Open the document The properties of the wide range of bioplastic materials make them suitable to be used in a large variety of applications. Bioplastics play an important role in achieving environmental goals such as providing a lower carbon footprint products compared to fossil-based plastics, and additional end-of-life options. This position paper covers [...]
Open the document Bioplastics should be complementary tools to help end plastic pollution. The fifth session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC-5) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including the marine environment, will be held in Busan, Republic of Korea, from 25 November to 1 December 2024. To address [...]
The European Union recently included soil-biodegradable mulch films, coating agents and water retention polymers in the Fertilising Products Regulation (FPR) 1009/2019. The strict biodegradability criteria outlined in the Delegated Acts underlines the important biodegradability standards that will ensure these products are environmentally safe and contribute to healthier soils. The inclusion paved the way for further [...]
The FPR sets high requirements in terms of environmental safety. Berlin, 31 October 2024 – European Bioplastics (EUBP) welcomes the inclusion of soil-biodegradable mulch films, coating agents, and water retention polymers in the EU Fertilising Products Regulation (FPR) and the key role given to existing standards concerning the biodegradation of mulch films in soil. [...]
Open the document Different types of bioplastics offer unique solutions to improve the sustainability of the variety of agricultural plastic items in terms of their environmental impacts and their circularity. All agricultural plastic applications that can be easily collected and recycled can be substituted with biobased, non-degradable materials. They have the environmental advantage [...]
On 16 October 2024, we celebrated the wrap up of the EUBP Talk series on Alternative Feedstock with a live event in Brussels: Alternative feedstock for biobased plastics: bridging the gap between research and market. As the title suggests, we brought together research and innovation experts from academia and industry together with EU policymakers [...]
David Choi, Marketing, Senior Manager, SK leaveo Every month, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This time, David Choi, Marketing, Senior Manager, at SK leaveo shares some interesting insights on the company. 5 Facts about SK leaveo Introduction of SK Group SK Group is the second-largest South Korean [...]
A new white paper, “Upcycling Food and Drink Packaging: How EU-Funded Research Transforms Waste into Sustainable Solutions,” was released on 30 September 2024 through a collaboration of five EU-funded projects: PRESERVE, BioSupPack MoeBIOS (EUBP is a partner in all three), UPLIFT and upPE-T. The paper, coordinated by European Bioplastics, explores innovative solutions to tackle food [...]
ReBioCycle is an Innovation Action funded by the Circular Bio-based Joint Undertaking (JU): the project kick off took place in October in Dublin, hosted by the coordinator, Kevin O’Connor, who is professor at the University College Dublin and Director of BiOrbic. The challenges that ReBioCycle will address in the next four years of work [...]
Bioplastics in agriculture Bioplastics play an important role in modern sustainable agriculture. Different types of bioplastics offer unique solutions to improve the sustainability of the variety of agricultural plastic items in terms of their environmental impacts and circularity. Depending on the application, substituting conventional plastic materials with appropriate [...]
