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- W2899668498 abstract "This chapter presents the idea that there are a range of target plastic products where substitution with biodegradable plastics would be the most effective way to address the issue of plastic solid waste accumulation. These can be determined by considering material flows and identifying the materials most likely to be mismanaged or not practically recyclable (e.g., agricultural films, single-use bags, multilayer materials, linings for cardboard, items likely to be used in events with a large organic waste fraction). However, this view is not shared by all, and the debate surrounding the role of biodegradable plastics in solving plastic solid waste accumulation and assisting the transition toward a circular economy remains unresolved. Thus, in this chapter, both sides of the debate are presented and reviewed, with the conclusion being that biodegradable plastics should be considered as part of the solution. However, their efficacy in providing an environmentally sound solution to solid waste accumulation will depend on the coemergence of affordable waste sorting technology and investments in organic waste handling facilities (compost and anaerobic digestion). Further discussion is raised around a number of important points: That parts of the debate questioning the utility of biodegradable plastics need to be challenged as they revolve around factors which while having some basis are misinformed and/or can be addressed. That although mechanical recycling normally emerges as the superior waste processing option by life cycle analysis, all plastic materials have a limited mechanical recycling lifetime (while some materials are simply nonrecyclable) and therefore materials need to also be chemically or biologically recyclable if a “recycling loop” is truly to be implemented. That there will always be a certain level of leakage of materials to the environment, regardless of the improvement in our collection systems. Biodegradable plastics would help to alleviate the impact of this leakage." @default.
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- W2899668498 title "The Role of Biodegradable Plastic in Solving Plastic Solid Waste Accumulation" @default.
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