Hi,
Browsing the news papers I was inclined to read further more about Biodegradable plastics that are rapidly getting accepted by all across the globe as a substitute for plastics. One major role that it plays is in waste reduction, which is the primary concern while one uses plastics.
However the use of biodegradable plastics has just starting to get accepted is that initially the cost of manufacturing it was high.
Even the first claims of designing the biodegradable plastics were not fully “biodegradable”; they were starch-filled polyolefins. The starch used to degrade leaving behind the polyolefins, non bio-degradable.
Moreover, the breakdown products of the biodegradation process should be nontoxic and should not build up in the environment at a faster rate than they are being utilised by the microorganisms.
The research and development for an appropriate technology is still in process to create bio degradable plastic. lets hope it does happen fast, till then we can atleast reduce the amount of non-biodegraable plastics being used. Lets Reuse and Recycle.
For detailed article: http://www.prn2.usm.my/mainsite/bulletin/nst/1997/nst35.html
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