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Because of their biological biodegradability, the use of bioplastics is especially popular in the packaging sector. The use of bioplastics for shopping bags is already very common. After their initial use they can be reused as bags for organic waste and then be composted. Trays and containers for fruit, vegetables, eggs and meat, bottles for soft drinks and dairy products and blister foils for fruit and vegetables are also already widely manufactured from bioplastics. Catering products belong to the group of perishable plastics. Disposable crockery and cutlery, as well as pots and bowls, pack foils for hamburgers and straws are being dumped after a single use, together with food-leftovers, forming huge amounts of waste, particularly at big events. The use of bioplastics offers significant advantages not only in an ecological sense but also in an economical sense.
Within the
agricultural economy and the gardening sector mulch foils made of biodegradable
material and flower pots made of decomposable bioplastics are predominantly used
due to their adjustable lifespan and the fact that these materials do not leave
residues in the soil. This helps reduce work and time (and thus cost) as these
products can simply be left to decompose, after which they are ploughed in to
the soil. Plant pots used for flowering and vegetable plants can be composted
along with gardening and kitchen litter.
In comparison to packaging, catering or gardening sectors, the medical sector sets out completely different requirements with regards to products made of renewable and reabsorbing plastics. The highest possible qualitative standards have to be met and guaranteed, resulting in an extremely high costs, which sometimes exceed 1.000 Euro per kilo. The potential applications of biodegradable or reabsorbing bioplastics are manifold.
Due to their specific
characteristics, bioplastics are used as a basis for the production of sanitary
products. These materials are breathable and allow water vapor to permeate, but
at the same time they are waterproof. Foils made of soft bioplastic are already
used as diaper foil, bed underlay, for incontinence products, ladies sanitary
products and as disposable gloves.
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