The French Parliament adopted the law on energy transition and green growth which makes biobased, biodegradable fruit and vegetable bags mandatory from 2017.
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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.
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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.
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Novamont and Lavazza launch the first fully biodegradable and compostable coffee capsule. The innovative product will hit the market in 2016.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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?
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Are you confused about biodegradable and compostable plastics bags?
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Biodegradation tests overseen by the Italian Institute of Plastics (IIP) show that the fourth generation biodegradable plastic Mater-Bi has achieved biodegradation of over 80% in around 220 days.
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