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Joint NGO position paper: bioplastics in a circular economy

There is an increasing trend towards replacing conventional fossil-based plastics with “green-sounding” bioplastics. However, this paper shows that bioplastics do not solve many of the problems we are facing with plastic pollution and overconsumption and in fact cause new ones. The real issue at stake is the pressing need to reduce all plastic use. The …

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Bioeconomy is “no magic bullet” for environmentally-friendly economy

A number of existing and emerging EU policies and initiatives to green plastics, packaging, fuels and more through plant-based sources are at risk of backfiring with big social and environmental impacts, according to a new report from Friends of the Earth Europe. Substituting fossil-based products for plant-based ones is the core idea of the ‘bioeconomy’, …

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Land Under Pressure: global impacts of the EU bioeconomy

A number of existing and emerging EU policies and initiatives to green plastics, packaging, fuels and more through plant-based sources are at risk of backfiring with big social and environmental impacts, according to this new report. Substituting fossil-based products for plant-based ones is the core idea of the ‘bioeconomy’, which is promoted in the EU …

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Governments must keep ambitious targets for recycling – open letter from civil society

Eleven civil society organisations, including NGOs, think tanks and progressive business groups, have written a joint open letter to all 28 EU Environment Ministers, calling on them to adopt ambitious and binding recycling targets. The European Council is currently debating changes to EU waste laws, which were proposed in December 2015 by the European Commission …

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