Are Bio-Based Packaging Alternatives Sustainable? What’s the state of play in the UK? Make your voice heard at the BIOVOICES breakfast workshop and BIOVOICES Stand

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Organiser: Rhonda Smith, Minerva

Event type: regional

Description: The MML workshop was based around the above question, using the Mentimeter tool to aid discussion with participants. After each slide a short discussion was held about the results. 1. Are bio-based packaging alternatives sustainable? 2. Which of the following issues do you see as the challenges to achieving sustainable BB packaging? - Confusion about claims by manufacturers - Wide variety of materials on the market - Lack of appropriate recycling infrastructure in the UK to deal with BB packaging - Inadequate government policy relating to industry standards & labelling 3. Are 2G waste streams the answer to producing sustainable BB packaging? 4. What opportunities are there for utilizing sustainable 2G waste streams? 5. Will UK government policy on standards for BB packaging drive acceleration of availability & use? 6. What current challenges mitigate against availability, use and disposal of BB packaging? 7. Are consumers being misled by current practice? 8. Is your organization combating consumer confusion?

Application sectors:

Food packaging, disposable tablewear

Other


Topics of discussion:

Supporting strategies, regulatory frameworks legislation and standards at EU and national levels

Supporting environment (Infrastructures, intermediaires, new business opportunities)


Challenges:

C3 – Release standardization

D3 – Increase sustainable 2G feed stock for b2b products

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BIOVOICES

10-03-2021 19:15

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Card of the MML

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