PAGE | 20 Mar 2026 Key resources Find out about KCB science for policy briefs, selected publications, visualisations and newsletters. NEWS | 03 Mar 2026 Bio-based plastics: technology readiness and high cost key barriers to wide use Bio-based plastics currently account for a small 0.5% of global plastics production. A JRC policy brief investigates plastics derived from organic sources, its substitution potential... PUBLICATION | 03 Mar 2026 EU legislation for the registration of new bio-based products: Current challenges and barriers. A case study of products derived from municipal bio-waste for use in the agriculture and chemical industry sectors The paper analyses current EU legislation governing the production and commercialisation of bio-based products, with a focus on the challenges and regulatory barriers faced by novel bio-based products seeking compliance. More
NEWS | 03 Mar 2026 Bio-based plastics: technology readiness and high cost key barriers to wide use Bio-based plastics currently account for a small 0.5% of global plastics production. A JRC policy brief investigates plastics derived from organic sources, its substitution potential... PUBLICATION | 03 Mar 2026 EU legislation for the registration of new bio-based products: Current challenges and barriers. A case study of products derived from municipal bio-waste for use in the agriculture and chemical industry sectors The paper analyses current EU legislation governing the production and commercialisation of bio-based products, with a focus on the challenges and regulatory barriers faced by novel bio-based products seeking compliance.
PUBLICATION | 03 Mar 2026 EU legislation for the registration of new bio-based products: Current challenges and barriers. A case study of products derived from municipal bio-waste for use in the agriculture and chemical industry sectors The paper analyses current EU legislation governing the production and commercialisation of bio-based products, with a focus on the challenges and regulatory barriers faced by novel bio-based products seeking compliance.