bioplastic

Definitions

Examples

• The only way to know for sure how to properly dispose of bioplastic items is to carefully read the labels on their packaging and research your local recycling policies.

• So while bioplastics have the distinct benefit of decreasing our reliance on fossil fuels, they often don’t spare the planet from harmful plastic waste.

• If you’ve been handed a piece of bioplastic, such as a to-go drink cup or a single-use bag, this level of diligence may not be possible.

• While some bioplastics can be recycled, they often have to be separated from petroleum-based plastics so they can be processed in a different way.

• He recently received federal funding to research PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoate), a bioplastic made through bacterial fermentation.

• The bioplastic spinners and weavers work as obediently for the one master-ego as the other.

• Then the specimen was inverted and the matrix removed from the opposite side; this has not been covered with Bioplastic.