waste collection

European Bioplastics call to recognise the role of the bioplastics industry as an enabler to achieve the European Green Deal transformation

European Bioplastics call to recognise the role of the bioplastics industry as an enabler to achieve the European Green Deal transformation

Sandrine Ishimwe2025-04-03T10:09:23+02:003 April 2025|Tags: biobased, biodegradable, bioeconomy, biomass, bioplastics, circular economy, compostable, food waste, Green Deal, innovation, members, policy, renewable, research, standard, sustainability, waste, waste collection|

European Bioplastics, together with its members and the members of the Bioplastics Organisations Network Europe (BON Europe), has welcomed President Ursula von der Leyen and the new College of Commissioners for the 2024-2029 legislative term. In a joint letter, EUBP expressed strong support for the President’s commitment to a green and digital transition, particularly through [...]

Advanced recycling

Content Manger2024-12-05T12:41:03+01:004 December 2024|Tags: advanced recycling, recyclable, recycling, separate collection, sorting, waste collection|

Advanced recycling Advanced recycling, often referred to as chemical recycling, includes depolymerisation, pyrolysis, gasification and others. It is a complementary option for polymers where mechanical recycling is not technically or economically feasible today. It is an option for bioplastics to the same extent as it is for conventional plastics. [...]

Home composting

Content Manger2024-12-05T12:41:35+01:004 December 2024|Tags: bio-waste, composting, home composting, industrial compostable, recyclable, separate collection, waste, waste collection|

Home composting Home composting is an additional form of organic waste treatment, which is suitable for certified home compostable products. EUBP supports the Commission’s view that home composting should only be considered in the context of specific local conditions. Home composting is not a professional waste management activity, but [...]

EUBP calls on legislators to appropriately recognise the role of compostable coffee capsules in the PPWR

EUBP calls on legislators to appropriately recognise the role of compostable coffee capsules in the PPWR

Sandrine Ishimwe2023-11-20T16:18:13+01:0020 November 2023|Tags: biobased, biodegradable, bioplastics, certification, circular economy, coffee capsules, compostable, end-of-life, European Parliament, industrial compostable, Italy, landfilling, members, packaging, PLA, policy, PPWR, recyclable, research, single-use, standard, Studies, sustainability, waste, waste collection|

Brussels, 20 November 2023 – A recent study from Wageningen University & Research (WUR) yet again confirms the advantages of compostable coffee capsules over any other type of coffee capsules. Last week, WUR(1) released a study which assessed the environmental impact and circularity of coffee capsules made from compostable biobased materials, aluminium, and conventional [...]

Biodegradable plastics in the single-use context

Biodegradable plastics in the single-use context

Content Manger2023-04-20T15:31:31+02:0019 April 2023|Tags: biodegradable, bioplastics, Directive, EU waste legislation, European Commission, marine litter, policy, PP, recyclable, single-use, waste, waste collection|

Open the document On 28 May 2018, the European Commission presented a proposal for a Directive on the reduction of the impact of certain single-use plastic (SUP) products on the environment. The proposal is part of a wider framework of policy initiatives in the European Union aimed at reducing plastic waste and particularly [...]

Policy News: February 2023

Policy News: February 2023

Oliver Buchholz2023-02-28T15:44:09+01:0028 February 2023|Tags: circular economy, Directive, European Commission, European Parliament, packaging, policy, recyclable, renewable, reuse, separate collection, Studies, sustainability, textiles, waste, waste collection, Waste Framework Directive, waste management|

Ecodesign for a circular economy The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation proposed by the European Commission in 2022 seeks to reduce the overall environmental impact of a wide range of products. To be effective, it should not only focus on individual products but also towards increasing collection, sorting, repair, and recirculation systems. 1,039 terawatt [...]

Austria

Austria

Content Manger2023-02-24T14:42:22+01:0024 February 2023|Tags: anaerobic digestion, Austria, bags, biodegradable, certification, compostable, EN 13432, home composting, industrial compostable, innovation, PE, separate collection, waste, waste collection, waste management|

Inhabitants: 9,1 mio Area: 83,882 km2 NATIONAL WASTE SYSTEM – GENERAL LEGISLATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE Authorities for waste management and organic waste management (if different), and key contacts: Waste Management is organized locally by the federal states and backed by government law (Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz, AWG). The executing authorities are Bundesministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, [...]

How bioplastics can contribute to the sustainability of food contact materials

How bioplastics can contribute to the sustainability of food contact materials

Oliver Buchholz2023-01-27T14:45:56+01:0027 January 2023|Tags: biobased, biodegradable, bioplastics, certification, compostable, Directive, European Commission, feedstock, food waste, fossil-based, industrial compostable, kitchen waste, packaging, recyclable, single-use, sustainability, waste, waste collection, Waste Framework Directive|

The European Commission is currently revising the EU’s rules on food contact materials (FCMs), particularly in light of its recent initiatives on Single Use Plastics, Sustainable Products, and the revision of the rules on packaging and packaging waste. In order to meet the EU’s ambitious environmental objectives, the Commission should introduce specific rules to [...]

European Bioplastics Conference made strong call for close cooperation with EU policymakers on upcoming legislation

European Bioplastics Conference made strong call for close cooperation with EU policymakers on upcoming legislation

info2022-12-20T14:55:29+01:0020 December 2022|Tags: applications, biobased, bioplastics, circular economy, compostable, end-of-life, European Bioplastics Conference, European Commission, food waste, innovation, market data, packaging, policy, PPWR, research, sustainability, waste, waste collection|

It was perfect timing for the 17th annual European Bioplastics (EUBP) Conference, which took place on 6/7 December in Berlin. Throughout the whole year, bioplastics already had been a permanent topic in the debate over innovation drivers in the plastics industry and the political discussion in Brussels. Like in any good blockbuster, the story [...]

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”, [...]

Posts including "waste collection":