POLYMEER has been featured in BBC News
POLYMEER has received significant recognition as it was recently featured in a BBC article highlighting our innovative uses of brewers’ spent grain. This underscores our project’s critical role in pioneering sustainable solutions and advancing the circular economy. A revolutionary approach to brewer’s spent grain Brewers’ spent grain, a major by-product of the beer industry, has […]
Turning agricultural waste into sustainable bioplastics
The environmental crisis caused by plastic pollution continues to escalate, emphasising the urgent need for innovative and sustainable alternatives. A recent scientific review highlights the potential of agricultural and food waste as a viable source for bioplastic production. This aligns directly with the mission of POLYMEER, dedicated to developing a new bio-based value chain for […]
Bioplastics Trends in 2024
Bio-based plastics are made in whole or in part from biologically derived raw materials rather than fossil fuels. They can be made from primary feedstocks, such as maize and rapeseed, or secondary feedstocks, such as agricultural waste and cooking oils [1]. Those developed in the POLYMEER Project will be based on brewers’ spent grain (BSG), making […]
POLYMEER kicks off to transform brewers’ waste into bioplastics
The POLYMEER project will establish a sustainable bio-based value chain for bioplastics Funded by the Circular Bio-Based Europe Joint Undertaking HORIZON programme under Grant Agreement No. 101157411, POLYMEER will run for 48 months from 1 September 2024. The project has received 4.9M€ of funding and involves 14 partners from 8 countries, coordinated by the Università […]