11 November 202124 November 2021New insights reveal confusion about sustainable packagingNew vox pop study as part of the Usable Packaging project suggest that the concept of plant-based plastics is even less familiar to the British general public
2 November 20209 September 2021NNFCC joins 43 other signatories in open letter to UK governmentSignatories are calling for the immediate banning of plastics containing additives to degradation
23 July 202021 July 2020Compostable materials market booms in ItalyCountry has recently invested in a new extended producer responsibility scheme for compostable packaging called Biorepack
17 June 202012 June 2020UK associations call on government to ban oxo degradable plasticsAs the UK is now in the process of revising legislation on the use of plastic packaging, now is the time to act
19 March 202016 March 2020European Commission takes aim at ‘greenwashing’ in new circular economy action planThe EU’s circular economy action plan goes a long way in setting out an agenda on sustainable products
16 March 20208 December 2020BBIA responds to Tesco’s packaging strategyAccording to a recent study published by University College London, 84% of consumers prefer to purchase products in compostable packaging
23 May 201918 May 2019The reinvention of bio-plastics: New kids on the blockBio-plastics industry is looking into the use of non-food crops (2nd and 3rd-generation feedstock), such as cellulose, with a view to develop new materials
17 May 201913 May 2019UK compostable packaging market poised for tenfold increase by 2025, new report findsStudy showed an abundance of renewable bioresources that could supply the biochemicals needed to produce low-carbon biopolymers for the compostable packaging market
5 April 20192 April 2019Industry experts query whether bioplastics can solve the plastic pollution problem at sustainability conferenceBiodegradable plastic market in the UK is set to grow to 200,000 tonnes by 2030, out of a volume of 2.3 tonnes of plastic in circulation
1 February 201929 January 2019UK-based Vegware expands composting collection serviceComposting Collective – a collective solution for Vegware on the go
13 November 20188 November 2018Bioeconomies aim to become a beating heart of local communities, both rural and urbanBiobased industries, which currently account for 8% of the EU’s workforce, could create one million new green jobs by 2030
31 March 201630 March 2016Compostable coffee cups present solution to single-use cups in foodservice environmentsVegware setting up new trade waste routes all around the UK for compostable packaging and food waste
9 November 20156 November 2015First study on economic impact of bio-plastics industry to the UK presented by the BBIA at the House of LordsThe analysis produced by CEBR shows that a proper legislative framework would enable the development of a UK bio-plastics sector with 35,000 jobs and £2 billion of gross value added to the economy, considering packaging alone