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Waste management of bioplastics and biopackaging |
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Bioplastics and biopackaging offer multiple waste management options, but these will only be developed in full when there is more material on the market, according to the industry.
Bioplastics are often criticized on the grounds that there are no waste management systems in place. The latter is true, since nobody can expect that waste management systems are in place starting from day 1. In fact they are often still not in place for materials which are on the market for several decades.
As bioplastic and biopackaging applications get more traction in the market, the industry organization, European Bioplastics, is increasingly asked to comment on the consequences of the introduction of these materials in national and regional waste management systems throughout Europe.
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