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Study by Wageningen University shows compostable plastics break down in less than 22 days in real life industrial composting

Study by Wageningen University shows compostable plastics break down in less than 22 days in real life industrial composting

info2023-10-19T15:57:00+02:0024 March 2020|Tags: bags, biodegradable, bioplastics, certification, coffee capsules, compostable, European Commission, Green Deal, industrial compostable, Netherlands, packaging, PLA, policy, recyclable, research, Seedling, Studies, tea bags, waste, waste collection, waste management|

A recent study by Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Netherlands, analysed the fate of compostable packaging products in a Dutch full-scale industrial organic waste treatment facility. The independent research results confirm what producers of biodegradable and compostable plastics have been saying for a long time. The different tested EN13432 certified products broke down within [...]

UK: WRAP published new guidelines for use of compostable plastic packaging

UK: WRAP published new guidelines for use of compostable plastic packaging

info2023-10-19T15:57:00+02:0024 March 2020|Tags: applications, bags, compostable, food waste, packaging, recyclable, Studies, tea bags, UK, waste, waste management|

WRAP, a not for profit organisation, which leads the UK Plastics Pact, has recently published a new guidance to help businesses make informed choices when considering the use of compostable packaging. The document clarifies what compostable plastics packaging is, outlines current waste management practices and identifies key applications and opportunities within the existing infrastructure. [...]

Compostable plastics break down in less than 22 days in real life industrial composting

info2023-10-19T15:57:01+02:0019 February 2020|Tags: bags, biodegradable, bioplastics, certification, coffee capsules, compostable, European Commission, France, Germany, Green Deal, industrial compostable, Italy, Netherlands, packaging, PLA, policy, recyclable, research, Seedling, Studies, tea bags, waste, waste collection, waste management|

Berlin, 20 February 2020 – A recent study by Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Netherlands, analysed the fate of compostable packaging products in a full- scale industrial organic waste treatment facility. The results show that the tested EN13432 certified products break down within a maximum of 22 days. The project was commissioned by the [...]

Why it is so important to differentiate between fossil-based conventional plastics, the use of bio-based feedstock and the property of biodegradability?

Why it is so important to differentiate between fossil-based conventional plastics, the use of bio-based feedstock and the property of biodegradability?

info2020-01-31T14:04:22+01:0031 January 2020|Tags: applications, bio-waste, biobased, biodegradable, biodegradable in soil, bioplastics, certification, circular economy, compostable, EN 17033, feedstock, fossil-based, horticulture, low-carbon, mulch films, PE, PET, PP, recyclable, reuse, separate collection, standard, waste, waste collection, waste management|

There is no doubt: we use too much plastic, and the plastic waste, which is littered in the environment, on land, or in the seas, has a negative impact on nature and all living beings. Therefore, the bioplastics industry not only agrees, but also actively supports the demand for a major change in our [...]

Member portrait: ProfiKomp Environmental Technologies Inc. (ProfiKomp)

Member portrait: ProfiKomp Environmental Technologies Inc. (ProfiKomp)

Oliver Buchholz2021-10-07T10:56:08+02:0031 January 2020|Tags: bioplastics, circular economy, compostable, Hungary, innovation, Member Portrait, members, Profikomp, recyclable, research, waste, waste management|

Dr. Aleksza László, CEO of ProfiKomp Environmental Technologies Inc. (ProfiKomp) In each issue of the Bioplastics Bulletin we present five facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This month, Dr. Aleksza László, CEO of ProfiKomp, shares some interesting insights on his company. 5 facts about ProfiKomp Environmental Technologies Inc., Hungary ProfiKomp Group [...]

French Agency for Environment and Energy Management (ADEME) published positive opinion on bioplastic bags

French Agency for Environment and Energy Management (ADEME) published positive opinion on bioplastic bags

Oliver Buchholz2023-10-19T15:57:01+02:0029 November 2019|Tags: bags, ban, bio-waste, biobased, biodegradable, bioplastics, circular economy, compostable, Directive, France, members, recyclable, reusable, reuse, separate collection, single-use, Studies, SUPD, waste, waste collection, waste management|

In many EU Member States the political process that led to the Single-use Plastics Directive has initiated dynamic debates around bioplastics. This is also the case in France, where the national parliament is currently discussing a draft law on anti-waste and circular economy. Amongst other possible instruments, the draft also includes restrictions against plastic bags.However, [...]

New German Packaging Law: European Bioplastics demands complete implementation

New German Packaging Law: European Bioplastics demands complete implementation

Oliver Buchholz2019-10-31T14:12:50+01:0031 October 2019|Tags: bio-waste, biobased, bioplastics, circular economy, compostable, Germany, packaging, recyclable, renewable, standard, sustainability, waste, waste collection, waste management|

Bioplastics are a key driver for new developments in the plastic industry. The innovative materials play a key role in the transition to a circular economy, where fossil raw materials are substituted by renewable resources, and resource efficiency is at the forefront. The new German Packaging Law (VerpackG), which only came into effect in [...]

EUBP proposes criteria and product examples for preferable use of compostable plastics

EUBP proposes criteria and product examples for preferable use of compostable plastics

Oliver Buchholz2021-10-08T10:43:18+02:0026 September 2019|Tags: applications, bags, bio-waste, biodegradable, bioplastics, certification, circular economy, compostable, Directive, EN 13432, European Commission, food waste, microplastics, packaging, PVC, recyclable, reusable, separate collection, Studies, tea bags, waste, waste collection, Waste Framework Directive, waste management|

The European Commission launched an initiative regarding a study on the ‘Relevance of biodegradable and compostable plastics in a circular economy'[1]. European Bioplastics welcomes the initiative, as scepticism amongst stakeholders towards the relevance of biodegradable certified compostable plastics usually stems from a vague notion about their characteristics (please also see corresponding EUBP press release [...]

FEAD position ignores role of compostable plastics in achieving circular economy

EUBIO_Admin2021-10-08T10:43:18+02:0013 September 2019|Tags: applications, bio-waste, biobased, biodegradable, biomass, bioplastics, certification, circular economy, compostable, Directive, ecotoxicity, EN 13432, European Commission, industrial compostable, mechanically recyclable, packaging, PE, PET, recyclable, single-use, standard, Studies, SUPD, waste, waste management|

Berlin, 13 September 2019 – Regarding FEAD’s (European Federation of Waste Management and Environmental Services) latest position paper “Biodegradable and Bio-Based Plastics”, European Bioplastics (EUBP) believes that FEAD displays an incomplete perception on how a circular economy can be achieved. Unfortunately, the association exclusively focuses on mechanical recycling while at the same time refusing [...]

Member portrait: Prodplast Group

Member portrait: Prodplast Group

Oliver Buchholz2021-10-07T11:05:14+02:0029 July 2019|Tags: agriculture, Austria, bags, biodegradable, bioplastics, certification, compostable, corn, EN 13432, Member Portrait, members, Prodplast, Promateris, Romania, standard, starch, TÜV AUSTRIA Belgium, waste management|

Mr Tudor Georgescu, CEO at Prodplast In each issue of the Bioplastics Bulletin, we present five facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This month, Mr Tudor Georgescu, CEO at Prodplast, shares some information on the group of companies specialised in the manufacturing and development of biodegradable and compostable films, carrier bags, [...]

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