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Video project introduction
An introduction to the USABLE PACKAGING Project On 19 November 2020, we published a video concerning the project. Follow us on Twitter – LinkedIn – facebook – YouTube
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Newsletter Issue 1 Autumn 2020
Issue 1 Autumn 2020 Welcome to the first Usable Packaging project newsletter This newsletter aims to keep you up-to-date with the project’s progress. We hope you find it informative and look forward to hearing from you with any questions and comments. Edoardo Righetti, Innoven edoardo.righetti@innoven.com Jocelyne Bia, BBIA jb@bbia.org.uk Contents Read more…
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Practical application of bio-based compostable product
USABLE PACKAGING project reaches new milestone with first practical application of bio-based compostable product. Spanish family enjoys meals using re-usable plates made from new PHA compound material. A family in Spain has been the first to use a new bio-based, re-usable and compostable plate manufactured as an outcome of the Read more…
General Research
Breaking the plastic wave
In recent years, an increasing number of studies and reports have advanced the global understanding of the challenge posed by ocean plastic pollution. But most leaders across industry, government, and civil society have noted a critical gap: an evidence-based roadmap to describe the pathways available and to foster convergent action. Read more…
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WEBINAR: One Year USABLE PACKAGING
ONE YEAR OF PROJECT WORK AN UPDATE FROM THE PARTNERS On 2 July 2020, we hosted a webinar to provide an update on the project, one year from its launch in June 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzHlpgDQVNc&feature=youtu.be Webinar Presentation Follow us on Twitter – LinkedIn – facebook – YouTube
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Compostable Cutlery
COMPOSTABLE STRAWS UNVEILED AS FIRST OUTCOME OF THE USABLE PACKAGING PROJECT After unveiling compostable straws as the first outcome of the USABLE PACKAGING project, Spanish project partners Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC) and stakeholders OCENIC RESINS, also based in Spain, have announced the production of compostable cutlery as the Read more…
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Compostable Straws
COMPOSTABLE STRAWS UNVEILED AS FIRST OUTCOME OF THE USABLE PACKAGING PROJECT The first demonstrator developed as an outcome of the USABLE PACKAGING project into disposable packaging components has been unveiled as a compostable straw made of a PHA polymer material. The solution was developed by project partner Consejo Superior de Read more…
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USABLE PACKAGING on Spanish TV
On 3rd February 2020, the Usable Packaging project featured on the Valencia television channel À Punt, with a TV crew visiting Usable Packaging partner Bioinicia and interviewing Usable Packaging Project Co-ordinator and BioInicia founder Prof Jose Maria Lagarón, as well as Pablo Calvo, CEO of Ocenic Resins. The report explains Read more…
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A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy
In 2018, the EU published a strategy to address the issues around plastics for up to the year 2030, saying that: „Too often the way plastics are currently produced, used and discarded fails to capture the economic benefits of a more ‚circular‘ approach and harms the environment. There is an Read more…
General Life Cycle
End of waste criteria for biodegradable packaging
There are four criteria required for a waste material to obtain end-of-waste status:[1] the substance or object is commonly used for specific purposes; there is an existing market or demand for the substance or object; the use is lawful (the substance or object fulfils the technical requirements for the specific Read more…