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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 [...]

Soil-biodegradable mulch films in the EU Fertilising Products Regulations

Soil-biodegradable mulch films in the EU Fertilising Products Regulations

Sandrine Ishimwe2023-08-21T10:24:11+02:0031 May 2023|Tags: agriculture, AIMPLAS, biodegradable, bioeconomy, certification, crops, end-of-life, members, microplastics, mulch films, recyclable, reuse, Studies|

Mulch films represent the second largest share of plastic films used in crop production in Europe. However, retrieval, recycling, and reuse of conventional plastics pose serious problems. Films made from soil-biodegradable plastics are specifically designed to biodegrade effectively in situ and can therefore be incorporated into the soil post-harvest. At the same time, they [...]

Why certified soil-biodegradable mulch films belong in the EU Fertilising Products Regulation

Why certified soil-biodegradable mulch films belong in the EU Fertilising Products Regulation

Content Manger2023-06-23T07:57:10+02:0011 May 2023|Tags: agriculture, biobased, biodegradable, bioplastics, certification, compostable, crops, end-of-life, microbes, microplastics, mulch films, PP, waste|

Open the document Soil-biodegradable and compostable materials are increasingly used in agriculture. Certified soil-biodegradable mulch films have been applied on agricultural soils for more than 20 years and their agronomical behaviour and end-of-life have been extensively assessed. They are proven to have a similar agronomical efficiency compared to conventional, non-biodegradable plastics, specifically in [...]

The fate of compostable plastics in post-consumer recycling streams

The fate of compostable plastics in post-consumer recycling streams

Content Manger2023-04-27T16:45:33+02:0027 April 2023|Tags: anaerobic digestion, applications, biodegradable, certification, circular economy, compostable, industrial compostable, Italy, packaging, PE, PET, PP, recyclable, separate collection, standard, Studies, waste|

Industrially compostable plastics can play an essential role in putting the envisioned circular economy into practice. They have the unique potential to promote and increase the separate collection of biowaste. The more biowaste is being collected separately, the more is not only diverted from incineration but also from mechanical plastic recycling streams to organic [...]

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 [...]

Innovations on Sustainable Materials for Textiles, Coatings, Films and other Wide Use Applications

Innovations on Sustainable Materials for Textiles, Coatings, Films and other Wide Use Applications

Content Manger2023-04-25T14:55:55+02:0025 April 2023|Tags: AIMPLAS, applications, biobased, biodegradable, BIOnTop Project, bioplastics, compostable, end-of-life, innovation, packaging, PolyBioSkin, PRESERVE Project, recyclable, research, sustainability, textiles, waste|

Düsseldorf, 11 May 2023, 8.30 am-3.30 pm, Maritim Hotel (in-person and online event) Organised by European Bioplastics, ENCO, AIMPLAS Why this conference? While modern economies highly depend on plastics in Europe with consumption in the range of 50 million tons per year, only 25-31% of the plastic waste in Europe is currently recycled, and [...]

EU Policy Framework on biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics

EU Policy Framework on biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics

Content Manger2023-04-20T15:26:36+02:0020 April 2023|Tags: applications, bags, biobased, biodegradable, bioeconomy, bioplastics, circular economy, compostable, Directive, EU Plastics Strategy, European Commission, Green Deal, innovation, land use, members, microplastics, packaging, policy, PP, renewable, single-use, standard, sustainability, waste, Waste Framework Directive|

Open the document In 2022, the European Commission adopted a policy framework on the sourcing, labelling and use of biobased plastics, and the use of biodegradable and compostable plastics. The policy framework was announced in the European Green Deal, Circular Economy Action Plan, and Plastics Strategy with the aim to contribute to a [...]

Compostable plastics and their contribution to soil health

Compostable plastics and their contribution to soil health

Content Manger2023-04-20T15:28:09+02:0020 April 2023|Tags: applications, biodegradable, bioplastics, compostable, microplastics, PP, renewable, sustainability, waste|

Open the document Compostable plastics evidently help to increase the quality and volumes of separately collected organic waste, which in turn is used to produce high-quality compost that is crucial for healthier and more resilient soils. By bringing more carbon-rich compost back to the soil, compostable plastics help to rebuild soil organic matter [...]

Towards an accurate accounting for carbon from biomass in the Product Environmental Footprint

Towards an accurate accounting for carbon from biomass in the Product Environmental Footprint

Content Manger2023-04-20T15:28:52+02:0019 April 2023|Tags: applications, biobased, biodegradable, bioeconomy, biomass, bioplastics, compostable, crops, PEF, renewable, textiles, waste|

Open the document Biobased products are products wholly or partly derived from renewable materials of biological origin (i.e. from plants, crops, trees, algae and biological waste). These products are used in a wide range of applications, such as energy, textile, plastics, pharmaceuticals, hygiene, food and many more. Ideally, biobased products are circular by [...]

Biodegradable plastics do not cause persistent microplastics

Biodegradable plastics do not cause persistent microplastics

Content Manger2023-04-20T15:29:17+02:0019 April 2023|Tags: applications, biodegradable, bioplastics, compostable, microbes, microplastics, PP, Studies|

Open the document Microplastics and their potential environmental and health impacts have been of growing concern in recent years. Everything, including every material originated in or produced by nature, will eventually abrade or degrade. This is just as much true for plants that will turn into humus, as it is for mountains and [...]

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