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BBIA joins coalition of associations calling for ban on oxodegradable plastics in the UK
The BBIA has joined a coalition of trade associations calling for a ban on oxodegradable plastics in the UK. The BBIA has put its name to a letter to Environment Secretary George Eustice calling for [...]
Jeremy Jacobs retires from REA and BBIA
Jeremy Jacobs, Technical Director at the REA and BBIA Board Member, has retired following a 40-year career. Following Jacobs' retirement, Jenny Grant will now serve as Head of Organics and Natural Capital at the REA. [...]
BBIA WEBINAR | 16 JUNE:A new Extended Producer Responsibility system for compostable packaging – the Italian model
BBIA will be hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 16th June 2020 at 2-3pm examining the Italian model for an extended producer responsibility scheme for compostable packaging. In May 2020 the Italian Minister of Environment [...]
Wood-based fibre ready meal tray wins Bio-based Material of the Year 2020
A wood-based fibre ready meal tray suitable for home composting has won the Bio-based Material of the Year 2020 award. Made by Huhtamaki Lurgan from the UK and Finland, the product beat off competition from [...]
Vegware launches commercial compostables service with Paper Round
BBIA member Vegware has launched a new commercial compostable collection service with Paper Round to collect its compostable packaging in London, Brighton and Sussex. Vegware's compostable foodservice packaging will be collected by Paper Round as [...]
Woolcool Managing Director Josie Morris speaks about Covid-19, running a family business and coping with crisis
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 [...]
PepsiCo creates compostable packaging video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55YnyK9QL-s 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 [...]
BBIA WEBINAR: Food Waste Collections in the UK
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 [...]
New Innovate UK funding available
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 [...]
BBIA Managing Director David Newman features in top 10 of the 2020 Resource Hot 100
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, [...]
IBioIC funding and research opportunities
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 [...]
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Moving up the agenda | Supplier analysis – compostables
Waqas Qureshi hears from seven compostable and biodegradable packaging suppliers. The mood on the long-term outlook is mixed but there is a call for clarity over how the UK manages these materials. [...]
Huge knowledge gap over health of soil
A vital knowledge gap about England’s environment has been uncovered by soil campaigners. They have discovered that just 0.41 per cent of the cash invested in environmental monitoring goes on examining the [...]
‘Burnt and dumped’: Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Unilever and Nestlé plastics waste fuelling climate change
A new report by international development and relief agency Tearfund claims that single-use bottles, sachets and packets produced by the companies are being burnt in developing countries at an alarming rate and [...]
Green expectations | Special report – bioplastics
Around 50 per cent of the five million tonnes of plastic currently in circulation throughout the UK each year is used for packaging; maybe a quarter of which gets recycled. This compares [...]
Compostable packaging infrastructure can solve the plastic packaging issue
The petrol-powered motor was first invented in 1885, however, it took until 1913 to become mass produced and cemented as a cornerstone of daily life. The replacement of the horse and carriage [...]
“Rejuvenated” support urged for national ban on food waste to landfill
ReFood is calling for “rejuvenated government support” in its national drive to nationally ban food waste from landfill. Having lobbied for a UK-wide ban since launching its Vision 2020 roadmap in 2013, [...]