Bio-Plastics & Sustainable Packaging
In this study we provide cradle-to-gate information on the environmental footprint of polylactic acid (PLA) produced in Thailand at a commercial scale, covering emerging topics such as water footprint and direct land-use change.
Bioplastics – Industry Standards, Certifications & Labels. Bioplastics encompass a family of different materials. The purpose of this document is to communicate relevant standards for the bioplastic industry.
European Bioplastics, supports an instrument, which catalyses the transition to biobased plastics and leverages innovative biodegradable and compostable plastics as complementary tools to help end plastic pollution by 2040.
Industrially compostable products, certified according to the harmonised European standard EN 13432 for the organic recovery of packaging, contribute to efficient waste management and circular preservation of resources
Circular, Sustainable and Biobased Coatings: How to Apply the Safe and Sustainable by Design Framework.
This white paper presents how the SSbD can be applied to circular, sustainable and biobased coatings, offering input for further research.
What are bioplastics? Fact Sheet for a foundational, industry-standard overview of terminology and material types.
A plastic material is defined as a bioplastic if
it is either bio-based, biodegradable, or features both properties.
Challenges and opportunities in managing biodegradable plastic waste: A review. Biodegradable plastic waste management, waste collection and sorting, consumer confusion, recycling, EU legislation, source separation guidelines
This presentation PDF covers how bioplastics behave in waste-to-energy plants, the efficiency of existing sorting facilities, and how biogenic origin affects emissions.
Prof. Mario Grosso
Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering
