Two separate initiatives are afoot in the EU, and they have the potential to drive biomaterials' share of consumer and industrial use in opposite directions – but hope is in sight that they will be reconciled. First, nearly a year ago, the Waste Framework Directive 2008/98 (WFD) was published; among...
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News Commentary | January 13, 2021
The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) and Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) released a joint statement calling for extended producer responsibility at the end of life for flexible packaging and paper. The statement lays out eight policy elements that could go into U.S. legislation, including a ... Not part of subscription
Analyst Insight | May 26, 2021
Last week, Lux attended the 2021 Rethinking Materials summit, a two‑day event focused on innovation in plastics and packaging to curb CO2 emissions and combat waste. Conferencegoers hailed from all parts of the plastics and packaging value chain, representing 42 countries worldwide. The event ... Not part of subscription
News Commentary | June 16, 2021
The final guidelines of Directive (EU) 2019/904 state that only polymers that qualify as natural and have not been chemically modified are exempt from the directive. Based on ECHA guidance, polymers produced via industrial fermentation are not considered natural. This policy lays waste to the more ... Not part of subscription