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Bio-based plastics and recycled plastics in packaging

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Bio-based plastics and recycled plastics in packaging

Author : Vincent COLARD

Publication date: April 10, 2026 | Lire en français

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5. Glossary

Biomass

Biomass, excluding materials incorporated into geological formations and/or fossilized (Standard NF EN 16575: 2014).

Composite (colloquial: Compound); Compound

A homogeneous mixture of one or more polymers with other substances, such as fillers, plasticizers, or pigments, which is used as a raw material in machines designed to manufacture plastic objects. (Materials terminology, plastics technology — Official Journal of the French Republic, October 16, 2011).

Packaging

Any product made of materials of any kind, intended to contain and protect specific goods—ranging from raw materials to finished products—to facilitate their handling and transport from the producer to the consumer or user, and to ensure their presentation. All single-use items used for the...

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