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Biobased plastics can help to reduce the dependency on limited fossil resources, which are expected to become significantly more expensive in the coming decades. Biobased plastics are made from renewable sources instead of oil and that way gradually substitute fossil resources with renewable resources (currently predominantly annual crops, such as corn and sugar beet, or perennial cultures, such as cassava and sugar cane).   Biobased plastics also [...]

According to European Bioplastics, bioplastics are biobased, biodegradable, or both.  The term “biobased” describes the proportion of a material or product that is derived from biomass. When making a biobased claim, the unit (biobased carbon content or biobased mass content) expressed as a percentage and the method of measurement should be clearly stated.  Biodegradability is an inherent property of certain polymers that may be suitable for certain applications, e.g. biowaste bags. Biodegradation is a chemical process [...]