When will there be biodegradable plastic waste to compost at home?

Recycling is all very well... but given the omnipresence of plastics in our lives and their low recycling rate, there are alternatives that deserve our full attention.

In a fascinating article published on The Conversation France, Jules Bellon ingénieur de recherche , Fériel Bacoup chargée de recherche, chimie des matériaux biosourcés et Richard Gattin responsable d'équipe Agroalimentaire et Agroindustrie explorent le potentiel des plastiques biodégradables, capables – dans les bonnes conditions – de se transformer en éléments naturels, directement dans un compost domestique.

Trays, straws, bags: some materials could tomorrow join our peelings... provided we optimize their formulation and support the development of a real composting channel at home or on a neighborhood scale.

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