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Ecodesign for packaging products is not only technologically feasible, but also economically viable

Ecodesign for packaging products is not only technologically feasible, but also economically viable

Sandrine Ishimwe2023-06-05T10:52:23+02:0031 May 2023|Tags: AIMPLAS, applications, bags, biobased, biodegradable, BIOnTop Project, bioplastics, certification, compostable, end-of-life, European Commission, innovation, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), packaging, PolyBioSkin, PRESERVE Project, recyclable, research, reusable, standard, sustainability, tea bags|

Biobased packaging products can be biodegradable, compostable, and recyclable. 12 EU-funded projects demonstrate how at a recent conference organized by European Bioplastics. In the past few years, several projects funded by the Bio-based Industries Joint Technology Initiative, such as BIOnTop, Usable Packaging, CelluWiz, MANDALA have developed novel alternative solutions to eco-design packaging products to [...]

EUBP publishes positions on PPWR and proposes amendments

EUBP publishes positions on PPWR and proposes amendments

Content Manger2023-04-26T11:20:47+02:0026 April 2023|Tags: applications, bags, biobased, biodegradable, bioeconomy, bioplastics, certification, circular economy, coffee capsules, compostable, EN 13432, food waste, innovation, members, microplastics, packaging, PPWR, recyclable, reusable, reuse, standard, sustainability, tea bags, waste|

European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association representing the interests of around 80 member companies from the entire bioplastics value chain, welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a revised Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWR). EUBP believes that innovative materials, particularly biobased and compostable plastics, can contribute to achieving the PPWR's objectives through the adoption of [...]

BIOnTop novel biobased packaging: From research to market? Meet the experts, explore business opportunities

BIOnTop novel biobased packaging: From research to market? Meet the experts, explore business opportunities

Content Manger2023-05-09T09:26:15+02:0025 April 2023|Tags: AIMPLAS, applications, bags, biobased, BIOnTop Project, bioplastics, innovation, packaging, recyclable, research, reusable, tea bags, textiles, waste|

At Interpack, Düsseldorf, 10 May 2023, from 10.30-12.30 pm. (in-person event) Organised by European Bioplastics Get some insights into the latest research developments and on the upscaling of novel biobased, recyclable packaging materials for food contact! Meet the experts, exchange information, and explore business opportunities. In the past few years, BIOnTop, a research and [...]

Policy News: January 2023

Policy News: January 2023

Oliver Buchholz2023-01-27T14:36:58+01:0027 January 2023|Tags: bags, ban, circular economy, compostable, European Commission, European Parliament, Green Deal, members, Netherlands, policy, recyclable, standard, sustainability, tea bags, waste, waste management|

European Parliament proposes ban on plastic waste exports to developing countries The European Parliament has given its backing to a new law that would ban exports of plastic waste to non-OECD countries and phase out the export of plastic waste to OECD countries within 4 years. The EU expects this move to boost the [...]

Proposed new packaging rules acknowledge environmental and climate benefits of compostable plastic packaging – Commission misses opportunity to fully embrace necessary shift to biobased feedstock

Proposed new packaging rules acknowledge environmental and climate benefits of compostable plastic packaging – Commission misses opportunity to fully embrace necessary shift to biobased feedstock

Content Manger2022-12-02T14:46:53+01:001 December 2022|Tags: applications, bags, ban, biobased, biodegradable, bioplastics, circular economy, compostable, European Commission, feedstock, France, Germany, industrial compostable, innovation, land use, packaging, policy, PPWR, recyclable, sustainability, tea bags, waste|

Yesterday (30 November), the European Commission adopted the first parts of its long-awaited proposal for the second Circular Economy Package including a policy framework for biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics as well as a proposal for a new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). European Bioplastics (EUBP) welcomes the included new rules on packaging [...]

Proposed new packaging rules acknowledge environmental and climate benefits of compostable plastic packaging

Oliver Buchholz2022-11-30T16:10:28+01:0030 November 2022|Tags: applications, bags, ban, biobased, biodegradable, bioplastics, circular economy, compostable, European Commission, feedstock, industrial compostable, innovation, land use, packaging, policy, PPWR, recyclable, sustainability, tea bags, waste|

Commission misses opportunity to fully embrace necessary shift to biobased feedstock Berlin, 30 November 2022 – European Bioplastics (EUBP) welcomes the proposed new rules on packaging and bioplastics adopted today by the European Commission. “We appreciate the Commission’s first comprehensive policy framework on innovative bioplastic materials, acknowledging their potential to provide genuine environmental benefits. [...]

Revision of Waste Framework Directive should promote the use of bio-based and compostable plastics

Revision of Waste Framework Directive should promote the use of bio-based and compostable plastics

Oliver Buchholz2022-08-31T11:31:11+02:0031 August 2022|Tags: applications, bags, biomass, bioplastics, certification, circular economy, coffee capsules, compostable, Directive, European Commission, food waste, fossil-based, Green Deal, industrial compostable, mechanically recyclable, members, packaging, PE, PET, PLA, recyclable, reusable, separate collection, sustainability, tea bags|

In January 2022, the European Commission had initiated the revision process of the EU Waste Framework Directive (WFD) with a Call for Evidence for an impact assessment of the EU waste management. In summer, the Commission opened the process for the broader public consultation that just recently closed on 24 August. The revision of [...]

Member portrait: NatureWorks

Member portrait: NatureWorks

Oliver Buchholz2021-10-07T10:56:07+02:0031 August 2021|Tags: anaerobic digestion, applications, bags, bioplastics, circular economy, coffee capsules, compostable, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Member Portrait, members, NatureWorks, PLA, recyclable, tea bags, Thailand|

Member portrait: NatureWorks In each issue of the Bioplastics Newsletter, we present some facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This month, Leah Ford, Global Marketing & Communications Manager of NatureWorks, shares some interesting insights on her company. 5 facts about NatureWorks, USA NatureWorks is an advanced materials company offering a broad portfolio of renewably sourced polymers and chemicals. With performance and economics that [...]

The added value of compostable plastics for the circular economy

The added value of compostable plastics for the circular economy

info2021-10-08T10:38:55+02:0029 January 2021|Tags: anaerobic digestion, applications, bags, bio-waste, biodegradable, bioplastics, certification, circular economy, coffee capsules, compostable, Directive, EN 13432, European Commission, European Parliament, feedstock, food waste, industrial compostable, packaging, recyclable, reusable, separate collection, standard, tea bags, waste, waste collection|

For quite some time now, the European Commission (EC) is putting a special focus on biodegradable and compostable polymers when assessing the general role of bioplastics. This becomes obvious when looking at the number of related EU studies and reports that had been published in 2020. The last publication in this regard was the [...]

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 [...]

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