Policy News: February 2023
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...
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“Oxo-biodegradable” plastics and other plastics with additives for degradation
Open the documentBioplastics are a broad family of materials that are either biobased, biodegradable, or both. The term “biobased” describes the basis of a material being fully or partly derived from...
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Landfilling
Open the documentIn the EU waste hierarchy, disposal (i.e. landfill and similar operations) ranks as the least preferable way of waste management. Read this paper and learn about: Description of...
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Bioplastics – furthering efficient waste management
Open the documentEfficient waste management is key to the European Commission’s flagship policy of a resource efficient Europe and its vision of a circular bioeconomy. Yet, today, the waste management...
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Bioplastics facts & figures
Open the documentPlastics are an integral part of our modern life. They play an essential role in providing, protecting, and delivering high-quality products in pretty much every market segment to...
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Recycling and recovery: end-of-life options for bioplastics
Open the documentEfficient waste management is key to the European Commission’s flagship policy goal of a resource-efficient Europe and its circular economy vision. The EU Waste Framework Directive...
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Marine litter
Open the documentIn order to minimise and ultimately prevent further pollution of the marine environment, European Bioplastics: considers the full implementation of EU waste legislation and an increase...
View ArticleHead of Sustainability and Environmental Affairs, European Bioplastics, Full...
European Bioplastics is the industry association representing the entire value chain of the bioplastics industry in Europe. Together with our more than 80 members we develop positions and contribute...
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Members Portrait: GO!PHA
Saloni Sharma – Policy & Advocacy Coordinator at GO!PHA Every month, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This time, Saloni Sharma – Policy & Advocacy Coordinator at...
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European Bioplastics to support two new research and innovation projects
Two new projects funded by Horizon Europe through the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking, MoeBIOS and ReBioCycle, have been recently approved, and European Bioplastics is proud to be on board!...
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