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News and calendar
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New platform to improve European cooperation on food safety
- It sounds sustainable: tableware made of melamine with bamboo and maize added as innovative raw materials. But when this tableware turns out to be... -
Leading role for electricity in reducing petroleum use
- Driving, cycling, cooking and even heating, electricity is used for an increasing number of purposes. Scientists are now investigating whether... -
Recycled plastics qualify as feedstock, but the leap forward is still ahead
- The current quality of recycled plastic bottles and flacons (PE and PP) is well-suited for various non-food applications. This was concluded from... -
Building blocks for a biobased future
- Wageningen chemists and chemical technologists are collaborating to develop new catalysts to transform bio-resources into materials with greater... -
Circular behaviour is easier if it is supported by policy
- Yes, I was one of them. One of those people with the New Years’ resolution to live more sustainably. Last year I calculated my personal Earth... -
Wageningen team awarded Top Visionary title for their vision for the Dutch Food System 2050
- Wageningen researchers Imke de Boer, Evelien de Olde, Kawire Gosselink and their team have been selected as one of the top 10 “Visionaries"... -
Accessible booklet about the current biobased plastics situation
- The development of biobased plastics is moving fast. Thanks to new types of polymers and new technologies, manufacturers continue to find new... -
Milestone: first road laid with three-layer lignin asphalt
- Since 26 November 2020, the Dutch municipality of Vlissingen has unique metres of asphalt. The construction of this section of the ‘Europaweg... -
POWER4BIO, information for regions in Europe that want to take the next step towards the bio-economy
- Practical tools with which regions in Europe can boost the bio-economy – that is the goal of POWER4BIO, a 2.5-year project of Wageningen Food... -
Theoretical limit in recycling rates for plastic packages scientifically established
- Scientists have defined the theoretical limit in circularity for plastic packages, after multiple years of data collection and modelling. This is...