Water and land footprint of bioplastics
Petroleum-based plastics production has increased from 15 million tonnes in 1964 to 311 million tonnes in 2014 and it is estimated double in the next 20 years. Plastics derived from fossil resources are causing different concerns, such as the greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), resource depletion, and rise of oil prices. These concerns with petroleum-based plastics […]
The fate of (compostable) plastic products
The fate of compostable plastic products in a full scale industrial organic waste treatment facility This research project has been carried out by Wageningen Food & Biobased Research commissioned and fundedby the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (EZK), in the context of ‘Praktijkonderzoekindustriële compostering’ (project number BO-43-012.02-066). For several years now, there […]
LCA study of PLA including Food Waste
LCA study of PLA including Food Waste. (rapport: LCA study of PLA Packaging including Food Waste.Ana Carolina Cruz Alarico – Chemical Engineering Department, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal) The pressing need, in recent decades, to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, and the amount of food waste destined for landfills, has led […]
PLA Bottle HPP treatment
PLA bottle HPP treatment Research rapport: Suitability Assessment of PLA Bottles for High-Pressure Processing of Apple Juice. The aim of the present PET – PLA bottle HPP treatment study is to assess the use of polylactic acid (PLA) bottles as an alternative to PET ones for high-pressure processing (HPP) of apple juice. The treatment of […]
PLA and the circular economy
PLA and the circular economy PLA and the circular economy, so-called “waste streams” and products at the end of their useful life form the basis for new ones products, instead of being thrown away. This lake comprehensive, sustainable approach replaces the linear one economy with a circular, biobased economy in which products are made from […]
Exploration of sorting and recycling PLA.
CE Delft rapport ” Verkenning uitsorteren en recyclen van bioplastic PLA – September 2019″ – Recycling PLA.Bioplastics fit well in a circular economy, especially if they are recycled as much as possible at the end of their lifespan (CE Delft, 2017a). Some bioplastics, such as bio-PET and bio-PE, are already partially recycled. They are also […]
What are bioplastics
– What are bioplastics?– The term “bioplastic” refers to a plastic substance that is (wholly or partly) based on organic biomass instead of petroleum. Many bioplastics are biodegradable, which – in theory – is one of their biggest advantages (more on this later). However, it is easy to confuse some commonly used terms; although they […]
Biodegradable water bottles
Biodegradable water bottles from PLAbottles.eu are, as far as we know, the only bottles that are completely 100% plant-based. We have a bottle, CAP, and label that is made from 100% plant-based material. The world copes with the problem of fossil plastics. Therefore the plant-based bottles of PLA bottles.eu are an excellent solution to reduce […]