Plant-based food disposables manufacturer Vegware has reported a 68 per cent increase in export sales in the year to January 2020, with a 43 per cent increase in international growth in the same year. The Edinburgh-based SME experienced increased demand for compostable packaging products in the UK and particularly in Europe. CEO and Vegware founder […]
The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) is offering 15 fully-funded 4-year BBSRC studentships and up to three 50 per cent IBioIC-funded studentships via application from Higher Education Institutions across the UK. All projects require at least one industrial partner at application stage. The closing date for applications is the 5th October 2020 (noon). Further information […]
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A new report by the Changing Markets Foundation, ‘Talking Trash: The Corporate Playbook of False Solutions’, accuses big plastic polluters of undermining efforts to address the plastic crisis. The report lists the top 10 individual plastic polluters – Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, Danone, Mars Incorporated, Mondelēz International, Nestlé, PepsiCo, Perfetti Van Melle, Procter and Gamble, and Unilever […]
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published guidance for businesses on the ban on plastic straws, cotton buds and drinks stirrers. The ban will enter into force on 1 October and the guidance can be view on the government website. […]
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BBIA member Vegware has received certification from the Composting and Anaerobic Digestion Association of Ireland (Cré) assuring that one of its coffee cups and lids are compostable. You can read a discussion between Vegware and Cré on the Cré Certification website. […]
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The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) will be hosting its next two webinars in its Bioeconomy Cluster Builder series. These are: Sustainable Materials for Packaging (24 Sept) Net Zero Chemical Manufacturing (20 October) The purpose of this webinar series is to support companies working in the biotechnology field in Scotland and forms a key part […]
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The European biowaste treatment industry is calling for European policy makers, waste management companies and local authorities to ensure food waste is free from plastic contamination to avoid a bill of €2.5 billion a year for the biowaste industry to decontaminate the feedstock and prevent plastic fragments going into soils. Ahead of an international webinar […]
New BBIA member Oceanium, which makes compostable bio-packaging materials from sustainably-farmed seaweed, is seeking new packaging development experts. You can view the job descriptions for the roles below: Packaging Director – Consultant Packaging Materials Innovation Scientist and Project Manager Project Manager CVs should be sent to info@purposehr.co.uk […]
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BBIA member Biome Bioplastics has released a new video on the properties of bioplastics and the contribution they can make to sustainability goals. You can view the full video, featuring Paul Mines, CEO of Biome Technologies, below. […]
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