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The 3rd Amendment of the Packing Regulations, dated 28 May 2005, was certainly the first step towards reducing the legal obstacles in bio-plastics waste management; other measures, such as those in central regulations for bio-waste and fertilizers, as well as the regulation on old cars, are still to follow. The path to the disposal of bio-plastics should be legally liberalized because of bio-plastics' material properties and raw materials base - the transformation to biogas or thermal reutilization is an interesting alternative to composting, as it allows energy to be recovered from such waste, without harming the climate. The 2005 Coalition Declaration of the German Federal Government stated: "fuels and raw materials from biomass can make an important contribution to energy and supply of raw materials and to climatic protection. Therefore, we will further develop the fuel strategy with the goal of increasing the bio fuel portion of the entire fuel consumption to 5.75% by the year 2010 ...." The general contribution that biomass can make to the supply of raw materials is mentioned in the coalition declaration of the CDU/CSU and SPD government parties, whereas in the coalition contract, only targets and measures for traffic areas and energy are concretely agreed upon. Thus, in the next few years, it is unlikely that the Federal Government will undertake any crucial promotion of bio plastics. Bookmark this page!      |
In
Germany
there are currently no legal provisions governing biodegradable products such
as biodegradable plastics. In addition to this, any market launch is being
hampered by the fact that individual areas of the law regarding waste are
opposed to the use of biodegradable plastics. It is the nature of the material,
above all, which is the main reason for these legally binding barriers. The
regulations demand that biodegradable plastics be made of 100% renewable
resources. However, if you look at the products available on the market,
depending on the characteristics of the material demanded, they actually
consist of both non-renewable and renewable raw materials. In spite of this, such
products are completely biodegradable.
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