EN 13432

Biome Bioplastics and Futamura partner to demonstrate compostable multilayer packaging

Oliver Buchholz2019-02-28T12:53:52+01:0028 February 2019|Tags: biobased, biodegradable, biomass, bioplastics, compostable, EN 13432, Futamura, industrial compostable, innovation, members, packaging, recyclable, research, standard, sustainability, waste|

Biome Bioplastics and Futamura have partnered to demonstrate a range of bio-based and compostable multilayer films. The materials offer competitive performance, while tackling the negative environmental impact of traditional oil-based, non-recyclable multilayer packaging. Sustainable alternatives to challenging packaging formats such as multilayer pouches will be key to meeting the UK Plastics Pact target of 70% of plastic packaging [...]

Member portrait: Taghleef Industries

Member portrait: Taghleef Industries

Oliver Buchholz2021-10-07T11:05:15+02:0028 January 2019|Tags: applications, Austria, biobased, bioplastics, certification, compostable, DIN CERTCO, EN 13432, innovation, Italy, Member Portrait, members, packaging, standard, sustainability, Taghleef Industries, TÜV AUSTRIA Belgium|

In each issue of the Bioplastics Bulletin, we present five facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This month, Mrs Emanuela Bardi, Product Manager at Taghleef Industries, shares some information on one of the largest global manufacturers of BoPP films, CPP films and BoPLA films. Mrs Emanuela Bardi, Product Manager at Taghleef Industries [...]

„nano“- Sendung vom 21. September 2018 über kompostierbare Bioabfallbeutel irreführend

EUBIO_Admin2018-09-25T11:17:05+02:0025 September 2018|Tags: bioplastics, EN 13432, recyclable|

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 die Redaktion des Senders es [...]

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 [...]

Microbes fully metabolize biodegradable plastics

EUBIO_Admin2023-10-19T15:59:49+02:0016 August 2018|Tags: bags, bio-waste, biodegradable, biodegradable in soil, biomass, bioplastics, certification, compostable, EN 13432, EN 17033, fossil-based, members, microbes, mulch films, separate collection, Studies, Switzerland, waste|

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. The researchers used the biodegradable [...]

Biodegradability of plastics in the marine environment

Biodegradability of plastics in the marine environment

Content Manger2018-06-25T14:20:09+02:0025 June 2018|Tags: agriculture, applications, bags, biobased, biodegradable, bioplastics, certification, compostable, Directive, EN 13432, EN 17033, end-of-life, EU Plastics Strategy, industrial compostable, marine biodegradable, marine litter, mulch films, packaging, recyclable, research, single-use, standard, waste, waste management|

In the context of the EU Plastics Strategy and the recently published proposal for a Directive on the reduction of single-use plastic products, biodegradable and compostable plastics are increasingly being discussed with regard to their potential to contribute to tackling marine litter. Constance Ißbrücker, Head of Environmental Affairs at European Bioplastics (EUBP), provides some [...]

News in brief – June 2018

News in brief – June 2018

Content Manger2018-07-30T10:21:55+02:0025 June 2018|Tags: agriculture, beverage cartons, biobased, biodegradable, bioplastics, certification, compostable, Directive, EN 13432, end-of-life, EU waste legislation, feedstock, landfilling, members, multilayer barrier films, NatureWorks, packaging, PE, PHA, PLA, renewable, research, sugar cane, Sukano, waste|

Revised EU Waste Package enters into force: On 14th June 2018 the waste legislative texts have been published in the Official Journal of the EU. The new directives will enter into force on 4 July 2018. The revised waste package includes the Waste Framework Directive, the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive, Landfill Directive, and [...]

News in brief – May 2018

News in brief – May 2018

Content Manger2018-06-18T15:42:13+02:0029 May 2018|Tags: agriculture, AIMPLAS, applications, Austria, bags, Belgium, bio-waste, biobased, biodegradable, biodegradable in soil, certification, compostable, DIN CERTCO, EN 13432, EN 17033, European Commission, Finland, Germany, horticulture, industrial compostable, kitchen waste, LIFE programme, mulch films, PLA, Spain|

DIN CERTCO offers certification for biodegradable mulch films: Mulch films help to protect plants, improve soil and increase yields in agriculture and horticulture. A major problem with conventional mulch films is the time-consuming collection of residues after use. Biodegradable mulch films offer a unique advantage as they can be left on the field to [...]

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 [...]

Biowaste collection and biodegradable plastics discussed at the Bio-waste Conference in Kassel, Germany

Biowaste collection and biodegradable plastics discussed at the Bio-waste Conference in Kassel, Germany

Content Manger2018-06-18T16:48:22+02:0026 April 2018|Tags: Austria, bags, bio-waste, biodegradable, compostable, composting, EN 13432, EU waste legislation, Germany, industrial compostable, Italy, kitchen waste, members, policy, recyclable, research, reuse, separate collection, single-use, standard, Switzerland, waste, waste collection, waste management|

From 2023 onwards, separate collection of bio-waste will be mandatory across Europe in order to increase the overall amounts of separately collected waste and to help meet the ambitious recycling targets set out in the new EU waste rules. Yet, the separate waste collection systems (including for bio-waste) still vary widely among the 28 [...]

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