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3. Biosourced plastics
The first plastics, Parkesin and Celluloid, were developed from cellulose in the nineteenth century and were, in fact, biosourced. With the development of oil- and gas-based chemistry, fossil-based plastics gradually came to the fore for their cost and the diversity of characteristics they offered.
The end of the twentieth century saw new developments in biosourced plastics, particularly for packaging.
3.1 The family of bio-based plastics for packaging
The revival of biosourced plastics can be attributed to a number of factors. On the one hand, biomass converters have developed the biorefinery model, with the aim of valorizing all plant by-products, in particular through plant-based chemistry and biosourced plastics. On the other...
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Bibliography
Websites
• COTREP – Technical Committee for Plastic Packaging Recycling http://www.cotrep.fr/
• EFSA – European Food Safety Authority, plastics and plastics recycling http://www.efsa.europa.eu
• CORDIS – Community Research and Development Information...
Standards and norms
- CEN Biobased products – Vocabulary - EN 16575-2014 -
- CEN Packaging – Requirements for packaging recoverable by composting and biodegradation – Test program and assessment criteria for final acceptance of packaging - EN 13432-2000 -
Regulations
Commission Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 of January 14, 2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (consolidated version of March 3, 2014)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 282/2008 of March 27, 2008 on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs and amending Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006 (consolidated version of March 27,...
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Organizations – Federations – Associations (non-exhaustive list)
2ACR – Association alliance chimie recyclage http://www.2acr.eu
ADEME – French Environment and Energy Management Agency http://www.ademe.fr
ACDV – Association de la chimie...
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