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The Bio Plastics Burden

Mary Catherine O'Connor, Waste Age

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An overview article on bioplastics from the September 2011 issue of Waste Age. This article discusses a potential boom in the bioplastics industry in the near future, but also the concerns with the varied end-of-life requirements for compostable plastics that some waste haulers and composters have expressed.

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Waste360 gives you the news, information and resources you need to steer your course to sustainable materials management. Whether in Waste360 magazine (formerly Waste Age), waste360.com, our live events, online learning or our content-rich eNewsletters, you’ll get the timely insights that will help you improve your business or department.

Categories: Backgrounds & Definitions
Format: Webpage
Last Updated: 12/23/2013



This toolkit is designed to help you determine if a compostable plastics program is appropriate for your organization and to guide you in properly managing your compostable plastics.

*Resources outlined in this toolkit are examples from a variety of sources to help facilitate a better understanding of compostable products and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Compost Research and Education Foundation (CREF).

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