Life Cycle

The need for broader system boundaries in bioplastic food packaging life-cycle assessment The increasing amount of plastic waste generated each year, fuelled by the growing consumption of single-use plastics in food packaging applications, threatens the integrity of our ecosystems while creating an unprecedented waste management crisis. The biodegradable properties of Read more…

By USABLE PACKAGING, 12 months3 months ago

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…

By USABLE PACKAGING, 2 years3 months ago

Consumer Life Cycle

Don’t scrap the waste:

General Life Cycle

End of waste criteria for biodegradable packaging