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Single-use plastics directive fails to acknowledge potential of biodegradable plastics
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 [...]
Record attendance and innovative solutions at the 13th European Bioplastics Conference
Berlin, 7 December 2018 – The 13th European Bioplastics Conference, which took place on 4/5 December 2018 in Berlin, put bioplastics in the spotlight for over 400 senior executives from across the bioplastics value chain, including brands, policy makers, academia, and NGOs, by meeting the demand for more sustainable, resource-efficient, and [...]
New market data: The positive trend for the bioplastics industry remains stable
Berlin, 5 December 2018 – The results of the European Bioplastics’ annual market data update, presented today at the 13th European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin, confirm a stable growth of the global bioplastics industry. “The global market for bioplastics is predicted to grow by roughly 25 percent over the [...]
Reduction of single-use plastics needs to tie in with circular economy actions and consumption realities in Europe
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 [...]
Reviewed European Bioeconomy Strategy strengthens defossilisation of plastics sector
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 [...]
Compostable plastics part of UK Parliament’s sustainability initiative
Berlin, 27 September 2018. As part of its 2018 initiative to cut down on the use of single-use items where feasible, or to substitute them with more sustainable alternatives, the Parliament of the United Kingdom has rolled out a new range of bio-based, certified compostable catering items, such as [...]
„nano“- Sendung vom 21. September 2018 über kompostierbare Bioabfallbeutel irreführend
Berlin, 25. September 2018 – Die „nano“-Ausstrahlung des Senders 3sat vom 21. September 2018 befasste sich mit dem Verhalten von kompostierbaren Bioabfalltüten in industriellen Kompostieranlagen. Im Zentrum des kritischen Beitrags stand dabei die Norm EN 13432, nach welcher die Bioabfallbeutel gemäß Bioabfallverordnung zertifiziert werden müssen. „Es ist bedauerlich, dass [...]
Bioplastic materials’ value propositions well reflected in European Parliament’s report on Plastics Strategy
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 [...]
Microbes fully metabolize biodegradable plastics
Berlin, 16 August 2018 - Researchers at ETH Zurich and the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag) succeeded in an interdisciplinary study to demonstrate that soil microorganisms metabolically utilised the carbon in the PBAT polymer both for energy production and also to build up microbial biomass. [...]
Directive on the reduction of single-use plastic products remains vague on sustainable alternatives
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 [...]