BBC Future has produced a short video exploring climate change, intensive agriculture and urbanisation and the ways in which this interact to degrade soil around the world. The video can be viewed on the BBC website. […]
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Austria’s National Council passed a law on 2 July banning the sale of plastic bags as of 2021. Biodegradable plastic bags made from sustainable raw materials are exempted, as well as the ultra-thin bags used to bag fruits and vegetables in supermarkets – as long as they are compostable. Former Austrian Environment Minister Elisabeth Köstinger, who drafted the […]
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Novamont’s Mater-Bi bioplastic has been confirmed as being completely biodegradable in the marine environment within four to 12 months following a series of tests carried out in its own laboratories and by Hydra and the University of Siena. The studies were carried out to answer the question of what happens if a bag made of […]
BBIA member Vegware has introduced sandwich boxes to its compostable packaging range. The sandwich boxes are made from sustainably-sourced board and fully lined with renewable, plant-based PLA to keep sandwiches fresh for longer. The clear PLA front window and leaf-shaped cut-outs on the side offer extra visibility. A simple design for easy assembly. The boxes […]
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Coffee multinational Lavazza has announced that it will be introducing Eco Caps, its first 100 per cent compostable coffee capsules, with a view to making all of its coffee capsules compostable by 2025. The Eco Caps are made with Lavazza’s ‘aroma safe’ technology, which keeps oxygen out of the capsules to keep the coffee inside […]
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WRAP has announced that members of the UK Plastics Pact have committed to removing eight problematic or unnecessary single-use plastic items from shelves by the end of 2020 and have identified a further 19 items to take action against by 2025. Members of the UK Plastics Pact, which aims to significantly reduce unnecessary plastic packaging, […]
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The EU Single Use Plastics Directive has entered into law after being ratified by the European Council of Ministers. The new Directive will prevent the sale and use of 10 of the most polluting singe-use plastic products on the market in the EU, including cotton bud sticks, cutlery, straws, stirrers and polystyrene containers, where alternatives […]
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The BBIA has criticised a study published by the University College London that claimed that plastic packaging labelled biodegradable or compostable was misleading, stating that they don’t tell consumers that the material needs to be disposed in industrial facilities and that most compostable packaging ends up in landfill as there are not enough industrial plants […]
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