Woolcool Managing Director Josie Morris has been interviewed by London-based journalist and editor Marc Anton Smith, speaking about the impact of Covid-19 on Woolcool’s business, becoming a B Corp and facing crises as a family business. You can read the interview in full here. […]
Soft drinks giant PepsiCo has created a new video with help from BBIA member Novamont on compostable packaging. With the company aiming to make its packaging 100 per cent recyclable, compostable or biodegradables by 2025, the video explains what compostable packaging is, how it is composted and why it is good for the environment. The […]
BBIA will be hosting a free webinar on Thursday 14 May 2020 at 2-3pm on the future of food waste collections in the UK, drawing on the experience of Italy. Ten years ago, Italy passed a world first law to oblige local authorities and operators to collect household and business food waste “either with no […]
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Innovate UK has released details of new funding opportunities for innovative business and research. Of particular interest are the following opportunities: EUREKA collaborative R&D: advanced materials – Closes 30 June 2020 Innovate UK Smart Grants – Closes 27 May 2020 The Small Business Research Initiative Horizon 2020 programme You can find the full list of […]
BBIA Managing Director David Newman has been voted into the top 10 of the 2020 Resource Hot 100. Finishing in 7th place in Resource magazine’s annual list of influencers in the waste and resources industry, Newman has reached the top 10 for the first time. David Palmer-Jones, Group Senior Executive Vice President for Northern Europe […]
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The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre has announced a number of new funding and research opportunities for the coming months. Future Leaders Fellowships The next round of the Future Leaders Fellowships scheme is open with an extended closing date of Tuesday 30 June 2020. Future Leaders Fellowships could provide an individual with outstanding potential in your business with […]
The seventh BBI JU Call for proposals is open across 16 different topics until 3 September 2020, closing at 17:00 CET. €102 million will be made available for projects working on the development of new sustainable value chains, ranging from the efficient processing of biomass feedstock supply to bringing bio-based products to the market. The proposals […]
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The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that the introduction of its ban on plastic straws, cotton buds and stirrers will be postponed until October 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to be introduced this month, Defra has taken the decision to defer the implementation of the ban as “supply […]
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BBIA Managing Director David Newman appeared on The Behind The Story Podcast episode ‘It’s All Connected’ hosted by John Higginson this week to discuss the connection between man and nature and lessons that can be learned from Covid-19. Newman was joined by TIPA CEO and Co-Founder Daphna Nissenbaum and A Plastic Planet Co-Founder Sian Sutherland. […]
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