Discussion about suitable applications for biodegradable plastics regarding their sources, uses and end of life
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| Date | 2023-02 | ||||||||||||||||
| Language | English | ||||||||||||||||
| Author(s) | Paul-Pont Ika1, 10, Ghiglione Jean-François2, 10, Gastaldi Emmanuelle3, 10, Ter Halle Alexandra4, 10, Huvet Arnaud 10, Bruzaud Stéphane5, 10, 11, Lagarde Fabienne6, 10, Galgani Francois7, 10, Duflos Guillaume8, 10, George Matthieu9, 10, Fabre Pascale9, 10 |
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| Affiliation(s) | 1 : Univ Brest, Ifremer, CNRS, IRD, LEMAR, F‐29280, Plouzané, France 2 : CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Laboratoire d’Océanographie Microbienne (LOMIC), UMR 7621, Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls, Banyuls sur mer, France 3 : INRAE, Univ Montpellier, IATE, Montpellier, France 4 : IMRCP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France 5 : Institut de Recherche Dupuy de Lôme (IRDL), Université Bretagne Sud, UMR CNRS 6027, Lorient, France 6 : Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans (IMMM, UMR CNRS 6283), Le Mans Université, Avenue Olivier Messiaen, F-72085 Le Mans, France 7 : IFREMER/ RMPF, Tahiti, Polynésie Française 8 : ANSES – Laboratoire de Sécurité des Aliments, Boulevard du Bassin Napoléon, F-62200, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France 9 : Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C), UMR 5221 CNRS-UM, Place Eugène Bataillon, Montpellier, France 10 : GDR 2050 Polymères et Océans, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, France 11 : Univ Brest, Ifremer, CNRS, IRD, LEMAR, F‐29280, Plouzané, France |
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| Source | Waste Management (0956-053X) (Elsevier BV), 2023-02 , Vol. 157 , P. 242-248 | ||||||||||||||||
| DOI | 10.1016/j.wasman.2022.12.022 | ||||||||||||||||
| WOS© Times Cited | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Keyword(s) | Keywords, Plastic, Biodegradable, Ecosafety, Waste management | ||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | This opinion paper offers a scientific view on the current debate of the place of biodegradable plastics as part of the solution to deal with the growing plastic pollution in the world's soil, aquatic, and marine compartments. Based on the current scientific literature, we focus on the current limits to prove plastic biodegradability and to assess the toxicity of commercially used biobased and biodegradable plastics in natural environments. We also discuss the relevance of biodegradable plastics for selected applications with respect to their use and end of life. In particular, we underlined that there is no universal biodegradability of plastics in any ecosystem, that considering the environment as a waste treatment system is not acceptable, and that the use of compostable plastics requires adaptation of existing organic waste collection and treatment channels. |
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