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Tag: Plastics
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Composite packaging under the PPWR: a legal boundary, not a scientific one
The PPWR defines composite packaging for the first time at EU level, ending divergent national interpretations. It sorts packaging into material categories, but it is not a recyclability assessment, and…
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Bio-based, biodegradable, compostable: three terms that are not interchangeable
Bio-based describes where a material comes from. Biodegradable describes what can happen to it. Compostable describes what has been verified to happen, under defined conditions. An explanation of the distinctions,…