This posting focuses on developments in using basic food wastes to produce new bioplastics. Here we’re not talking about particular kinds of food waste for bioplastics, like the orange peels
mentioned in a previous posting, but... find more
By now it’s starting to seem that with the right process, you can make bio-based chemicals and polymers from nearly any kind of organic material: food crops, agricultural waste (and other plant
biomass), or even animal products... find more
A few weeks go, I commented on the barrier properties of PLA that are limiting its use in bottle packaging. But many new additives are addressing some of PLA’s other issues, such as impact
resistance; below is just a sampling... find more
Months ago, I asked a PET packaging specialist for comments about the draft manuscript of my recent book on green plastics issues. This helpful reviewer’s comments included one very specific concern:
I hadn’t emphasized... find more
