bioplastics archives - planet forward - 克罗地亚vs加拿大让球 //www.getitdoneaz.com/tag/bioplastics/ inspiring stories to 2022年卡塔尔世界杯官网 tue, 28 feb 2023 18:36:55 +0000 en-us hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 hemp bioplastic //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/hemp-bioplastic/ sat, 07 dec 2019 02:32:18 +0000 http://dpetrov.2create.studio/planet/wordpress/hemp-bioplastic/ proper recycling and making use of the hemp plant more for bio-materials such as bio-plastic.

]]> i would like to encourage the opening of more bioprocessing facilities for hemp. there is so much use for the plant and it is all being concentrated on cbd. while that is great and all the plant has much more to offer. it is one of the most sustainable plants you can grow to have such a high yield of biomass material. it should be used to its fullest potential because it also has a fast maturity and turn over rate to help sequestrate co2 emissions out of the air. it needs the least amount of water, pesticides, and fertilizers then any other plant used for this reasoning. it can subsequently be used for all of our plastics (single use/long term) and countless other materials including hempcrete. it is the most practical alternative choice of a plant to use for biomaterials and for biofuel and action should be taken to the fullest accountability to make this happen. 

]]> corn v. oil: are bioplastics a viable replacement for petroleum-based products? //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/corn-v-oil-are-bioplastics-a-viable-replacement-for-petroleum-based-products/ wed, 20 jul 2011 09:00:25 +0000 http://dpetrov.2create.studio/planet/wordpress/corn-v-oil-are-bioplastics-a-viable-replacement-for-petroleum-based-products/ americans use 40 billion plastic utensils every year at cookouts, picnics, and around the home. since traditional plastic utensils are made from oil, and almost all of them are sent to landfills where they’ll take thousands of years to decompose, they’re not the most sustainable way to eat.

but utensils made from bioplastic – a new kind of plastic made from corn, rice, or other organic material, can compost back to nature in just 180 days and could grow into a $5 billion dollar worldwide market by 2016.

“the products we are making are american products, made with american workers, with feedstock coming from our country,” said frederic scheer, owner of cereplast, a bioplastic manufacturer located in indiana. “we have created about 70 green jobs, and we anticipate to create even more.”

however bioplastics may have a downside that reduces their green allure. a recent study found quick decomposition of bioplastics could lead to methane emissions – a powerful greenhouse gas. “if it decomposes in less than two years, then that methane all goes to the environment, and probably does more harm than good,” said morton barlaz, of north carolina state university.

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