Biopolymer pollution
Biopolymers do not have the greenest carbon footprint per recent study. …
… “The team attributed this to agricultural fertilizers and pesticides, extensive land use for farming, and the intense chemical processing needed to convert plants into plastic.” …
Via Futurity: Plant derived plastics.
Research project performed a lifecycle assessment on bio polymers. …
… “Biopolymers were among the more prolific polluters on the path to production, the LCA revealed.” …
Via University of Pittsburgh: Plant based plastic.
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