{"id":175793,"date":"2026-04-17T07:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T05:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=175793"},"modified":"2026-04-13T17:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:19:09","slug":"european-bioplastics-eubp-welcomes-italys-draft-legislative-proposal-on-certified-industrial-compostable-packaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/european-bioplastics-eubp-welcomes-italys-draft-legislative-proposal-on-certified-industrial-compostable-packaging\/","title":{"rendered":"European Bioplastics (EUBP) welcomes Italy\u2019s draft legislative proposal on certified industrial compostable packaging"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/04\/Logo-EUBP.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-175813\" style=\"width:282px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>EUBP considers the proposal a positive and pragmatic signal for the sector. At a time when the\u00a0market needs more predictable policy direction, the draft helps provide greater legal certainty at a\u00a0critical moment and sends an encouraging message to companies investing in certified\u00a0compostable solutions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Italian initiative is an important step in recognising the role of certified industrial compostable&nbsp;packaging in specific applications and in providing a clearer regulatory framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is particularly relevant where compostability delivers a tangible functional benefit, such as&nbsp;packaging contaminated with food or difficult to sort. In this context, the proposal supports clearer&nbsp;recognition of compostable packaging in well-defined applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe welcome the Italian draft proposal as a positive development for the sector,\u201d said <strong>Lorenza\u00a0Romanese, Secretary General of European Bioplastics.<\/strong> \u201cClear and workable rules are essential to\u00a0support innovation, investment and market confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>EUBP will continue to engage constructively with policymakers and stakeholders in support of a&nbsp;coherent policy framework for certified industrial compostable packaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>European Bioplastics advocates for a supportive policy and regulatory framework that enables&nbsp;favourbale market conditions for the bioplastics sector to thrive. The association serves as both a&nbsp;knowledge and business platform, bringing together key stakeholders to support the development,&nbsp;market introduction, and scale-up of sustainable bioplastic solutions across Europe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, visit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.european-bioplastics.org\/\">www.european-bioplastics.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EUBP considers the proposal a positive and pragmatic signal for the sector. At a time when the\u00a0market needs more predictable policy direction, the draft helps provide greater legal certainty at a\u00a0critical moment and sends an encouraging message to companies investing in certified\u00a0compostable solutions. The Italian initiative is an important step in recognising the role of [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":175813,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"The Italian initiative is an important step in recognising the role of certified industrial compostable\u00a0packaging in specific applications and in providing a clearer regulatory framework","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[5838,5847,12239,7105],"supplier":[435],"class_list":["post-175793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-bioeconomy","tag-bioplastics","tag-compostability","tag-packaging","supplier-european-bioplastics-ev"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175793"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":175829,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175793\/revisions\/175829"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175793"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=175793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}