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Science reviews how early
bio-based plastics were neither clean nor green, while other
papers look at where bioplastics fit in the circular economy
of the future.
The SMC asked experts to comment on
bioplastics.
Dr Karyne Rogers, Environmental
Scientist - Isotope Biogeochemistry, GNS Science,
comments:
“A recent bioplastic
authentication paper published in an international
journal by scientists at GNS Science found around 50 per
cent of in-market bioplastics don’t meet their claims and
are subject to greenwashing. Greenwashing is a ploy that
many companies use to make their products look more
eco-friendly and bioplastics are no exception. Some plastics
are coloured green or have ‘bio’ in their brand or name,