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Novamont USA composting video
Novamont North America has produced a new video explaining what compostable packaging is and where it fits into global efforts to reduce plastic pollution. The video explains how compostable packaging is made and certified, how [...]
UK Government Brexit customs intermediaries grant scheme
The government has made £16 million in new funding available to help businesses prepare for Brexit. Leaving the EU on 31 October 2019 means there will be immediate changes to the way UK businesses trade [...]
BBIA response to parliamentary reports on recycling and plastic packaging
In recent weeks two parliamentary reports have illustrated the resistance in certain sectors to radical changes to the UK’s policies for managing wastes and resources. As they compel change and involve reallocation of financial resources [...]
Government Brexit Business Readiness Roadshow registration now live
The schedule and registration for the government's free Brexit Business Readiness Event roadshow is now live, which you can view and sign up for here. Support for businesses will be available on a range of [...]
Fungi Biomaterials Workshop
The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) will be supporting a fungi cultivation and biomaterials workshop taking place in Aberdeen from the 28-31 October. The workshop will be comprised of two separate modules – one on [...]
No-deal Brexit could see ‘more waste going to landfill’
Waste management company Suez claims that a no-deal Brexit could lead to more waste being sent to landfill due to the disruption caused by leaving the EU without a deal. Speaking to BBC News, Stuart Hayward-Higham, [...]
Prince of Wales pays visit to Woolcool on tenth birthday
BBIA members Woolcool received a visit from HRH The Prince of Wales on 19 July as part of the innovative company's celebrations of 10 years since it began creating ground-breaking sustainable food packaging from wool. [...]
Comment: The case for compostables
BBIA Managing Director David Newman was recently featured in Footprint arguing that compostables have an important role to play. Footprint does a great job of exposing flaws in our food, packaging and waste systems. Last month [...]
IBioIC launches PhD call
The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has launched its October 2020 PhD call. IBioIC supports PhD projects that are jointly funded by IBioIC and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), all delivered as [...]
BBC video on why soil is disappearing from farms
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 [...]
Scientific studies confirm the marine biodegradability of Novamont’s Mater-Bi bioplastic
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 [...]
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Researcher: Biobased, biodegradable polymers may not be as eco-friendly as you think
"Biobased" and "biodegradable" are terms that are bandied about universally when discussing solutions to the proliferation of polymer waste, according to Ramani Narayan, distinguished professor at Michigan State University. But both terms [...]
Do or dry? The future of UK anaerobic digestion
As part of its waste and resources strategy, the UK government proposes that – subject to certain conditions – every household in England should have access to a separate food waste collection from 2023, [...]
Iceland boss Richard Walker claims ‘Big Plastic’ is pressuring supermarkets to abandon their green efforts
Plastic manufacturers are putting “huge pressure” on UK supermarkets to abandon their efforts to eliminate plastic bags and food packaging from their stores, the managing director of the frozen food chain Iceland has told i. [...]
Business Secretary launches £10 million Brexit readiness fund for business organisations
Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom today unveiled a £10 million grant scheme for business organisations and trade associations to support businesses in preparing for Brexit ahead of 31 October 2019. The Business Readiness [...]
August 2019 NNFCC Biobased Products News Review
Initiatives such as the BioPreferred program, managed by the USDA, can help to encourage the increasing growth and use of biobased products. In two parts, the BioPreferred program has both a voluntary [...]
Interview with Shaun Chatterton, Floreon
We are very pleased to welcome Shaun Chatterton for this week’s interview. Shaun is the CEO and Founder of Floreon, ‘The No.1 Performing Bioplastic’. Ten years in the making, Floreon is now at [...]