Before analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of biodegradable plastics, why are we developing biodegradable plastics?
Since the birth of plastic products, while bringing great convenience to people’s life, they have caused more and more pollution to the environment because of their non-degradability, so that it is necessary to manage them and upgrade the materials. It is under this background that biodegradable plastics emerge. It is made of raw materials extracted from plants, can achieve natural decomposition and friendly to the environment.
Here we’d like to introduce both the advantages and disadvantages of this material, to see why this material is becoming a big trend.
The advantages of biodegradable plastics are:
1. Reduce carbon emissions.
Compared with common plastic, biodegradable plastics mailers is one of the main advantages of reducing the manufacturing process of carbon emissions and produce the least amount of carbon emissions in the composting process。
2. Less energy consumption.
So far, investment cost of biodegradable plastic products is slightly hall, but in the long run, ordinary plastic need rework to make polymer on fossil fuels, and biodegradable plastics need less energy demand, which can realize less pollution and environmental impact.
3. Better plastic packaging solutions.
Using biodegradable plastic products especially re-packaging, already can instead the most common plastic products, and it has already been solved of the characteristics and functional shortage. It’s becoming the first choice for big brands.
The disadvantages of biodegradable plastics are:
1.Valid date.
Biodegradable plastic mailers have a shelf life, after which the physical properties will decline. For example, the expiration of biodegradable bags produced by Color-P is 1 year, after that it is possible to yellowish, edge seal firmness decline, and easy to tear.
2. Storage condition.
Biodegradable plastic products need to be stored under certain environmental conditions. It is recommended to store in a dry, sealed, and cool place; Avoid humidity, high temperature and direct ultraviolet rays, otherwise the bag will deteriorate and accelerate degradation.
Therefore, despite the disadvantages of biodegradable plastics, the advantages of biodegradable plastics completely outweigh the disadvantages and make them a better choice compared to ordinary plastic products due to the increased awareness of environmental safety.
Post time: Dec-21-2022
