What are bioplastics?
Bioplastics are made wholly or in part from renewable biomass sources such as sugarcane and corn, or from microbe such as yeast. ... Bioplastics made from renewable resources can be naturally recycled by biological processes, thus limiting the use of fossil fuels and protecting the environment.
Assignment:
Explore the process for making bioplastics. So that we can employ sustainable practices, work sessions will be scheduled during class time. This will allow us, as a group, to utilize and not waste materials.
- Each student required to have at least six (6) pieces of bio plastic that demonstrate time and effort with experimenting.
- Each sample should be no smaller than 2" square.
- At least one (1) in-process image.
- Professional images of final solution. Can be individual images or you can arrange solutions in small groups.
Bioplastics are biodegradable materials that come from renewable sources and can be used to reduce the problem of plastic waste that is suffocating the planet and contaminating the environment. Does it make any sense to continue using packaging that can take centuries to disappear to pack products that only last days or months?
Plastic is the third most commonly used petroleum derivative in the world; each year 200 million tons of plastic are consumed on the planet. It comes from a non-renewable source (petroleum), it is contaminating and non-biodegradable (it can take more than 1000 years to decompose).
More to see and read from Active Sustainability. Link below:
https://www.activesustainability.com/environment/what-are-bioplastics/?_adin=02021864894
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