Compostable packaging specialists and BBIA member Vegware has revealed its continuous growth since it began in June 2017 ahead of the 3rd Global Recycling Day (18 March). Between June 2017 and the end of 2019, the Edinburgh-based company’s Close the Loop composting collection service has composted the equivalent of 16.8 million disposable coffee cups, while […]
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The nova-Institute will once again award ‘Bio-based Material of the Year’ to novel or innovative bio-based materials and products at the International Conference on Bio-based Materials in Cologne, Germany, on 12-13 May 2020. From a pool of applicants, six candidates will be nominated for the award by an independent expert jury. These candidates will then […]
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Tesco has recently issued an updated series of guidelines on the preferred materials and formats that it will accept as packaging. In these updated guidelines Tesco has included all compostable materials in its ‘Red list’ under the category of packaging “Not to be used as customers cannot easily recycle (UK)”. Tesco explains this decision as […]
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The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) inviting applications to its new funding opportunities between industry and academia. Innovation Fund Project Call Scope – Scottish academic/industrial partnerships. Large pieces of innovative R&D work. Eligibility – Academic/industrial collaboration Funding amount – Up to £100,000 Closing dates – 03/04/2020 IBioIC Feasibility Programme April 2020 Scope – Scottish academic- industrial partnerships. […]
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A study by Wageningen Food & Biobased Research has found that compostable plastics break down sufficiently and quickly enough in Dutch composting facilities. In a representative full-scale composting test conducted at an organic waste site in the Netherlands, no remains of compostables plastics were found in the compost produced by the organics waste processing, though […]
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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a ruling against Ancol Pet Products Ltd’ claims its dog waste bags were biodegradable and less harmful to the environment. Ancol had marketed a product in March 2018 with the claim “Refill Poop Bag Rolls… These thick waste bags are biodegradable to lessen your dog’s impact on the […]
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A new report from WRAP suggests that local authorities that provide separate food waste collections experience lower total food waste arisings in their area. The report, entitled ‘The impact of food waste collection on household waste arisings’, compared data collected from 107 local authorities from England over a five-year period between 2012/13 and 2016/17. The […]
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NNFCC is seeking high-quality candidates for research analyst or consultant positions. Employment will be for an initial 12 months with potential for extension. These posts suit recent graduates with either first or post graduate degrees looking to apply their analytical, logic and investigative skills to support strategic analysis and problem-solving assignments to address industry needs. […]
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BBIA Chairman Andy Sweetman has joined MPs and academics in signing a letter calling for ambitious targets to increase the uptake of compostable alternatives to conventional plastics. The letter underlines the current lack of recycling of plastic film and flexible packaging in the UK – currently just four per cent – and calls for a […]
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Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin and Cré are delighted to announce commencement of a research project on BioPost – ‘Sustainable, biodegradable, compostable and recyclable plastics for packaging and end-of-life management’. This project is funded under the EPA Research Programme 2014-2020. The EPA Research Programme is a Government of Ireland initiative funded by the Department of Communications, […]
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