A recent study that discovered no bio-based plastics are fully sustainable was based on out-of-date information and contained significant inaccuracies, says the leading manufacturer of one of the materials covered in research. READ WHOLE STORY: There’s no use of bio-based plastics in commercial or under development: Study US-based NatureWorks, which produces more than 90% of...
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August 14, 2015August 14, 2015Health
There’s no use of bio-based plastics in commercial or under development: Study
There are no bio-based plastics currently in commercial use or under development that are fully sustainable, says a new study. According to US researchers, a number of environmental and occupational health and safety risks are linked to their production but it is known that bio-based materials may be more sustainable than petroleum-based counterparts. As the...