Do we have an eco-friendly alternative to plastics?

Posted by Keshav Jain on





           It is ironic that the food items that last less than a week are packed using plastics that stay intact for centuries. Scientists had worked hard to find eco-friendly alternatives and by the 1990s, bioplastic was brought into the markets.



           Plastics are derived from non-renewable sources like petroleum or natural gas. Unlike them, bioplastics are made from renewable sources of biomass like bacteria, food waste, vegetable oils and corn starch. Bioplastics are mainly used for packaging and making disposable cutlery, straws and bowls.



Picture Credit : Google



 

Trackbacks

Trackback specific URI for this entry

Comments

Display comments as Linear | Threaded

No comments

Add Comment

Enclosing asterisks marks text as bold (*word*), underscore are made via _word_.
Standard emoticons like :-) and ;-) are converted to images.
E-Mail addresses will not be displayed and will only be used for E-Mail notifications.
To leave a comment you must approve it via e-mail, which will be sent to your address after submission.