Project

About the project

The Context… currently available packaging materials

Conventional plastic packaging are low cost, light weight, versatile, have good protective properties…

But they:
  • Contribute to the depletion of our finite non-renewable resources.
  • Often use multilayer structures to meet required performances which are difficult to recycle. Same goes for coated textile packaging.
  • In addition, in many cases left over products at EoL make material recycling challenging.

PLA is currently the most affordable bio-based and biodegradable plastic but its biodegradability, and that of many other biodegradable biopolymers, is not granted in every environment.

Defficient plastic packaging EoL

Of the plastics reaching waste management systems:
  • Only recycled at < 31%
  • Landfilled at 30-40%
  • Incinerated at 30-40%
  • Insufficient collection for organic recycling
+ High environmental leakage
Rafael Alonso – AIMPLAS
Patrizia Cinelli - Planet Bioplastics

Key figures

BionTop Key figures:

  • Call topic: BBI.2018.SO3.R10 - Develop bio-based packaging products that are biodegradable/ compostable and/or recyclable
  • RIA (Start TRL 3-4, Target TRL 5-6)
  • 4 years (1/06/2019 – 31/05/2023 )
  • Budget 5,4M€ (BBI-JU contribution 4,2M€)
  • 21 partners (4 Research and Technology Organisations, 9 SMEs, 6 Large Industries, a consumers’ association and a pan EU industry association)
    • 7 Biobased Industries Consortium members
    • +Advisory board
  • 8 countries

Goals

To develop new bio-copolymers, compounds, biocomposites & coatings formulation and process them into:

  • 1) Recyclable, home-compostable monomaterial trays & films for fruit and vegetables.
  • 2) Recyclable, multilayer trays & films compatible with modified atmosphere packaging, e.g. dairy and personal care products.
  • 3) Home compostable & organically recyclable nets for fruit and vegetables.
  • 4) Home compostable & organically recyclable coated textiles.
  • 5) Recyclable, reusable coated woven fabrics, e.g. food wraps.
  • 6) Recyclable, reusable secondary packaging from SRM secondary raw material: extruded blown bags and non-woven bags.

Results

Consortium

AIMPLAS

AIMPLAS

Coordinator València Parc Tecnològic Calle Gustave Eiffel, 4 46980 Paterna Valencia, ESPAÑA
ARCHA

ARCHA

Street VIA DI TEGULAIA 10 A PISA (56100) Italy
ASU

ASU

Street ANTON GUNTHER STRASSE 51 SIGMARINGEN (72488) Germany
BioMi

BioMi

Street Put Brdo 15 MATULJI (51211) Croatia
CMSA

CMSA

Street Calle Alejandrico 14 Beniajan (30570) Murcia Country Spain
CTB

CTB

Street RUE MONTOYER 24/2 BRUXELLES (1000) Belgium
EMSUR

EMSUR

Street Avenida de Madrid, 72 ALCALÁ DE HENARES (28802) Spain
ENCO

ENCO

Street VIA MICHELANGELO SCHIPA 115 NAPOLI (80122) Italy
Entrepinares

Entrepinares

Street Avenida Santander nº140, Polígono Industrial L Valladolid (47011) Spain
EUBP

