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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. [...]

Draft revision proposal of PPWD: bioplastics industry sends incendiary letter to Commission Presidency regarding devastating consequences for the sector

Draft revision proposal of PPWD: bioplastics industry sends incendiary letter to Commission Presidency regarding devastating consequences for the sector

Oliver Buchholz2022-11-25T10:49:38+01:0025 November 2022|Tags: applications, ban, BASF, biobased, biodegradable, bioeconomy, bioplastics, China, circular economy, compostable, Directive, European Commission, fossil-based, Green Deal, innovation, Italy, Novamont, packaging, policy, recyclable, research, reusable, SPhere, TotalEnergies Corbion, waste|

The recently published leak of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD) revision proposal sent a shock wave to the affected industries within Europe and beyond. The bioplastics industry finds itself confronted with a factual ban on most compostable plastics packaging. The ban has the potential to shut down wide sections of the industry concerned [...]

A successful European Green Deal needs a strong bioeconomy

A successful European Green Deal needs a strong bioeconomy

Oliver Buchholz2022-10-31T13:53:54+01:0031 October 2022|Tags: biobased, bioeconomy, bioplastics, compostable, European Bioeconomy Alliance (EUBA), feedstock, fossil-based, Green Deal, land use, low-carbon, members, PE, policy, renewable, research, sustainability, waste, waste management|

The big picture, as formulated in the European Green Deal, is quite clear: Europe needs to become a more sustainable, resilient, and competitive economy. The bioeconomy has a huge potential to contribute to the Green Deal transition as it encompasses all sectors involving the use of renewable resources, without comprising biodiversity goals. It is [...]

Bioplastics community gathers at EUBP Conference in Berlin – programme available now

Bioplastics community gathers at EUBP Conference in Berlin – programme available now

Oliver Buchholz2022-10-31T13:52:59+01:0031 October 2022|Tags: applications, biobased, bioplastics, circular economy, CJ, CJ Biomaterials, compostable, Covation Biomaterials, end-of-life, European Commission, FKuR Kunststoff, food waste, innovation, market data, NatureWorks, packaging, policy, research, sustainability, waste, waste collection|

The European Bioplastics (EUBP) Conference, the leading business and networking event for the bioplastics industry, will take place on 6/7 December 2022 in Berlin. Its long-awaited conference programme was just recently published. “The success story of this conference continues in its 17th edition. We look forward to welcoming the international bioplastics community in Berlin”, [...]

K 2022 – strong interest in bioplastics at plastics’ most important trade fair

K 2022 – strong interest in bioplastics at plastics’ most important trade fair

Oliver Buchholz2022-10-31T13:51:41+01:0031 October 2022|Tags: applications, biobased, bioplastics, circular economy, Directive, members, packaging, PLA, policy, sustainability, TotalEnergies Corbion, waste|

After a three-years break, the K show finally returned to Düsseldorf and so did European Bioplastics. Only by the numbers, one could tell that the branch was thirsting for a gathering of this magnitude: during the eight trade fair days, over 3,000 exhibitors attracted some 176,000 visitors. Certainly, EUBP didn’t want to miss this [...]

Policy News: October 2022

Policy News: October 2022

Oliver Buchholz2022-10-31T13:50:36+01:0031 October 2022|Tags: biobased, bioeconomy, Directive, European Commission, food waste, innovation, packaging, policy, recyclable, research, reusable, Studies, waste|

Definition of ‘recyclability’ takes centre stage in draft EU packaging law Defining what counts as “recyclable” has become a point of contention in the EU’s overhaul of its packaging waste law, with recyclers pushing for high targets and manufacturers concerned products will not meet the threshold. In November, the European Commission plans to table [...]

Bioplastics community gathers at EUBP Conference in Berlin – programme available now

Bioplastics community gathers at EUBP Conference in Berlin – programme available now

info2022-10-17T14:56:36+02:0017 October 2022|Tags: AIMPLAS, applications, Austria, biodegradable, bioplastics, BIOTEC, circular economy, CJ, compostable, DIN CERTCO, end-of-life, European Commission, FKuR Kunststoff, food waste, Green Deal, innovation, market data, members, NatureWorks, Neste, Organic Waste Systems (OWS), packaging, policy, research, Sukano|

Berlin, 17 October 2022 – The European Bioplastics (EUBP) Conference, the leading business and networking event for the bioplastics industry, will take place on 6/7 December 2022 in Berlin. “The success story of this conference continues in its 17th edition. We look forward to welcoming the international bioplastics community in Berlin”, says Hasso von [...]

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 [...]

Policy News: September 2022

Policy News: September 2022

info2022-09-30T11:13:52+02:0030 September 2022|Tags: biobased, bioeconomy, bioplastics, members, microbes, packaging, policy, recyclable, sustainability|

Members of the EU Commission gathered in Strasbourg on 14 September for the State of the European Union conference. Following a rousing speech by President Ursula von der Leyen, the debate began in pursuit of ‘sustainable and digital’ progress for the continent. But what kind of future was being promised, and where will packaging [...]

Policy News: July / August 2022

Policy News: July / August 2022

Content Manger2022-08-31T11:45:30+02:0031 August 2022|Tags: biobased, biomass, Directive, European Commission, innovation, land use, members, packaging, policy, recyclable, single-use, SUPD, sustainability|

Biomass used for energy and materials is, on the one hand, one of the key mitigation options to reach the 1.5 °C GMT (Global Mean Temperature) target set in the Paris Agreement, as highlighted by the IPCC’s reports (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) and many other key analyses. On the other hand, particularly in [...]

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