Yearly Archives: 2017

3 Jul, 2017

Driving a car made from biodegradable materials

By |2019-05-08T10:01:27+01:00July 3rd, 2017|News from the web|0 Comments

A car made from biodegradable natural materials has passed road safety tests in the Netherlands. TU Ecomotive, a student team from Eindhoven University of Technology, unveiled LINA earlier this year. The four-seater's lightweight structure is made from sugar beet and flax which takes 20% of the energy used to produce today's aluminium or [...]

28 Jun, 2017

Introducing the BS 8001 Circular Economy standard

By |2017-06-28T12:44:04+01:00June 28th, 2017|Our news|0 Comments

BSI, the UK’s national standards organisation, has launched a new standard for the circular economy, ‘BS 8001:2017: Framework for implementing the principles of the circular economy in organisations – guide’, the world’s first for implementing circular economy principles. The new standard is the first framework of its kind and is designed to be applicable [...]

20 Jun, 2017

RES URBIS Stakeholder Platform – 29 June, Wales

By |2019-05-08T10:01:27+01:00June 20th, 2017|Our news|0 Comments

A stakeholder platform for the RES URBIS (Resources from Urban Bio-waste) project will take place on 29 June (2-5pm) at the University of South Wales in Cardiff. If you would like to attend this event please contact David Newman at dn@bbia.org.uk. RES URBIS, a three-year Horizon 2020 project, is combining a range of biological techniques to produce [...]

12 Jun, 2017

G20 alliance to reduce marine litter

By |2019-05-08T10:01:27+01:00June 12th, 2017|News from the web|0 Comments

The G20 states have undertaken to reduce the amount of waste in the world’s rivers and wastewater, and thus reduce the level of waste in our oceans. Meeting in Bremen the G20 states have adopted an action plan to address the problem of marine litter. Plastic packaging and other plastic waste account for [...]

12 Jun, 2017

A new UK plant will deliver a unique bioplastic solution derived from biodiesel

By |2019-05-08T10:01:27+01:00June 12th, 2017|News from the web|0 Comments

While bio-plastic product alternatives have been around for over 20 years now, some of these bio-plastics have not yet delivered on the promise of retaining the same packaging qualities as their traditional plastic formulations, while also being capable of biodegrading without a harmful footprint. Many of the more widely used bioplastic solutions derive from [...]

8 Jun, 2017

Asian nations make plastic oceans promise

By |2019-05-08T10:01:27+01:00June 8th, 2017|News from the web|0 Comments

Nations responsible for much of the world's ocean plastic pollution have promised to start cleaning up their act. At a UN oceans summit, delegates from China, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines said they would work to keep plastics out of the seas. Some of the promises are not yet formalised and environmentalists [...]

25 May, 2017

Agricultural residue packaging wins Bio-based Material of the Year 2017

By |2019-05-08T10:01:28+01:00May 25th, 2017|News from the web|0 Comments

Packaging materials based on upcycled agricultural residues created by German company BIO-LUTIONS have been named ‘Bio-based Material of the Year 2017’ at the 10th International Conference on Bio-Based Materials in Cologne, Germany. Photo: BIO-LUTIONS The award, which recognises innovation in the bio-based economy in products which have been or will be launched in [...]

24 Apr, 2017

Bill: Biomaterial content will be marked on plastic bags in Romania

By |2019-05-08T10:01:28+01:00April 24th, 2017|News from the web|0 Comments

Several MPs from the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Save Romania Union (USR), and from national minorities have drafted a law that may oblige producers to mark the content of biomaterial on plastic bags. Those that fail to do this will get fines ranging between RON 15,000-25,000 (EUR 3,300-5,500), according to the draft bill [...]

18 Apr, 2017

Finland is taking a leading role in the bioeconomy

By |2019-05-08T10:01:28+01:00April 18th, 2017|News from the web|0 Comments

The Finnish Government has chosen the bioeconomy as a future growth area of the Finnish economy. The national bioeconomy strategy, published in May 2014, sets ambitious growth targets for the future bioeconomy. The bioeconomy is already an important part of Finland’s economy due to our strong biomass processing industries, and the technology industries [...]

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