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New study by the European Commission assesses the environmental impact of bio-based products in comparison to petrochemical counterparts

Oliver Buchholz2023-10-19T15:59:49+02:0022 March 2019|Tags: biobased, bioeconomy, bioplastics, end-of-life, European Commission, feedstock, fossil-based, innovation, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), members, NatureWorks, Neste, Normec OWS, Novamont, Organic Waste Systems (OWS), PET, PLA, policy, renewable, research, starch, Studies, TotalEnergies Corbion, waste, waste management|

The European Commission has published a new study Environmental impact assessments of innovative bio-based products. The study aims at providing science-based facts and evidences on the environmental impacts of bio-based products for comparison with petrochemical plastic counterparts, in order to support the future bioeconomy policy and decision-making at the EU level. The report concludes that [...]

New EU report acknowledges the potential of bio-based plastics to successfully realise the circular economy in Europe

Oliver Buchholz2023-10-19T15:59:49+02:0022 March 2019|Tags: biobased, biodegradable, bioeconomy, bioplastics, circular economy, European Commission, feedstock, innovation, land use, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), members, policy, recyclable, renewable, research, reuse, separate collection, Studies, sustainability, waste, waste management|

The European Commission has delivered the report A circular economy for plastics, which provides research insights from EU-funded projects to support policy development and funding decisions. The objective is to foster the use of pastics that could circulate with full transparency at high-value usage, while minimising the risks to human health and the environment. The [...]

Single-use plastics directive fails to acknowledge potential of biodegradable plastics

Oliver Buchholz2021-10-08T10:45:25+02:0020 December 2018|Tags: biobased, biodegradable, bioeconomy, bioplastics, certification, circular economy, compostable, Directive, European Commission, feedstock, marine litter, members, microplastics, oxo-degradable, recyclable, separate collection, single-use, SUPD, sustainability, waste|

Berlin, 20 December 2018 - The European institutions have reached an agreement on a directive to curb the use of a number of single-use plastic products in the EU, which aims to prevent and reduce marine litter of these products. European Bioplastics (EUBP) fully supports the transition from a linear to a ‘no-leakage’ circular [...]

Reduction of single-use plastics needs to tie in with circular economy actions and consumption realities in Europe

EUBIO_Admin2021-10-08T10:45:25+02:0024 October 2018|Tags: biodegradable, bioplastics, certification, circular economy, compostable, Directive, EU Plastics Strategy, European Commission, European Parliament, food waste, Germany, oxo-degradable, recyclable, single-use, standard, sustainability, waste, waste collection, waste management|

Berlin, 24 October 2018. The European Parliament approved today its report on the draft Directive on Marine Pollution and Single-use Plastics. “European Bioplastics fully supports the transition from a linear to a circular economy. Bioplastics enable more sustainable solutions for a range of products“, says François de Bie, Chairman of European Bioplastics (EUBP).“We agree [...]

Reviewed European Bioeconomy Strategy strengthens defossilisation of plastics sector

EUBIO_Admin2021-10-08T10:45:25+02:0017 October 2018|Tags: applications, biobased, biodegradable, bioeconomy, bioplastics, circular economy, Directive, European Bioeconomy Alliance (EUBA), European Commission, feedstock, innovation, marine biodegradable, policy, recyclable, research, single-use, Studies, sustainability, waste, waste management|

Berlin, 17 October 2018. The European Commission recently delivered its review of the 2012 European Bioeconomy Strategy. The strategy is a step forward towards ensuring that fossil resources are replaced by sustainable natural alternatives for the production of bio-based products such as bio-based plastics and energy. "Only by driving the transition in relevant markets, [...]

Bioplastic materials’ value propositions well reflected in European Parliament’s report on Plastics Strategy

EUBIO_Admin2021-10-08T10:41:11+02:0013 September 2018|Tags: agriculture, applications, bags, bio-waste, biodegradable, biodegradable in soil, bioeconomy, biomass, bioplastics, circular economy, compostable, Directive, EN 13432, EN 17033, EU Plastics Strategy, European Commission, European Parliament, feedstock, industrial compostable, innovation, marine biodegradable, marine litter, mulch films, oxo-degradable, packaging|

EP report ties in with provisions for feedstock differentiation and use of biodegradable and compostable plastics recently adopted in Waste Directive and Packaging Directive Berlin, 13 September 2018 – The European Parliament’s report on the European Strategy for Plastics adopted today by the plenary testifies to the increasing acknowledgement and endorsement of the value [...]

Europe’s bioplastics industry needs a level playing field

Europe’s bioplastics industry needs a level playing field

Content Manger2021-10-08T10:41:11+02:0025 July 2018|Tags: applications, bags, bio-waste, biobased, biodegradable, bioplastics, circular economy, compostable, European Parliament, low-carbon, members, mulch films, packaging, recyclable, research, standard, sustainability, waste, waste management|

Europe’s bioplastics industry needs a level playing field, writes Hasso von Pogrell, Managing Director of European Bioplastics (EUBP) for the Parliament Magazine. Hasso von Pogrell, Managing Director, EUBP Bioplastics are a fast-growing, innovative sector. Many of the world’s leading companies are turning to bioplastics to meet the growing demand for more sustainable [...]

EUBA urges to discuss bio-based feedstock in the context of the EU Plastics Strategy

EUBA urges to discuss bio-based feedstock in the context of the EU Plastics Strategy

Content Manger2021-10-08T10:41:11+02:0029 May 2018|Tags: agriculture, biobased, bioeconomy, bioplastics, circular economy, EU Plastics Strategy, European Bioeconomy Alliance (EUBA), European Commission, European Parliament, feedstock, innovation, low-carbon, packaging, policy, recyclable, renewable, research, starch, sustainability|

In response to the EU Plastics Strategy published by the European Commission earlier this year, the European Bioeconomy Alliance (EUBA) presented a discussion paper to the European Parliament and the Council of the EU to urge the institutions to underpin the Commission's approach with concrete actions on how to realise the potential of bio-based [...]

Directive on the reduction of single-use plastic products remains vague on sustainable alternatives

Content Manger2021-10-08T10:47:14+02:0029 May 2018|Tags: biobased, bioplastics, compostable, Directive, EU waste legislation, European Commission, marine litter, mechanically recyclable, packaging, recyclable, single-use, sustainability, waste, waste management|

Berlin, 29 May 2018 – The European Commission presented an ambitious new Directive to tackle marine litter by introducing a number of measures including reduction and restriction of selected single-use plastic products, such as disposable balloon sticks, straws, cutlery, plates, cups and food containers. “The proposal is a meaningful addition to existing legislation and [...]

New EU waste rules adopted

New EU waste rules adopted

Content Manger2021-10-08T10:47:14+02:0026 April 2018|Tags: anaerobic digestion, bio-waste, biobased, biodegradable, circular economy, compostable, Directive, EN 13432, EU waste legislation, European Commission, European Parliament, feedstock, industrial compostable, landfilling, members, packaging, recyclable, reuse, separate collection, standard, sustainability, waste, waste collection, Waste Framework Directive, waste management|

On 18 April, the European Parliament approved the package to update the EU waste legislation, including a revision of the Waste Framework Directive and the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive. Apart from new ambitious recycling and landfilling targets to boost the re-use of valuable materials in waste, the new legislation also acknowledges that bio-based [...]

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