Comments on: Bioplastics Market To Reach 1.2 B lbs By 2012, But Improvements Needed

By: paxhag

paxhag — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:29:15 +0000

The links below detail additional information on the challenges facing today’s bioplastics. We should make them better before promoting them as “The Answer” to the plastic problem. They should decrease pollution, use less water, not use food sources people need, etc.

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/04/bioplastics-problem.php
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/environment/news/article.cfm?c_id=39&objectid=10539185
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/apr/26/waste.pollution

By: raoul

raoul — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:46:02 +0000

The latest informations said :

-the bioplastics aren’t competitifs : too much expensiv / oil

-not efficient (water, energy …)

But the time and the price for oil will be expensive soon. The company need to continie to promote the bioplastics.

http://www.ecolo-trader.fr/Analyse-du-Cycle-de-Vie-definition-et-exemples-vtptc-186.php

By: Stuart Foster

Stuart Foster — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:33:19 +0000

For more information about the report mentioned in the article check out: http://www.bccresearch.com/report/PLS025C.html