Our commitments

Mastering the end-of-life of plastics

Plastics are very present in our daily lives and have now become unavoidable.

With the development of our industrial societies, the generation of plastic waste has continued to grow and has led to an accumulation of plastic in the environment, creating multiple nuisances. Plastics, which today are still mainly of fossil origin, take around 400 to 500 years (World Wildlife Fund (Australia) in 2018) to degrade under natural conditions.

Better management of the end-of-life of plastics is a major challenge of our time and we intend to contribute to it!

The innovations we are developing are on the verge of industrialization and soon they will provide concrete answers to the end of life of plastics!

Circular economy

The circular economy involves a more efficient use of fossil resources, reduction of waste and lower energy consumption, the guidelines for the strategic development of a new, efficient and sustainable industrial ecology.

Carbios is fully committed to this circular economy and positive recovery approach of plastics and textiles through the development of biological processes that represent a radical technological and industrial breakthrough, namely innovative processes based on the use of enzymes to reinvent the plastic and textile polymer lifecycle.

Response to the regulatory environment

Numerous initiatives are taken, today, at both a European and national level, to promote the recycling of plastics and support the commitments made by the public authorities and manufacturers on sustainable development.

Presented in July 2019, the Law on the fight against waste and on the circular economy was definitively adopted by the French Senate on January 30, 2020.

• the target of moving towards 100% recycled plastic by January 1, 2025;
• the obligation to reuse, reemploy or recycle unsold products;
• the ban on the “compostable” labelling on products that may only be composted under industrial conditions;

In May 2018, the European Commission presented the proposal for the “Single Use Plastics” Directive. Adopted by the European Parliament on June 5, 2019, it aims to prevent and reduce the impact of these plastic products on the environment and on human health, and also to promote the transition to a circular economy. Among other things, it provides for:

– an obligation for drinks bottles, manufactured mainly in PET, to contain at least 25% recycled materials in 2025 and 30% in 2030;

– a separate collection target for drinks bottles set at 77% by 2025 and 90% by 2029;

Industrial response for brands

Our commitment to designing solutions with a positive impact feeds our long-term competitiveness to meet the major environmental and societal challenges of our time. With a technological offer that is unique in the world, we aim to engage producers and users of plastic and textile materials in a sustainable transition towards a true circular economy model.