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Defra publishes revised Waste Management Plan for England
On 27 January Defra published its revised Waste Management Plan for England. Responses from the consultation, including those made by BBIA, have been taken into account in the revised Plan. They are also reflected in [...]
Consumers misled on environmental credentials
BBIA strongly recommends its members ensure that all claims made for their materials are supported by certification. Another example of unsubstantiated claims is evidenced in a report from The International Consumer Protection Enforcement Network, which claims [...]
BIOME Bioplastics launches biodegradable tree shelters
BBIA member BIOME Bioplastics has launched a new range of biodegradable tree shelters. Plans to significantly increase tree planting as part of the UK’s push to net-zero emissions are expected to exacerbate the country's littering [...]
Cré makes progress with Brown Bin scheme
Cré Ireland is making fast progress with its Brown Bin scheme, created to collect biowaste and compostables together. The scheme has recently been certified as suitable for Irish composting plants. More news on this progress [...]
World first for high temperature compostable food packaging
In an important step on the journey to replacing plastics in UK ready meal packaging, Camden BRi laboratory has certified an all-natural compostable food tray for high temperature migration, meaning it is safe and highly [...]
PAS 9017 PRE Reference Modification Request
Read the letter from Plastics Recycling Europe requesting a revision of the BSI standard.
BBIA writes to Treasury Minister about Plastics Tax
On 10 December BBIA wrote to the Treasury Minister responsible for the implementation of the Plastics Tax, Kemi Badenoch MP. This was to point out that the tax unfairly penalises all compostable packaging as compostables [...]
Improving the costs of food waste collection: enhancing economic and environmental outcomes by choosing the right caddy liner
The BBIA and associated member companies have commissioned Sancroft International to undertake a detailed cost analysis of the implications of different food waste caddy liners – including PE bags, compostable plastic bags, paper bags and [...]
Grant gives BioPak go-ahead for composting infrastructure expansion
BioPak has been awarded a grant from the Australian Government to support waste recovery in Australia as part of its National Product Stewardship Investment Fund. BioPak will use the funding to develop and support its [...]
London and Brighton compostable packaging collections featured in Ellen MacArthur Foundation guide
Paper Round’s collections composting Vegware disposables is featured in the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s new Upstream Innovation guide, released 19 November. Highlighted as a circular economy solution for plastic, the collaboration is London and Brighton’s first [...]
Newsletter: European Compost Network
The European Compost Network (ECN) has published a newsletter updating readers on a number of upcoming events and recent updates. Among other updates, the newsletter outlines how the ECN will celebrate World Soil Day in [...]
On the Web
Webinar: Circular Towns – driving sustainability in the built environment
Against a backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic and a subsequent green recovery, targets to mitigate the impacts of climate change, and Brexit, this webinar will explore how towns, villages and communities across Wales can implement [...]
UK Government announces separate food waste collections in Spending Review
This year’s spending review for 2021-22, delivered by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak on 25 November, highlighted the particular importance of implementing ‘consistent’ waste collection systems – including food waste – across local authorities [...]
BPF believes PAS 9017 will not help provide a solution for littering
The BPF strongly advocates the enabling of circularity in the use of plastics - the value of materials and resources should be kept in use and always be prioritised. Plastic that break down at an [...]
EPR for compostable food packaging in the UK
Extended producer responsibility (EPR) has arrived in the UK for compostable food packaging. Vegware, a compostable products supplier based in Scotland and also active in the USA, began its partnership with the [...]
US chemical industry overreaches by invoking USMCA
The world is drowning in plastic. The sheer volume and variety of plastics on the market, and its persistence in nature, create significant risks for human and animal health and the survival of [...]
19-year study shows we’ve been undervaluing how much compost can boost carbon capture
It's no secret that organic farmers believe in compost, but just what role compost plays in soil's ability to store carbon - and keep it out of the atmosphere, where it contributes [...]