BERLIN, January 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

Says new report by World Economic Forum and Ellen MacArthur Foundation

European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association representing the bioplastics industry in Europe, welcomes the new report by the World Economic Forum and Ellen MacArthur Foundation on 'The New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the future of plastics'. The report provides an overarching vision of a global circular plastics economy in which bioplastics play an essential role in decoupling the economy from fossil resources and help to return nutrients to the soil.

The vision of the 'New Plastics Economy' aligns with the principles of the circular economy and outlines concrete steps on how plastics never become waste but, instead, re-enter the economy as valuable technical or biological nutrients. "The report demonstrates very clearly how bioplastics can help to deliver better economic and environmental outcomes by replacing fossil with bio-based feedstocks, while developing the many benefits of plastic packaging," says Hasso von Pogrell, Managing Director of EUBP. The report acknowledges that "feedstock from renewable sources helps decouple plastics production from finite fossil feedstocks and reduce the greenhouse gas footprint of plastic packaging […] and potentially act as a carbon sink throughout their life cycle."

Furthermore, the report recognises that compostable packaging can "help return organic nutrients to the soil in applications that are prone to be mixed with organic contents after use." It recommends scaling up the adoption of industrially compostable plastic packaging for targeted applications such as biowaste bags and food packaging and calls for the set-up of corresponding waste management infrastructure.

"The report provides an excellent fact-base for future discussions and a comprehensive vision on how the plastics industry can move towards a circular economy," Pogrell concludes.

Full report: http://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/news/new-plastics-economy-report-offers-blueprint-to-design-a-circular-future-for-plastics;

More information on bioplastics: http://en.european-bioplastics.org/multimedia/



THE RENAULT TALISMAN SCOOPS MAJOR AWARDS

January 26 - The official awards ceremony of the 31st Festival Automobile International (FAI) in Paris, was a big night for Renault, bringing home three major awards including the 'Most Beautiful Car of the Year - 2015' award for the Renault Talisman.

"I would like to thank all those who voted on the internet for the Renault Talisman, our new large D-segment saloon. The Talisman combines bold, muscular lines consistent with Renault's new brand identity with a unique, unprecedented driving experience thanks to our Multi-Sense and 4Control technologies. Renault is the only manufacturer to offer these technologies at this level of range," underlined Michael van der Sande, Renault's Senior Vice President, Marketing.

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