PLoS Biology (Mar 2023)

Are bioplastics the solution to the plastic pollution problem?

  • Sandra Pascoe Ortiz

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002045
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 3
p. e3002045

Abstract

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We live our lives immersed in plastic pollution: a problem that is becoming more acute. Viable alternatives that can reduce plastic pollution are being sought. Could bioplastics be the hoped-for solution to this problem?