Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA, UK)

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA, UK)

5 June 202530 May 2025

Addressing the UK’s Polysemous Bioeconomy

New report from BB-REG-NET highlights how differing departmental priorities are creating contradictory policies that stifle innovation and limit economic growth in the sector

1 August 202326 July 2023

Norfolk bio-products firm set to be hit by single-use plastics ban

A company that makes biodegradable products says it may have to leave the UK because of an upcoming government ban on single-use plastics

9 December 20226 December 2022

89% of people call on UK government to support compostables as “solution to plastic crisis”

New data shows that the majority of UK adults support substituting conventional plastic with compostable alternatives and want local authorities and government to do more to incentivise the collection of compostable packaging

27 October 202022 October 2020

ReNew ELP to build world’s first commercial-scale plastic recycling plant using Cat-HTR technology

Key benefit of the Cat-HTR technology is its ability to recycle multi-layer, flexible plastic materials or to process food-contaminated, mixed-polymer streams

23 August 201820 August 2018

How the global heatwave is harming agriculture today and creating problems for the bio-economy tomorrow

Research crop scientist from the K-State Northwest Research-Extension Center, Professor Robert Aiken, explores agriculture and crop research issues in the United States today

4 May 201826 April 2018

Cotton buds and plastic straws could be banned in England next year

Consultation to start later this year as Theresa May continues drive against single-use plastic waste

12 January 20167 January 2016

Defra publishes review of standards for biodegradable plastic carrier bags

Further work needs to be done before certain types of carrier bags could be exempt on grounds of biodegradability

18 November 201517 November 2015

New emissions research gives a boost to UK renewable fuel sector

Report is positive news for the renewable fuels industry and for to meet GHG emissions reductions targets

9 November 20156 November 2015

First study on economic impact of bio-plastics industry to the UK presented by the BBIA at the House of Lords

The 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

12 August 201510 August 2015

Reusable, biodegradable and recyclable

Majority of Brits believe all plastic bags should be biodegradable

12 June 201510 June 2015

Wheat DDGS could form viable alternative to imported soya

A four-year research project has shown that using a co-product from bioethanol production can be used as an alternative protein to feed pigs

12 March 201512 March 2015

Waste-biogas is at least ten times more effective than crop-biogas at reducing greenhouse gas emissions

New study evaluated the environmental balance of various bioenergy options introduced into a typical arable farm rotation

9 March 20159 March 2015

Government lays down the foundations for a UK Bioeconomy

The UK Government has published a report detailing the enormous opportunities resulting from growing the bioeconomy

8 July 20147 July 2014

Campaign highlights biodiversity cost of plastic bags

The 3^rd July marked the International Bag Free Day, but most of the world continues to use light-weight plastic bags, deemed the most harmful to the environment

15 February 2013

Defra decides against ban on sending waste wood to landfill

NNFCC: Government intervention could have created new opportunities for the timber and energy industries

17 July 2012

British Plastics Federation clarifies green plastics

New Guidance Document to provide clear, user-friendly advice for companies in the plastics sector

30 November 201011 January 2018

Nuplas UK PLA Production

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1 March 2010

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