Life-Cycle Economy
The principle of sustainable development and the missing landfill in Europe are reasons for the introduction of the closed loop economy in the European Union. Products have to be produced and used resource conserving and have to be recovered after use, if they cannot be avoided at all. Landfill of waste is not allowed anymore. Therefore the question of disposal already comes up during the development of a product. If easy to dispose materials are used for the production, the disposal cost will decrease and in consequence also the over all product costs.
Idealised closed loop life cycle of BPDs
Bioplastics have been developed according to these guidelines, in which composting is considered to bet the most cost-effective method of disposal. Only by using renewable ressources an actual closed loop can be realized.
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