{"id":88034,"date":"2023-11-21T15:03:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T14:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=88034"},"modified":"2023-11-21T17:02:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T16:02:37","slug":"study-on-compostable-coffee-capsules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/studie-zu-kompostierbaren-kaffeekapseln\/","title":{"rendered":"Study on compostable coffee capsules"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A study by Wageningen University & Research took a closer look at compostable coffee capsules. The focus was particularly on the potential benefits of such packaging. Capsules made from compostable bio-based materials, aluminium and plastic were compared in various end-of-life scenarios.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The results of the study complement the impact assessment carried out by the European Commission, which analysed the PPWR<\/a>This was accompanied by a proposal last year that compostable coffee capsules increase the collection rate of organic waste, reduce the contamination of compost with non-compostable plastics and do not lead to increased contamination of other waste streams. European Bioplastics<\/a> (EUBP) is therefore appealing to legislators to take up these advantages of compostable coffee capsules in the negotiations to finalise the PPWR.<\/p>

\u201eIt is time for the results of numerous studies that have looked at the benefits of compostable coffee capsules to be incorporated into legislation. If legislators cannot follow the Commission's original proposal to make all coffee capsules compostable, they should at least consider this option for all plastic capsules.\u201c<\/p>

Hasso from Pogrell<\/strong>, Managing Director of EUBP<\/p><\/blockquote>

According to von Pogrell, conventional, non-compostable plastic coffee capsules offer no benefits for the environment. Both the plastic packaging and its contents are lost to recyclers or composters. Instead, most of these capsules end up in landfill sites or incinerators.<\/p>

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\u201eComposters are able to sort out aluminium capsules, but if they accidentally end up in the organic waste bin, they will not be able to distinguish between compostable and non-compostable plastic coffee capsules. However, if we want the operators of organic recycling plants to embrace the idea of allowing compostable coffee capsules to enter the organic waste stream and thus benefit from the nutrients contained in the capsules in the form of coffee residues, they must be able to rely on the fact that all plastic capsules that enter their waste stream are actually certified compostable and do not have to be sorted out before the organic waste is processed.\u201c<\/p>

Hasso from Pogrell<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

More than one hundred different types of coffee capsules are already certified as \u201aindustrially compostable\u2018 (according to the European standard EN 134324) according to established and independent certification systems. However, with the exception of a few Member States, such as Italy, compostable coffee capsules are not yet accepted by waste collection companies in Europe for the organic waste bin.\u00a0<\/p>

\u201eThis needs to change and the only way to achieve this is to support composters and their legitimate concerns about the contamination of their waste streams by non-compostable coffee capsules. Legislation that progressively bans the use of non-compostable plastic coffee capsules is essential. Ahead of the vote in the European Parliament on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) on 22 November and the discussions at Member State level on a general approach in the European Council, we therefore call on European legislators to take these arguments into account. Without the full support of local and national governments, it will not be possible to enable the use of this circular solution, which can not only contribute to the production of high-quality compost, but also reduce the use of other materials that are considered less sustainable for this type of application.\u201c<\/p><\/blockquote>

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Further news on bioplastics <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tStrong growth expected for bioplastic packaging\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tBiomaterial from Hamburg in the final: traceless nominated for German Future Prize\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\tA great honour for the Hamburg-based start-up traceless: the company has been nominated as one of three finalists for the German Future Prize 2025. With its plastic-free packaging solution based on plant-based waste, traceless addresses one of the most pressing challenges facing the packaging industry.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEU project converts agricultural waste into bioplastics\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\tThe EU project PROMOFER, coordinated by AIMPLAS, is developing new processes for converting agricultural and food waste into bio-based materials.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tAIMPLAS researches new processes to improve bioplastics for packaging\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tBio-based adhesive for sustainable folding carton production\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\tResearchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research are developing bio-based adhesives for folding cartons in the SUGRA project.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe recycling potential of compostable materials\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\tThe \"Compostable by Design\" initiative was founded in October 2023. We spoke to Afsaneh Nabifar and Henk Vooijs about its goals.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A study by Wageningen University & Research looked at compostable coffee capsules and their potential benefits.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":88038,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","rank_math_description":"Eine Studie der Wageningen University & Research hat kompostierbare Kaffeekapseln und m\u00f6gliche Vorteile in den Blick genommen.","rank_math_focus_keyword":"kaffeekapsel,bio,kunststoff","rank_math_title":"","csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[65,59750,60115,58828,54,32],"class_list":{"0":"post-88034","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-packmittel-und-packstoffe","8":"tag-abfalltechnik-und-recycling","9":"tag-biokunststoffe","10":"tag-eu-verpackungsverordnung","11":"tag-european-bioplastics","12":"tag-kunststoff-und-verbunde","13":"tag-packmittel-und-packstoffe","14":"cs-entry","15":"cs-video-wrap"},"acf":[],"vimeo_video":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88034\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}