Bioplastic packaging made from renewable sources is a high-interest option in the broad market of sustainability.
This subsegment of sustainable packaging is multiplied in efficiency when the bioplastics are made from food waste, potentially turning the latter from a landfill-bound end-of-life to a high-value ingredient for new packaging.
That’s an impressive double win for the environment.
We’ve collected the best and most interesting packaging-centered content from sister publication PlasticsToday’s active and highly popular bioplastic stream from March in this compilation that emphasizes food and beverage packaging and using food waste.
Let’s start with a snapshot of the overall bioplastic market, which is forecast to reach $27.3 billion by 2027 at a bullish 18.9% CAGR.Bioplastics made from avocado pits that completely biodegrade in 240 days created by Mexican chemical engineering company