Policy and reports
In this section of the website, policy documents issued by BBIA and others can be found alongside the many reports and studies issued by third parties that we believe are relevant to the bioeconomy.
Analysis of retailers’ front of store plastic film collection
From January to July 2014, WRAP conducted a compositional analysis to identify what is being collected at front of store collection points for plastic film packaging in the UK. The overall aim of the project was to determine the efficiency of the On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) in promoting the film recycling message to consumers, and to determine, within reasonable bounds of confidence, the typical levels of contamination in retailers’ front of store plastic film collections, looking at different retailers across the four UK nations.
Where next for the European bioeconomy?
This publication presents the latest thinking on the bioeconomy from the Standing Committee on Agricultural Research and the European Bioeconomy Panel. It is released on the occasion of the Bioeconomy Stakeholders’ Conference organised by the Italian Presidency of the European Union in Turin on 8-9 October 2014.
Bio-based Building Blocks and Polymers in the World – Capacities, Production and Applications: Status Quo and Trends towards 2020
Germany’s nova-Institute carried out this study in collaboration with renowned international experts from the field of bio-based building blocks and polymers. The study investigates every kind of bio-based polymer and, for the first time, several major building blocks produced around the world.
EU Knowledge Centre for Bioeconomy
Your source of information on bioeconomy. Find here all the latest data and information about bioeconomy, including statistics on investments in research, policy mapping, bioeconomy country profiles, data visualisation and analytical reports. This website is managed by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC).
EU Bioeconomy Observatory website
Your source of information on bioeconomy. Find here all the latest data and information about bioeconomy, including statistics on investments in research, policy mapping, bioeconomy country profiles, data visualisation and analytical reports. This website is managed by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC).
An Economic Impact Analysis of the U.S. Biobased Products Industry A Report to the Congress of the United States of America
Golden, J.S., Handfield, R.B., Daystar, J. and, T.E. McConnell (2015). An Economic Impact Analysis of the U.S. Biobased Products Industry: A Report to the Congress of the United States of America. A Joint Publication of the Duke Center for Sustainability & Commerce and the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative at North Carolina State University.
Opportunities in the Emerging Bioeconomy
Jay S. Golden and Robert B. Handfield Fri Jul 25 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0100 (British Summer Time) This report explores the opportunities associated with the biobased economy (excluding fuel, food and feed) and finds that the biobased economy is, in fact, growing, and it offers great potential for increased job creation in numerous sectors across the U.S.