07 Mar 2023 --- The European Commission’s (EC) proposed revisions to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD) promise growth opportunities for bioplastic suppliers by mandating that only industrially compostable packaging be allowed for tea bags, filter coffee pods and pads, fruit and vegetable stickers and very light plastic bags. Danimer Scientific welcomes the new rules but argues that the EC’s support for compostables does not go far enough. The US bioplastics company wants the product list expanded to other single-use applications.
