The new Novamont corporate image is a blue-green ribbon which wraps around itself in an upward circular movement, representing the idea of a perpetual drive towards excellence in research, planet Earth and regeneration. Turned through 90°, the ribbon becomes the letter M, standing for Mater-Bi.

The French Parliament adopted the law on energy transition and green growth which makes biobased, biodegradable fruit and vegetable bags mandatory from 2017.
 

Milan Expo 2015, the biggest event of the year, is focused on sustainability and the on-site waste management strategy is organized in order to achieve the best possible outcomes in terms of waste reduction and recycling.

A new legislation to reduce the consumption of single-use plastic carrier bags has been approved by the European Parliament , the law will be applicable for plastic bags thinner than 0.05mm and require a reduction of  lightweight plastic bags by almost 50% by the end of 2019 and by 80% by the end of 2025 compared to 2010.

Bioplas bags have been approved by Jeffries in South Australia as fully compostable in a commercial composting facility.

How data technologies and smart cities are changing the recycling and waste management landscape? Listen to the interview made by The Organic Stream to Contarina waste collector company.

We are pleased to share The Organic Stream online course with anyone with an interest in the topic of organic waste management. The course is designed for beginners and is addressed to local government, policy makers, agriculture and any other business active in the sector. It offers a complete overview of how to set up an efficient source separation and processing system for organic waste.

Novamont and Lavazza launch the first fully biodegradable and compostable coffee capsule. The innovative product will hit the market in 2016.

The Companies Section of the Court of Milan has ruled in favour of biotech firm, Novamont, in its case against Kromabatch S.r.l., which distributes oxo-biodegradable plastics additive ‘d2w’ in Italy, over the dissemination of incorrect information to the consumer

A new agreement has been signed between Novamont , Coldiretti and CAI growers aimed to cultivate local sustainable crops to produce bioplastics in the Sardinia's biorefinery plant.

The number of lightweight plastic bags will be limited to 90 per person per year, representing a reduction of 50% from current use. EN13432 has been endorsed as the standard to certify biodegradation and initiative to further improve biodegradability and compostability labelling for plastic carrier bags will be planned.

Third generation Mater-Bi® and the new Matrica flagship plants will be among the protagonists of the ninth Conference organized
by the European association of bioplastics industry

Do you remember the article "10 Facts about biodegradable and compostable plastic carrier bags" we published on our Bioplas News page sometimes ago? We are now pleased to announce that the 10 Facts have been illustrated in a very nice video infographic by Novamont.

Three new products have been released by Novamont during the last "Salone del Gusto" the event organized by Slow Food. The first we're going to introduce is the compostable heat resistant plate for hot food. As all Mater-Bi products, this innovative plate is fully biodegradable and compostable and can be disposed of together with organic waste after use.

"Comparison of biodegradable mulch products to polyethylene in irrigated vegetable, tomato and melon crops” is the trial project carried out in Queensland in cooperation with HAL. Mater-Bi biodegradable mulch film performed well over the season, with no major differences compared to polyethylene.

OWS (Organic Waste Systems, Ghent, Belgium) and IKT (Institute of Polymer Technology, University Stuttgart, Germany) are setting up a multi-client study to provide a definitive answer to the question: do oxo-degradable plastics biodegrade or do they not?

A new Mater-Bi agricultural film able to ensure mulching over long-cycle crops and fully biodegradable in soil is now available in Australia.