As we face into the enormous necessity and challenge of creating a radically different approach to using plastics this is a welcome piece by Julie Hill of WRAP on the challenges associated with the current generation of biodegradable and compostable materials. From feedstock, to collection, separation and breakdown there’s a lot of innovation needed to make them a scale part of a new plastics economy

To read more, follow the link below:

http://www.wrap.org.uk/blog/2018/11/%E2%80%98bioplastics%E2%80%99-help-or-hindrance-achieving-circular-plastics-economy

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