A European project coordinated by Aimplas, the Spanish plastics technology centre, has made possible the development of biodegradable packages, such as bags, bottles and caps, in order to contain products requiring treatments like pasteurisation or sterilisation. After their shelf life, the packages could be thrown away together with organic wastes and turned into compost in composting conditions. Aimplas has completed the research that has made it possible to develop new biopolymers from which it will be able to manufacture these new biodegradable packages. Therefore, they can contain dairy products, such as fresh milk, shakes and yogurts with probiotics and still be processed at high temperatures.
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