’s First 100% Biogenic Carbon, Phosgene-Free Isocyanate

2026-10-01T14:11:03+02:0015 September 2026|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Algenesis Labs is a materials science and technology company founded in 2016 by three UC San Diego professors: Dr. Stephen Mayfield, Dr. Michael Burkart, and Dr. Robert Pomeroy. The company develops high-performance, bio-based, biodegradable polyurethanes and created Bio-Iso™ to replace the final fossil-based building block in polyurethane chemistry. Bio-Iso™ is made from plant-based dicarboxylic [...]

New EU projects launched: BE-UP, BIO4COAT, GRECO, INSOIL

2025-07-08T10:08:27+02:008 July 2025|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

EUBP is proud to be part of four new Horizon Europe R&I projects focusing on packaging and in-soil products. We thank ITENE, AIMPLAS, Novamont, and TotalEnergies Corbion for involving us in these successful applications. A short feature on GRECO, which focuses on biobased packaging, is available on our website. A summary of the twin project [...]

Ultrasound-assisted production of lignin nanoparticles (BIOMAC)

2025-07-04T10:16:37+02:004 July 2025|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Open the document The transition to a sustainable bioeconomy requires the development and validation of innovative technologies that exploit renewable resources while minimizing environmental impact. Lignin, a primary byproduct of the pulp and paper industry, represents a significant yet underutilized renewable resource that is currently mostly burned to generate heat and power [1]. [...]

Arweco (Germany) Otura bioplastic compound based oat hulls

2025-10-07T12:52:05+02:0029 June 2025|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Otura® is an innovative bioplastic compound based on an agricultural byproduct that has hardly been used to date: oat hulls. These are a residual material from the industrial processing of oats and have mostly been thermally recycled or disposed of until now. Otura turns them into a high-quality biobased material with a wide range [...]

New GRECO project on greener and safer bioplastics for food packaging

2025-05-28T13:38:29+02:006 May 2025|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Berlin, 6 May 2025 – The new Horizon Europe-funded GRECO project provides innovative biobased, biodegradable and recyclable food packaging based on novel PLA copolymers, functional coatings, additives and green catalysts. GRECO aims to demonstrate the life cycle and techno-economic feasibility of greener and safer bioplastics value chains for the food packaging sector, based on [...]

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