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Proposed new packaging rules acknowledge environmental and climate benefits of compostable plastic packaging

Oliver Buchholz2022-11-30T16:10:28+01:0030 November 2022|Tags: applications, bags, ban, biobased, biodegradable, bioplastics, circular economy, compostable, European Commission, feedstock, industrial compostable, innovation, land use, packaging, policy, PPWR, recyclable, sustainability, tea bags, waste|

Commission misses opportunity to fully embrace necessary shift to biobased feedstock Berlin, 30 November 2022 – European Bioplastics (EUBP) welcomes the proposed new rules on packaging and bioplastics adopted today by the European Commission. “We appreciate the Commission’s first comprehensive policy framework on innovative bioplastic materials, acknowledging their potential to provide genuine environmental benefits. [...]

Transition to climate neutrality needs accurate accounting for biogenic carbon

Transition to climate neutrality needs accurate accounting for biogenic carbon

Oliver Buchholz2022-09-30T11:26:59+02:0030 September 2022|Tags: applications, biobased, biodegradable, bioeconomy, biomass, bioplastics, circular economy, compostable, crops, end-of-life, European Commission, fossil-based, Green Deal, industrial compostable, PEF, recyclable, renewable, reuse, waste|

The Product Environmental Footprint method could become the EU’s guiding approach for environmental impact assessment; to be fit for purpose, it should appraise the carbon footprint of bio-based products. As the European Commission increasingly plans to rely on the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) method as the guiding approach for environmental impact assessment, an accurate [...]

BON Europe comments on revision of PPWD

BON Europe comments on revision of PPWD 

Oliver Buchholz2022-09-30T11:24:14+02:0030 September 2022|Tags: anaerobic digestion, applications, bio-waste, biobased, biodegradable, bioplastics, certification, circular economy, compostable, Directive, EN 13432, food waste, industrial compostable, innovation, members, packaging, policy, PPWR, recyclable, separate collection, standard, sustainability, waste, waste collection, Waste Framework Directive|

The current revision of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD), as well as the Waste Framework Directive (WFD) review and the forthcoming framework on bio-based, biodegradable and compostable plastics provide crucial opportunities to fully acknowledge the role of bioplastics in a circular economy. The Bioplastics Organisation Network (BON) Europe, a collaboration of [...]

PLA compostable bioplastics, towards a circular economy

PLA compostable bioplastics, towards a circular economy

Oliver Buchholz2022-09-30T11:23:08+02:0030 September 2022|Tags: biobased, bioplastics, certification, circular economy, compostable, EN 13432, end-of-life, food waste, industrial compostable, landfilling, Netherlands, packaging, PLA, recyclable, reusable, separate collection, Studies, sustainability, TotalEnergies Corbion, waste, waste management|

Maelenn Macedo-Ravard, Regulatory and Sustainability Manager at TotalEnergies Corbion BV Read below a guest article by Maelenn Macedo-Ravard, Regulatory and Sustainability Manager at TotalEnergies Corbion BV. Plastic recycling is far from reaching its targets included in the different waste legislations worldwide. Of all plastic produced since 1950, only 9% has ever been [...]

Revision of Waste Framework Directive should promote the use of bio-based and compostable plastics

Revision of Waste Framework Directive should promote the use of bio-based and compostable plastics

Oliver Buchholz2022-08-31T11:31:11+02:0031 August 2022|Tags: applications, bags, biomass, bioplastics, certification, circular economy, coffee capsules, compostable, Directive, European Commission, food waste, fossil-based, Green Deal, industrial compostable, mechanically recyclable, members, packaging, PE, PET, PLA, recyclable, reusable, separate collection, sustainability, tea bags|

In January 2022, the European Commission had initiated the revision process of the EU Waste Framework Directive (WFD) with a Call for Evidence for an impact assessment of the EU waste management. In summer, the Commission opened the process for the broader public consultation that just recently closed on 24 August. The revision of [...]

How bioplastics can help to make the medical sector more sustainable

How bioplastics can help to make the medical sector more sustainable

Oliver Buchholz2022-08-31T11:26:18+02:0031 August 2022|Tags: anaerobic digestion, applications, biobased, biodegradable, biomass, bioplastics, certification, compostable, corn, crops, EN 13432, end-of-life, feedstock, fossil-based, industrial compostable, innovation, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), PLA, PP, recyclable, renewable, research, single-use, standard, starch|

Constance Ißbrücker, Head of Environmental Affairs at European Bioplastics e.V. Bioplastics are nothing new to the medical sector. In fact, it’s one of the sectors where bioplastics have been in use for a very long time because they offer significant benefits in terms of specific properties and functionalities. They also provide opportunities [...]

Revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive – a cornerstone in the regulatory environment for bioplastics

Revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive – a cornerstone in the regulatory environment for bioplastics

Oliver Buchholz2022-06-30T16:56:21+02:0030 June 2022|Tags: applications, bio-waste, biobased, biodegradable, bioplastics, certification, circular economy, compostable, Directive, end-of-life, European Commission, feedstock, Green Deal, industrial compostable, innovation, kitchen waste, low-carbon, packaging, policy, recyclable, renewable, reuse, single-use, SUPD, sustainability|

In its efforts to tackle the challenges related to waste, overpackaging, and sustainable production, the European Commission not only introduces additional regulations, such as the Single-use Plastics Directive, but also focuses on revising existing legislation. A milestone in the EU’s approach to respond to the environmental challenges we are facing is the revision of [...]

Spanish study: compostable bioplastics fully biodegrade during industrial composting process and, thus, don’t generate microplastics

Spanish study: compostable bioplastics fully biodegrade during industrial composting process and, thus, don’t generate microplastics

Oliver Buchholz2023-10-19T15:52:39+02:0028 January 2022|Tags: bags, biodegradable, bioplastics, certification, compostable, EN 13432, industrial compostable, microplastics, mulch films, research, Spain, standard, Studies|

A recently conducted study which focused on the identification and quantification of microplastics in final refined compost found no remains of used EN 13432 certified industrial compostable bioplastics. If correctly composted, their use does not contribute to the increase of microplastic pollution. Microplastics and their potential environmental and health impacts have been of growing concern in recent years. Compost produced from separately [...]

Revision of PPWD puts key legislation for plastics industry on the spotlight

Revision of PPWD puts key legislation for plastics industry on the spotlight

Oliver Buchholz2021-10-29T14:13:08+02:0029 October 2021|Tags: biobased, biodegradable, bioplastics, circular economy, compostable, Directive, European Commission, Germany, Green Deal, industrial compostable, packaging, PPWR, recyclable, single-use, Studies, SUPD, waste, Waste Framework Directive|

At the end of last year, the European Commission has started to revise the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD) and its Essential Requirements. After the implementation of the Single-use Plastics Directive (SUPD) which came into effect in July, this revision could mean additional far-reaching changes for the whole plastics industry. In a three-month [...]

News in brief: September 2021

News in brief: September 2021

Oliver Buchholz2021-09-30T13:22:25+02:0030 September 2021|Tags: bags, bioplastics, compostable, corn, food waste, Germany, home composting, industrial compostable, LG Chem, packaging, PLA, recyclable, reuse, single-use, waste|

Promising interim results of field test with compostable plastic bags in supermarkets Since mid-March 2021, in the German city of Straubingen, supermarkets of the EDEKA and REWE company participate in a field test with compostable vegetable and fruit bags. Recently, first very positive interim results of a consumer survey and a compost analysis have been published. According to the survey, consumers showed a very high level of acceptance for the use of compostable [...]

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