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

Content Manger2023-10-19T15:59:49+02:0017 October 2017|Tags: bags, bio-waste, biobased, biodegradable, bioplastics, compostable, EN 13432, Germany, industrial compostable, Italy, packaging, PLA, recyclable, renewable, research, separate collection, single-use, standard, starch, Studies, waste, waste collection, waste management|

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 [...]

Biodegradable plastics needed to increase recycling efficiency

Content Manger2017-09-21T09:48:19+02:0021 September 2017|Tags: bags, biobased, biodegradable, bioplastics, circular economy, compostable, EU waste legislation, oxo-degradable, packaging, PLA, recyclable, renewable, research, separate collection, starch, Studies, waste, waste collection, waste management|

Berlin, 21 September 2017 – In the light of the current debates and consultations on the upcoming EU Strategy on Plastics and the revision of the EU waste legislation, European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association for the bioplastics industry in Europe, echoes the call for greater investments in the implementation of separate recycling streams, made [...]

Scientific view on the plastic bag debate by Fraunhofer UMSICHT

Claus Hoffmann2023-10-19T16:01:15+02:0027 July 2017|Tags: bags, ban, biobased, biodegradable, bioplastics, Germany, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), microplastics, oxo-degradable, recyclable, renewable, research, reuse, Studies|

On the occasion of the International Plastic Bag Free Day at the beginning of July, German-based research institute Fraunhofer UMSICHT published a position paper on plastic bags that looks at the pros and cons of the use of plastic bags compared to other alternatives such as paper or cotton bags from a scientific perspective, [...]

EU increases its commitment to funding the circular economy and bioeconomy sectors

Claus Hoffmann2021-10-08T10:47:15+02:0029 June 2017|Tags: biobased, bioeconomy, circular economy, European Commission, innovation, policy, research, Studies|

While there is no specific bioeconomy legislation, funding for bioeconomy research and innovation is a key policy tool for promoting the bioeconomy. EU funding mechanisms include notably the HORIZON 2020 framework programme, the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) and the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI). Some 5.6% (EUR 4208 million) of the [...]

Successful test on the use of biodegradable carrier bags in anaerobic digestion plants

Claus Hoffmann2023-10-19T16:01:16+02:0029 May 2017|Tags: anaerobic digestion, bags, biobased, biodegradable, bioplastics, certification, compostable, EN 13432, food waste, France, Germany, industrial compostable, Italy, kitchen waste, Novamont, renewable, separate collection, Studies, waste|

Novamont, a leader in the development of bioplastics based in Italy, commissioned IGlux Witzenhausen GmbH and Witzenhausen-Institut GmbH to conduct a scientific study into the behaviour of biodegradable carrier bags made from MATER-BI – the bioplastic made by Novamont – in German anaerobic digestion plants. The use of biodegradable bags made from MATER-BI was tested [...]

New report calls to suspend the use of “oxo-degradable” plastics

Claus Hoffmann2021-10-08T10:47:15+02:0024 April 2017|Tags: anaerobic digestion, bags, biodegradable, bioplastics, certification, compostable, Directive, European Commission, oxo-degradable, packaging, recyclable, standard, Studies, UK, waste|

As set out in the amemdment of the EU Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste from 2015, the European Commission was tasked to assess the impacts of so-called “oxo-degradable” plastics on the environment and propose “a set of measures to limit their consumption or to reduce any harmful impacts“. To inform the Commission’s decision [...]

News in brief – February 2017

Content Manger2017-02-28T09:31:24+01:0028 February 2017|Tags: Avantium, biobased, biodegradable, biomass, bioplastics, China, feedstock, Lego, market data, Netherlands, PEF, PHA, PLA, Poland, standard, Studies, sustainability, toys, waste|

Latest market trends on bio-based building blocks released by nova-Institute: According to the latest market study by the nova-Institute on “Bio-based Building Blocks and Polymers – Global Capacities and Trends 2016 – 2021”, production capacities for bio-based polymers worldwide continue to grow despite difficult market environments. With 6.6 million tonnes production capacities in 2016, [...]

News in brief | January 2017

Content Manger2017-01-31T14:23:57+01:0031 January 2017|Tags: agriculture, applications, Avantium, biobased, biodegradable, biomass, bioplastics, circular economy, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, feedstock, Germany, Novamont, packaging, PLA, Studies, sustainability, UK|

Avantium acquires the assets of Liquid Light: Avantium has acquired the assets of Liquid Light Inc., a renowned developer of electrochemical processes. Liquid Light has developed proprietary process technology to make major chemicals from low-cost, abundant carbon dioxide (CO2). The acquisition combines the technologies of both companies to develop a electro-catalysis platform and to [...]

The upcoming revision of the EU Fertilisers Regulation and the benefits of biodegradable plastic mulch films

Content Manger2017-01-11T08:00:46+01:0024 November 2016|Tags: agriculture, biodegradable, biomass, bioplastics, circular economy, Directive, EU Fertilisers Regulation, European Commission, fossil-based, France, Italy, members, microplastics, mulch films, Spain, standard, Studies|

Kristy-Barbara Lange, Deputy Managing Director / Regulatory Affairs, EUBP As part of the EU Circular Economy Package’s Action Plan, the European Commission has proposed a revision of the Fertiliser Regulation. Discussions in the Parliament and the Council are in full swing. In this context, European Bioplastics is advocating to consider the benefits of [...]

Studies show benefits of compostable bio-waste bag in Germany

Content Manger2023-10-19T16:01:16+02:0024 November 2016|Tags: anaerobic digestion, bags, bio-waste, biomass, certification, circular economy, compostable, EN 13432, Germany, recyclable, standard, Studies, waste, waste collection, waste management|

The deployment of EN 13432 certified compostable bags in the source-segregated collection of bio-waste continues to be a hotly debated topic. The City of Milan has set a prominent example of the crucial role compostable bags can play in a waste management system poised to maximise the material use of bio-waste. Several other cities and [...]

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