France, after Belgium in the EU and other entities globally such as California, has now banned the use of the marketing term ‘biodegradable’ for plastics. BBIA has written to DEFRA many times to put into place legislation which stops the unqualified use of ‘biodegradable’ as a marketing sales pitch for plastics and applauds the French […]
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Resource Magazine has published an article looking at how one Italian company treats biowaste to make biomethane and compost. The company, Entsorga, has developed an economically interesting and technically functional model. See more here. […]
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The European Commission has published its long-awaited Green Deal document on sustainable products, which should be essential reading to anyone exporting to the EU. Whilst it is a long and complex document that is likely to be heavily watered down in its final implementation, the Commission lays out a vision for a ‘Regulation on Ecodesign […]
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) recently published its latest funding opportunities. They are as follows: Innovation loans future economy competition: round one UK registered businesses can apply for loans for innovative projects with strong commercial potential to significantly improve the UK economy. Find out more and apply> Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) bi-directional charging phase one UK registered […]
You will have read that in Nairobi, the United Nations Environment Programme annual assembly voted unanimously to initiate the negotiation on a global treaty on managing plastics production and waste. By 2024, the parties should bring a binding treaty proposal for approval. This is a gigantic first step on the way to reducing plastic pollution […]
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California leads the USA in terms of environmental legislation, and its recently announced Sustainable Packaging Act shows how the state is acting in determining which packaging flows are accepted into its recycling and composting systems. This is an excellent guide for the UK to imitate. […]
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South Korea claims to have one of the highest interception rates in the world for food waste collections, with around 95 per cent intercepted and composted and sent to AD. It is therefore no surprise that the use of compostable materials there is widespread, and not just for collections, which are mandated in compostable bags. […]
Recent research has discovered that sixty per cent of the particulates polluting the air in the UK are from ammonia leaking from farms. The substance is released from livestock manure and urine, as well as the overuse of synthetic nitrogen fertilisers. Once released, it drifts into cities and reacts with other air pollutants to form […]
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UKRI recently released its new and current ‘Innovate UK’ funding opportunities. They are as follows: Early ideas to improve the delivery of nucleic acid therapeutics UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £6 million to improve the delivery of nucleic acid therapeutics. Automotive Transformation Fund expression of interest: round 17 Registered […]
The IBioIC recently released its December funding opportunities bulletin. The opportunities are as follows: IBioIC Open Funding Calls PhD Funding Call IBioIC Open Call for 2022 PhD Projects | 12 December 2021 Two 50 per cent funded and four 80 per cent funded studentships are available via application from HEI’s across Scotland. Scottish Funding Calls […]