Bioplastics, ¿Is it an alternative?

Bioplastics are biodegradable products that represent an alternative to reduce the damage that is being done to the environment. This material gains more ground every day and can in the future replace traditional plastics or synthetic plastics, which are manufactured from petroleum derivatives, whose main characteristic is that they are not biodegradable, consequently it leads to environmental contamination.

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The main characteristic of bioplastics, is that they are manufactured from organic materials such as: waste potatoes, corn, wheat, sugar cane, cassava.

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Now, we are clear that bioplastics is not coming to solve the problem of environmental pollution. For example, when you "use and throw" the containers you are generating "garbage", the only thing that degrades quickly in nature. Otherwise, it happens with synthetic plastics, which generate volume of garbage, therefore spend years to degrade, damaging the environment.

It is convenient, "think" before throwing a supermarket bag, soft drink containers, disposable tableware, etc. Well, you are contributing to the death of the planet.

It is worthwhile to emphasize that the "garbage" when it reaches the rivers, seas and oceans pollutes them causing harm to the marine fauna.

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Some advantages offered by bioplastics:

• They generate less waste volume.
• They do not contain additives harmful to health.
• The food does not modify the flavor or aroma.
• They do not contain chemical substances that contaminate the environment.
• If the containers are incinerated, the emission of toxic gases is reduced.

Being biodegradable, they decompose faster than petroleum-based plastics.
What we really need is "ecological sensitivity and responsibility" when making use of packaging and wrapping to stop pollution.