The European Parliament has approved its Environment Committee’s (ENVI) waste legislative proposals created as part of the Parliamentary response to the EU’s Circular Economy Package. As a consequence of the proposals being taken on by the European Parliament, it has created a link between bioeconomy and circular economy, encouraging member states to support the use […]
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The Co-op uses a biodegradable and compostable carrier bag supplied by BBIA member Novamont to cut down on the amount of plastic waste leaking into the environment. Made using Novamont’s MATER-BI bioplastic, the bag can be re-used for shopping or a second important role of collecting kitchen food scraps and garden trimmings and disposal in […]
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BBIA is participating in the project RES URBIS (RESOURCES FROM URBAN BIO-WASTE), which began on 1 January. This project is coordinated by the University of La Sapienza in Rome and it is based on the development of an innovative technological sector for the integrated treatment of various urban solid wastes (such as municipal waste and municipal sewage […]
Media company Zinc, which aims to inspire positive social change, has created a video showing how disposable plastic products are leaking into the environment, harming wildlife and, eventually, humans. The video contains shocking footage of animals killed by entanglement, poisoning and from having stomachs full of plastic bags and implores us to think more carefully […]
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Friends and members of the BBIA are being offered a special 10 per cent reduction off of the registration price for the 10th International Conference on Bio-based Materials. Hosted by nova-Institute in Cologne over the 10th and 11th May, the conference is aimed at providing international major players from the bio-based building blocks, polymers and […]
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Please note that as of 1 February 2017, the BBIA has moved offices and has a different postal address and phone number. The new contact details for the association are: BBIA, 2 Old College Court, 29 Priory Street, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 0DE. Tel : 44 (0)3707 369 369 Email addresses and other individual phone numbers […]
There’s just two weeks left to apply for the ‘Bio-based Material of the Year 2017’ innovation award, to be presented at the International Conference on Bio-based Materials, 10-11 May 2017, in Cologne, Germany. The prestigious innovation award will be awarded for the tenth time. The focus of the award is on bio-based materials in a new specific […]
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BBIA has submitted two responses to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) consultation on the bioeconomy. The consultation asked for evidence to help shape a bioeconomy strategy for the UK, as the department ‘aims to foster a world leading bioeconomy which is appropriate to the UK’s industrial structure and availability of natural resources’. […]
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The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), ahead of the Brexit negotiations expected to begin by March, is working with the Department for Exiting the EU (DExEU) to gather evidence on the impact of leaving the EU. Following work on dispute resolution issues after the UK’s EU exit, the EU Exit Team is […]
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