PLASTICS recognises Bioplastics Week, releases the impact of circularity: Biobased and Compostable Plastics

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) has released The Impact of Circularity: Biobased and Compostable Plastics as part of the recognition of its ninth-annual Bioplastics Week. The piece, authored by Brent Westbrook, Commercial Director of Mitsubishi Chemical Group, examines the positive environmental benefits provided by bioplastic materials.

Mr Westbrook writes, “Imagine a world where we grow the materials used to make single-use items and return them back to the soil after we are done with them. This scenario is not only possible, it is already happening on a small scale across the world—through the use of biobased and compostable bioplastics. Bioplastics are plastics made from plants and/or are in some way biodegradable. Biobased bioplastics are a renewable material, meaning that the feedstocks needed to make them can be replenished in a short period of time, and therefore cannot be easily depleted.” (Full text)

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) is an organisation supporting the entire plastics supply chain, including Equipment Suppliers, Material Suppliers, Processors, and Recyclers, representing over one million workers in our $519 billion U.S. industry. PLASTICS advances the priorities of members who are dedicated to investing in technologies that improve capabilities and advances in recycling and sustainability and providing essential products that allow for the protection and safety of our lives. Since 1937, the organisation has been working to make its members, and the eighth largest U.S. manufacturing industry, more globally competitive while supporting circularity through educational initiatives, industry-leading insights and events, convening opportunities and policy advocacy, including the largest plastics trade show in the Americas, NPE: The Plastics Show.

Caption: Brent Westbrook Commercial Director, Mitsubishi Chemical Group