8th Project Newsletter
The 8th issue of BIO-PLASTICS EUROPE newsletter was sent out to subscribers on 4th October. The BIO-PLASTICS EUROPE project aims to replace commonly used plastics with bio-based and biodegradable alternatives. Within the project, bio-based polymers are produced and then tested in terms of their degradability and properties for their intended use.
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This issue of the newsletter focuses on the advances achieved within the BIO-PLASTICS EUROPE project showing final outcomes and showing the overall project’s impact journey. This newsletter focuses on cross-continental exchange in Vietnam, BIO-PLASTICS EUROPE scientific colloquium, the new handbook that summarises the impact of bio-based and biodegradable plastics on existing waste management systems, expert insights, BIO-PLASTICS EUROPE Impactful Journey and more.
You can access the Newsletter as a PDF or read it as the following posts:
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The BIO-PLASTICS EUROPE scientific colloquium - by Reinhard Saborowski, Lukas Miksch and Lars Gutow (AWI Alfred-Wegener-Institute, Germany)
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Addressing the mismatch between policy and science: A white paper will tell the story of bio-based plastics and their alignment with current EU policies and strategy - by Dr. Carly Fletcher (Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom)
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Cross-continental exchange in Vietnam: European-Asian symposium on avoiding plastic waste and promoting bio-based plastics - by Dr. Jelena Barbir (HAW Hamburg, Germany)
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Information for a broad audience: New handbook summarises the impact of bio-based and biodegradable plastics on existing waste management systems – by Prof. Dr. Žaneta Stasiškienė I (Institute of Environmental Engineering Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania)
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Enlightening dialogue with Experts - Elements of the future and requirements regarding bio-based plastics were discussed – by Carolyn Brand & Angela Hahn (Prospex Institute, Belgium)
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Impactful Journey - Navigating the Bio-Based Plastics Frontier – by Carolyn Brand (Prospex Institute, Belgium)
To those who have been in touch with our project and to all the newcomers, we wish you all a great read!
With this final issue we are closing our newsletter series. Thank you to all readers for following along on our journey!