The good, the bad and the ugly of plastics in Pakistan
More than 3.3 million tonnes of plastic are wasted each year in Pakistan [1], and most of it ends in landfills, unmanaged dumps or strewn about land and water bodies across the country. The figure below shows if we dump this waste collectively together, it can go as high as 16500 m making the height of two of world’s second highest mountains
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Consumer attitudes and concerns with bioplastics use: An
The world production of plastic exceeded 360 million tonnes in 2025 alone, a considerable amount of which is not properly disposed of. The significant pressures and damages posed by conventional plastic to human and environmental health suggest that alternatives are urgently needed. One of them is “bioplastic”, which is defined as bio-based plastic that is (or not) biodegradable. This
Title: A Review on Plasticizers and Eco-Friendly
Bioplasticizers such as epoxidized plant oils, cardanol, citrates and Isorbide esters are derived from further modifications of oils and triglyceride, starch and cellulose, citric acids and...
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- Which microbial polyesters can be used for bioplastics?
- (c) Microbial polyesters such as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and polylactic acid (PLA) can be used for the production of ecofriendly and sustainable plastics i.e. bioplastics. Three main categories of bioplastics i.e. fossil based biobased biodegradable and biobased non-biodegradable bioplastics.
- What are bioplastics?
- Bioplastics that are synthetic plastics [1 5]. Bioplastics are potential candi- ical properties with that of synthetic plast ics . Cur- targets for the production of bioplastics [1 7]. These large number of sustainable applications.
- What materials can be used to make bioplastics?
- (b) Animal proteins and polysaccharides such as keratin, gelatin and chitin. (c) Microbial polyesters such as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and polylactic acid (PLA) can be used for the production of ecofriendly and sustainable plastics i.e. bioplastics.
- What are the sources of biopolymers for bioplastic production?
- Sources of biopolymers for bioplastic production. Biomass in the form of (a) Agropolymers such as starch, cellulose. (b) Animal proteins and polysaccharides such as keratin, gelatin and chitin.
- What agro-waste is a sustainable bioplastic?
- While cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, and pectin are the primary agro-waste sources garnering attention for sustainable bioplastics, it is crucial to broaden research efforts to include minor sources, such as chitosan mainly derived from shellfish, and alginate that is abundant in brown algae and certain bacteria .
