Studies

Recent peer reviewed publications

Recent peer reviewed publications

Marion Thérage2023-10-19T15:54:02+02:001 September 2023|Tags: applications, biobased, biodegradable, BIOnTop Project, PLA, Studies|

Recyclability studies on Poly(lactic acid)/poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) (PLA/PBSA) biobased and biodegradable films Coltelli, M.-B., Aliotta, L., Fasano, G., Miketa, F., Brkić, F., Alonso, R., Romei, M., Cinelli, P., Canesi, I., Gigante, V., Lazzeri, A., Recyclability Studies on Poly(lactic acid)/Poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) (PLA/PBSA) Biobased and Biodegradable Films. Macromol. Mater. Eng. 2023, 2300136, https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202300136 Biobased Polymers for Environmental [...]

RCI study debunking competition between food and feedstock

RCI study debunking competition between food and feedstock

Sandrine Ishimwe2023-10-19T15:54:02+02:0010 July 2023|Tags: applications, biobased, biomass, crops, feedstock, land use, renewable, Studies, sustainability|

A new publication by the Renewable Carbon Initiative challenges the commonly held belief that using food and feed crops for bio-based materials is detrimental to food security. Against the backdrop of a global hunger crisis, the paper argues that the biomass debate is flawed, subjective, and lacks sufficient evidence. It suggests that other factors [...]

Sustainability Framework survey

Sustainability Framework survey

Sandrine Ishimwe2023-06-01T13:48:53+02:001 June 2023|Tags: biobased, bioplastics, Studies, sustainability|

The BIOPLASTICS-EU project would like to invite you to take part in a survey to explore what impact the current plastic industry may have on sustainability, and what opportunities can be explored in the future. This study contributes to a larger project “BIO-PLASTICS Europe”, led by Professor Walter Leal (Project Coordinator) at HAW Hamburg, [...]

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Sandrine Ishimwe2023-06-01T15:59:41+02:0031 May 2023|Tags: applications, biobased, bioplastics, end-of-life, packaging, PET, PRESERVE Project, research, Studies, sustainability, waste|

The PRESERVE project “High performance sustainable bio-based packaging with tailored end of life and upcycled secondary use” hit its half-way mark. The EU financed project started in January 2021 and is set to finish in December 2024. PRESERVE has the ambition of substituting 60% of packaging solutions with biobased alternatives. To do so, PRESERVE [...]

Soil-biodegradable mulch films in the EU Fertilising Products Regulations

Soil-biodegradable mulch films in the EU Fertilising Products Regulations

Sandrine Ishimwe2023-08-21T10:24:11+02:0031 May 2023|Tags: agriculture, AIMPLAS, biodegradable, bioeconomy, certification, crops, end-of-life, members, microplastics, mulch films, recyclable, reuse, Studies|

Mulch films represent the second largest share of plastic films used in crop production in Europe. However, retrieval, recycling, and reuse of conventional plastics pose serious problems. Films made from soil-biodegradable plastics are specifically designed to biodegrade effectively in situ and can therefore be incorporated into the soil post-harvest. At the same time, they [...]

The fate of compostable plastics in post-consumer recycling streams

The fate of compostable plastics in post-consumer recycling streams

Content Manger2023-04-27T16:45:33+02:0027 April 2023|Tags: anaerobic digestion, applications, biodegradable, certification, circular economy, compostable, industrial compostable, Italy, packaging, PE, PET, PP, recyclable, separate collection, standard, Studies, waste|

Industrially compostable plastics can play an essential role in putting the envisioned circular economy into practice. They have the unique potential to promote and increase the separate collection of biowaste. The more biowaste is being collected separately, the more is not only diverted from incineration but also from mechanical plastic recycling streams to organic [...]

Compostable coffee capsules (in the context of the PPWR)

Compostable coffee capsules (in the context of the PPWR)

Content Manger2023-04-20T15:26:05+02:0020 April 2023|Tags: applications, bioplastics, certification, coffee capsules, compostable, end-of-life, European Parliament, innovation, packaging, PP, PPWR, recyclable, Studies|

Open the document Europe is currently the world’s largest coffee market, accounting for 32% of global coffee consumption. As such, single-serve coffee capsules have become increasingly popular with billions of them consumed yearly in the EU. Their production numbers also reflect this, having increased almost fourfold from 2018 to 2022, with Europe as [...]

Biodegradable plastics do not cause persistent microplastics

Biodegradable plastics do not cause persistent microplastics

Content Manger2023-04-20T15:29:17+02:0019 April 2023|Tags: applications, biodegradable, bioplastics, compostable, microbes, microplastics, PP, Studies|

Open the document Microplastics and their potential environmental and health impacts have been of growing concern in recent years. Everything, including every material originated in or produced by nature, will eventually abrade or degrade. This is just as much true for plants that will turn into humus, as it is for mountains and [...]

EUBA position on the JRC LCA Methodology

EUBA position on the JRC LCA Methodology

Content Manger2023-10-19T15:54:02+02:0019 April 2023|Tags: biobased, bioplastics, European Bioeconomy Alliance (EUBA), feedstock, fossil-based, Green Deal, innovation, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Studies|

Open the document The final methodology for life cycle assessment (LCA) of alternative feedstock for plastics production clearly and structurally favours fossil-based over biobased plastics, and so undermines many of the deliverables set out by the European Green Deal. This is wildly at odds with the EU’s commitment towards reducing dependency on fossil-carbon [...]

Sound LCA as a basis for policy formulation

Sound LCA as a basis for policy formulation

Content Manger2023-04-20T15:34:06+02:0019 April 2023|Tags: biobased, bioplastics, fossil-based, innovation, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), policy, PP, Studies|

Open the document In recent years, policymakers have become increasingly reliant on the use of Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) to establish a proper basis for more transparent and evidence-based decisionmaking on policies and regulation. However, successful LCAs must take into account a number of considerations in terms of how they influence the final [...]

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