Sustainable, biodegradable, compostable and recyclable plastics for packaging and end of life management
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BioPost aim is to develop sustainable environmentally friendly plastics to address the real world problems of current plastics. BioPost will focus on using commercially available and indigenous novel biodegradable polymers and develop composites suitable for packaging applications and evaluate their end-of-life options; separation from mixed plastic waste, recyclability, compostability and biodegradability under standard industrial conditions.
This project is funded under the EPA Research Programme 2014-2020. The EPA Research Programme is a Government of Ireland initiative funded by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. It is administered by the Environmental Protection Agency, which has a statutory function of coordinating and promoting environmental research. It is a jointly funded project by Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine.
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