WRAP has announced the appointment of a new CEO, Harriet Lamb who will take office on March 15th. Harriet worked at Fairtrade for 15 years, as CEO of the UK Fairtrade Foundation and then of Fairtrade International. She is currently CEO of Ashden, which promotes just climate solutions including sustainable energy in the UK and […]
BBIA sponsored the CEN Christmas Party on December 20th and met with circa 20 MPs and Lords, Minister Therese Coffey and a total audience of 100 in the Houses of Parliament. […]
BBIA attended the Christmas Party of the Industry and Parliament Trust on December 12th in the Speakers House, Westminster. This was a very pleasant evening with the possibility of talking to several MPs. […]
BBIA spoke at the Industrial Biotechnologies Leaders Forum on December 14th making the case for policies which help create marketplaces for innovative materials. The IBLF is headed by BBIA Vice Chair Paul Mines who is appointed by the Minister for BEIS. […]
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BBIA welcomes two new members to its fold: Erthos based in Ontario Canada, a start-up biopolymer producer; CPG- Central Plains Group, whose associated company in Ukraine is readying the production of biopolymers from potato starch. Good to see lots of new capacity coming to the market. […]
The EFRA Committee in Parliament has issued a new consultation on soil health, which can be found here. It closes on February 3rd and BBIA will be responding with evidence on the pollution to soils from agricultural plastics. […]
UCL has released a study (3 November) on the ability of packaging marked ‘compostable’ to break down, saying that 60 per cent of compostables are not fully compostable at home. The study found that the public is ‘confused about the meaning of the labels of compostable and biodegradable plastics’. It suggests – to avoid packaging […]
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BBIA responded to the BEIS consultation reviewing net zero policies which closed on 27 October, calling upon the Government to recognise the role of bioeconomy practices to reduce fossil carbon use. A copy of our submission is available upon request. […]
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Ireland published draft proposals and a consultation on the introduction of a €0.20c levy on single-use disposable cups. You can respond to the consultation until 25 November. […]
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New legislation approved by the Government of California privileges the use of compostable materials, essentially prohibiting the use of plastic bags – unless they are compostable – for many applications (fruit and vegetable bags, etc). California has already tightened the law on the use of terminology, outlawing the use of “biodegradable” for plastics unless they […]
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