Bioplastics may not be as 'sustainable' as claimed
China Daily | Updated: 2008-04-29 07:30
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A man pours oats into a plastic container at the opening of a new organic grocery store that requests customers to bring their own packaging last November in London. The shop "rewards" shoppers with a discount for using their own containers. Getty Images |
The worldwide effort by supermarkets and industry to replace conventional oil-based plastic with eco-friendly "bioplastics" made from plants is causing environmental problems and consumer confusion, according to a Guardian study.
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