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Progress and Challenges at INC-5 Negotiations in Busan

2025-03-14T14:46:07+01:0019 December 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) in Busan, South Korea, aimed to finalise a legally binding Global Plastics Treaty but ended without consensus. Due to major divergences around key elements of the future Treaty, the session has been extended to INC-5.2, with the date and location still to be determined. Key [...]

Recycling technologies for bioplastics: What is next? Side Event to the EBC24 on the 9 December 2024

2024-12-20T09:23:18+01:0012 December 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

As the bioplastics market grows, it is essential to address the issue of recycling biodegradable bioplastics and to study their most effective recycling pathways, to be able to manage bioplastic products at their end of life. Bioplastic waste does not yet constitute a relevant amount of the total plastic waste (being only 1% in [...]

BIOPLASTICS MARKET DEVELOPMENT UPDATE 2024

2024-12-10T12:18:31+01:0010 December 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Open the document Continuous growth: global production capacities of bioplastics 2024-2029 Bioplastics currently represent roughly half a percent of the almost 414 million tonnes* of plastics produced annually. Overall global plastics production continues to rise steadily. This development is driven by rising demand combined with the emergence of ever more sophisticated applications and [...]

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

2025-03-25T12:45:33+01:009 December 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Open the document As the bioplastics market grows*, it is essential to address the issue of recycling biodegradable bioplastics and to study their most effective recycling pathways, to be able to manage bioplastic products at their end of life. Bioplastic waste does not yet constitute a relevant amount of the total plastic waste [...]

Advanced recycling

2024-12-05T12:41:03+01:004 December 2024|Tags: , , , , , |

Advanced recycling Advanced recycling, often referred to as chemical recycling, includes depolymerisation, pyrolysis, gasification and others. It is a complementary option for polymers where mechanical recycling is not technically or economically feasible today. It is an option for bioplastics to the same extent as it is for conventional plastics. [...]

Home composting

2025-06-12T17:29:26+02:004 December 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Home composting Home composting is a private gardening practice that enables individuals to convert kitchen and garden waste into compost for personal use. This process not only enriches home gardens but also plays a role in reducing the volume of organic waste entering residual waste streams. European Bioplastics (EUBP) [...]

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 [...]

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