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Study by Wageningen University shows compostable plastics break down in less than 22 days in real life industrial composting

Study by Wageningen University shows compostable plastics break down in less than 22 days in real life industrial composting

info2023-10-19T15:57:00+02:0024 March 2020|Tags: bags, biodegradable, bioplastics, certification, coffee capsules, compostable, European Commission, Green Deal, industrial compostable, Netherlands, packaging, PLA, policy, recyclable, research, Seedling, Studies, tea bags, waste, waste collection, waste management|

A recent study by Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Netherlands, analysed the fate of compostable packaging products in a Dutch full-scale industrial organic waste treatment facility. The independent research results confirm what producers of biodegradable and compostable plastics have been saying for a long time. The different tested EN13432 certified products broke down within [...]

EUBP raises concerns over biased EASAC report on bio-based and biodegradable plastics

info2021-10-08T10:38:55+02:0018 March 2020|Tags: applications, bags, biodegradable, biomass, bioplastics, certification, circular economy, coffee capsules, compostable, EN 13432, European Commission, food waste, fossil-based, innovation, packaging, policy, recyclable, renewable, research, reusable, sustainability, tea bags, UK, waste, waste collection|

Berlin, 18 March 2020 – “If we wanted to condense the gist of the report, we could say that EASAC discourages all the innovations that appear in the industrial sector currently dominated by fossil-based plastics”, says François de Bie, Chairman of European Bioplastics (EUBP) in response to the report ‘Packaging plastic in the circular [...]

Compostable plastics break down in less than 22 days in real life industrial composting

info2023-10-19T15:57:01+02:0019 February 2020|Tags: bags, biodegradable, bioplastics, certification, coffee capsules, compostable, European Commission, France, Germany, Green Deal, industrial compostable, Italy, Netherlands, packaging, PLA, policy, recyclable, research, Seedling, Studies, tea bags, waste, waste collection, waste management|

Berlin, 20 February 2020 – A recent study by Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Netherlands, analysed the fate of compostable packaging products in a full- scale industrial organic waste treatment facility. The results show that the tested EN13432 certified products break down within a maximum of 22 days. The project was commissioned by the [...]

Bioplastics industry with a crucial role in implementing the European Green Deal

Bioplastics industry with a crucial role in implementing the European Green Deal

Oliver Buchholz2021-10-08T10:38:55+02:0018 December 2019|Tags: biobased, biodegradable, bioeconomy, biomass, bioplastics, circular economy, compostable, European Commission, feedstock, food waste, Green Deal, innovation, packaging, policy, recyclable, reusable, reuse, single-use, sustainability, waste|

On 11 December 2019, the European Commission published the long-awaited Communication on the European Green Deal, which highlights the new EU leadership’s climate and sustainability ambitions. This includes ambitious measures directly tackling green house gas emissions reduction targets, carbon pricing and the decarbonisation of the energy system. Besides, the Commission foresees the adaption of [...]

EUBP Conference 2019 in Berlin: Bioplastics became talk of the town for two days

EUBP Conference 2019 in Berlin: Bioplastics became talk of the town for two days

Oliver Buchholz2019-12-18T15:24:33+01:0018 December 2019|Tags: Austria, biobased, biodegradable, bioplastics, circular economy, compostable, Danone, EU Plastics Strategy, European Bioplastics Conference, Green Deal, innovation, market data, policy, sustainability|

Opening speech by François de Bie, Chairman of European During 3/4 December, already for the 14th time, the European Bioplastics Conference opened its doors in Berlin bringing together 400 senior executives from across the bioplastics value chain. The participants included brands, policy makers, academia, producers and NGOs. After another year of innovations, [...]

EUBP Conference 2019: when the entire bioplastics industry meets in Berlin

EUBP Conference 2019: when the entire bioplastics industry meets in Berlin

Oliver Buchholz2019-11-29T10:59:35+01:0029 November 2019|Tags: biobased, biodegradable, bioplastics, circular economy, compostable, Danone, end-of-life, EU Plastics Strategy, European Bioplastics Conference, European Commission, feedstock, innovation, Nova-Institut, packaging, policy, recyclable, renewable, research, reuse, sustainability, textiles|

2019 has once again been an exciting year for bioplastics and the whole industry involved. On 3/4 December, key representatives of all relevant stakeholder groups along the value chain of bioplastics will come together in Berlin to celebrate the 14th annual European Bioplastics Conference. During the two-day event, participants will be able to listen [...]

Event with MEP Bogovič underlines importance of bioplastics to achieve a circular economy

Event with MEP Bogovič underlines importance of bioplastics to achieve a circular economy

EUBIO_Admin2021-10-08T10:41:11+02:0026 September 2019|Tags: applications, biobased, biodegradable, bioeconomy, bioplastics, circular economy, end-of-life, European Commission, European Parliament, feedstock, NatureWorks, PLA, policy, reuse, Slovenia, Total Corbion PLA, TotalEnergies Corbion|

from left to right: Eva Štraser (Evegreen/Bioplasticpot), Stephan Kabasci (Fraunhofer UMSICHT), Mariagiovanna Vetere (EUBP/NatureWorks), Franc Bogovič (MEP) , François de Bie (EUBP/Total Corbion PLA), Kristy-Barbara Lange (EUBP) On 24 September, European Bioplastics, together with MEP Franc Bogovič (EPP, Slovenia), held a working breakfast in the European Parliament on the role of bio-based [...]

News in brief: July 2019

News in brief: July 2019

Oliver Buchholz2019-07-29T12:36:34+02:0029 July 2019|Tags: agriculture, biobased, biodegradable, bioeconomy, bioplastics, circular economy, food waste, innovation, packaging, policy, research, standard, sustainability, UK, waste|

The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) and fifteen industries unite to to set out their joint Vision for Europe’s bioeconomy future – a circular bio-society This Vision "The circular-bio society in 2050" will establish a sustainable and competitive bio-based industry in the EU enabling a circular bio-society by 2050. In this circular bio-society, informed citizens choose a sustainable way of life, supporting an [...]

14th European Bioplastics Conference: Last chance to participate in the Call for Papers

14th European Bioplastics Conference: Last chance to participate in the Call for Papers

Oliver Buchholz2019-07-29T12:36:22+02:0029 July 2019|Tags: applications, biobased, biodegradable, bioeconomy, bioplastics, European Bioplastics Conference, feedstock, Germany, innovation, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), market development, members, packaging, policy, recyclable, research, Sukano, sustainability, waste|

The planning of the 14th European Bioplastics Conference is in full swing. The Call for Papers to become a speaker has generated a huge amount of interest and many organisations have already submitted their proposals. For those interested in contributing to the conference programme, there is still a chance to participate. The deadline to [...]

EUBP’s policy recommendations to use sound LCAs as a basis for policy formulation

Oliver Buchholz2021-10-08T10:45:24+02:0029 July 2019|Tags: applications, biobased, bioplastics, circular economy, end-of-life, European Commission, feedstock, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), policy, recyclable, Studies, sustainability|

In recent years, policy makers have become increasingly reliant on the use of Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) to establish a proper basis for more transparent and evidence-based decision-making on policies and regulations. However, succesful LCAs must take into account a number of considerations in terms of how they influence the final result and policy [...]

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