A wide coalition of UK NGOs delivered a letter to the Prime Minister on 24 April calling for a ban on new incineration plants in England, following Wales and Scotland. BBIA generally supports this request as the increase in UK incineration has evidently led to flat-lined recycling levels over the last decade. […]
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Versalis, part of the Italian energy giant ENI, has acquired biopolymer producer Novamont, a world leader in green chemistry and founder member of the BBIA. The press release can be found here but in short both parties agree that: “Its acquisition represents a great opportunity for Versalis to accelerate its strategy through the integration of […]
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BBIA held its AGM on 3 May in which the members approved the accounts for 2022, the budget for 2023 and a small increase in member fees for 2024. I wish to take the opportunity of thanking all BBIA members, the hard-working Board of Directors and my colleagues for their continual support. On this note […]
BBIA attended the interesting annual conference of the IBIOIC which was held in Glasgow on 16 March. It was particularly impressive to see some of the new technological breakthroughs presented by various Universities during the afternoon session. […]
ICast, of which BBIA is an associated member, issued its latest newsletter with an update on the growth of membership and research being undertaken at Swindon, led by Bath University. For more see here. […]
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The consortium in which BBIA is involved for the Usable Packaging project financed by the European Commission CBE JU, completed its reporting on 7 March. The expert reviewers hailed the ‘exceptional’ results of the project and specifically mentioned the dissemination and stakeholder work undertaken by BBIA. Final deliverables are being completed now and we can consider […]
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WRAP welcomed its new CEO Harriet Lamb who started in March. We at BBIA wish her every success in pushing forward the agenda on resource efficiency. […]
BBIA members involved in the UKRI financed Compostable Coalition have announced that trials began in March on testing the compostability of 14 tonnes of various compostable products at the Envar facility in Cambridgeshire. Whilst we in the industry have total confidence that these products compost, it is important to demonstrate that time and time again. The […]
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With compostable packaging increasingly in demand, some voices are questioning whether these materials can break down in UK composting facilities. An item may hold compostability certification, but does that mean it can successfully break down in a real-world composting environment? Small quantities of compostable packaging can be industrially composted with food and garden waste, but […]
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DEFRA has communicated that all companies must now be ready for EPR reporting. The Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) Regulations 2023 came into force in England, Northern Ireland and Scotland on 28 February 2023. Similar reporting requirements will come into force for businesses headquartered in Wales in March 2023. We will confirm this date as […]
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