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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 [...]

News in brief: February 2019

Oliver Buchholz2019-02-28T13:00:20+01:0028 February 2019|Tags: AIMPLAS, Austria, biobased, biodegradable, bioplastics, CARBIOLICE, certification, circular economy, compostable, end-of-life, European Commission, market data, members, microplastics, PLA, research, Seedling, Studies, sustainability, TÜV AUSTRIA Belgium, waste|

Global Plastic Leak Project kicks off to tackle plastic and microplastic leakage Key stakeholders from the private and public sector have become members of the Plastic Leak Project (PLP), which intends to develop robust metrics to locate, measure and map plastic and microplastic pollution across the value chain and define effective actions to fix the problem [...]

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 [...]

Record attendance and innovative solutions at the 13th European Bioplastics Conference

Oliver Buchholz2019-01-23T11:28:03+01:007 December 2018|Tags: AIMPLAS, applications, Austria, Avantium, bags, BASF, biodegradable, bioeconomy, bioplastics, BIOTEC, CARBIOLICE, circular economy, compostable, Danone, DIN CERTCO, end-of-life, European Bioplastics Conference, European Commission, feedstock, FKuR Kunststoff, fossil-based, Germany, IfBB, market data, members|

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 functional solutions. The sold-out event [...]

Register now – final speaker line-up released for this year’s 13th European Bioplastics Conference

Register now – final speaker line-up released for this year’s 13th European Bioplastics Conference

Oliver Buchholz2018-11-08T14:37:42+01:006 November 2018|Tags: AIMPLAS, applications, Austria, Avantium, biobased, bioeconomy, bioplastics, CARBIOLICE, circular economy, compostable, Danone, end-of-life, EU waste legislation, European Bioplastics Conference, European Commission, feedstock, fossil-based, Germany, home composting, innovation, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Neste, packaging, research, sustainability|

François de Bie, Chairman of EUBP, opening the 12th European Bioplastics Conference 2017 in Berlin. With more and more brands, manufacturers, and policy makers putting bioplastics high up on the agenda, we invite you to join in on the discussion on 4/5 December 2018 in Berlin. Download the conference agenda here: http://docs.european-bioplastics.org/conference/13th_EUBP_Programme_2018.pdf [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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