EUBP

Street MARIENSTRASSE 19/20 BERLIN (10117) Germany
INSTM

INSTM

Via Giusti 9 FIRENZE (50121) - Italy
IRIS

IRIS

Street CALLE VELAZQUEZ, NO 94 PRIMERA PLANT MADRID (28006) Spain
MC

MC

Street Via Piemonte 39/a Roma (00187) Italy
OWS

OWS

Street DOK NOORD 5 GENT (9000) Belgium
PLANET

PLANET

Street VIA SAN GIOVANNI BOSCO 23 PISA (56127) Italy
Romei

Romei

Street via G. di Vittorio 7 Scarperia (50038) Italy
SILON

SILON

Street PRUMYSLOVA 451 PLANA NAD LUZNICI (391 02) Czech Republic
Sioen

Sioen

Street Fabriekstraat 23 Ardooie (8850) Belgium
Total Corbion

Total Corbion

Arkelsedijk 46 4206 AC Gorinchem The Netherlands
UBESOL

UBESOL

Street la Costera, 9 ATZENETA D'ALBAIDA (46869) Spain
WEAREBIO

WEAREBIO

Street Narva Maantee 5 Tallinn (10117) Estonia

BIONTOP at media

  • Un nuevo envase alimentario de origenbiológico favorece el compostaje y elreciclaje domésticos

    30/10/2023
  • BIOnTop: Nuevos envases reciclables, compostables y reutilizables

    24/08/2020
  • European project BIOnTop: Promising results in development of new recyclable and compostable packaging

    21/08/2020
  • BIOnTop obtains promising results in the development of new recyclable and compostable packaging

    11/08/2020
  • European project obtains promising results in development of new recyclable and compostable packaging

    07/08/2020
  • El proyecto BIOnTop, liderado por Aimplas, consigue resultados prometedores

    06/08/2020
  • El proyecto europeo BIOnTop obtiene resultados prometedores en el desarrollo de nuevos envases reciclables y compostables

    03/08/2020
  • BIONTOP, "prometedores" resultados para la creación de nuevos envases reciclables y compostables

    02/08/2020
  • PRIMEROS RESULTADOS DEL PROYECTO BIONTOP PARA EL DESARROLLO DE NUEVOS ENVASES RECICLABLES Y COMPOSTABLES

    30/07/2020
  • BIOnTop Advances Development Of Recyclable And Compostable Packaging

    30/07/2020
  • El proyecto europeo BIOnTop obtiene resultados prometedores en el desarrollo de nuevos envases reciclables y compostables

    29/07/2020
  • EU-funded BIOnTop project secures first wins on road to petroleum plastic reduction

    29/07/2020
  • BIOnTop logra resultados prometedores en el desarrollo de nuevos envases reciclables y compostables

    28/07/2020
  • El proyecto europeo BIOnTop obtiene resultados prometedores en el desarrollo de nuevos envases reciclables y compostables

    28/07/2020
  • El proyecto europeo BIOnTop obtiene resultados prometedores en el desarrollo de nuevos envases reciclables y compostables

    28/07/2020
  • Aimplas lidera el proyecto 'BIOnTop'

    27/07/2020
  • BIOnTop obtiene resultados prometedores en el desarrollo de nuevos envases reciclables y compostables

    27/07/2020
  • BIOnTop project ends first year with promising results

    27/07/2020
  • El proyecto europeo BIOnTop obtiene resultados prometedores en el desarrollo de nuevos envases reciclables y compostables

    27/07/2020
  • BIOnTop project ends first year with promising results

    27/07/2020
  • BIOnTop obtiene resultados prometedores

    27/07/2020
  • El proyecto europeo BIOnTop obtiene resultados prometedores en el desarrollo de nuevos envases reciclables y compostables

    26/07/2020
  • El proyecto BIOnTop obtiene resultados prometedores en el desarrollo de envases reciclables y compostables

    24/07/2020
  • Nuevos materiales para nuevos envases reciclables, compostables y reutilizables

    24/07/2020
  • Envases reciclables y compostables gracias al proyecto europeo BIOnTop

    24/07/2020
  • El proyecto europeo BIOnTop obtiene resultados prometedores en el desarrollo de nuevos envases reciclables y compostables

    24/07/2020
  • ‘Promising results’ from BIOnTop project

    24/07/2020
  • El proyecto europeo BIOnTop

    01/07/2020
    Mundoplast
  • Succesfull kick-off meeting of the BIOnTOP project

    27/06/2019


      

This project has received funding from the Bio Based Industries Joint Undertaking under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 837761.