Page 48 - Plastic News Issue August 2025
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FEATURE NEWS
Trends in Biodegradable Plastic Films:
Pioneering a Greener Future for Packaging
n a global society that is becoming environ- properties and costly products. These gaps are
mental-friendly, the introduction of biode- however being filled at a very fast pace by the
Igradable plastic films is one of the leaders current developments in plastic film technology.
towards environmental degradation-free living. Now manufacturers make films that match in
The growing pressure placed upon the packag- performance and durability to conventional plas-
ing industry to pledge towards a plastic-free en- tics, and which have the unquestionable advan-
vironment is not only something novice, but the tage of environmental consideration of choice.
development of environmentally friendly films
continues to be a revolution we need. So what is Why Eco-Friendly Films Are a Packaging Im-
behind this explosion? What is the future of sus- perative
tainable packaging and how are these materials The debate no longer lies on whether the world
reinventing plastic film trends and what today is requires eco-friendly films, but how fast the in-
called the future of sustainable packaging? dustries can embrace them. With governments
all over the world imposing bans on plastic and
It is time to see how the exciting world of biode-
gradable plastic films works, what new materials carbon-neutral requirements, it is absolutely in-
and packaging developments appear, how mar- tense that brands should switch to sustainable
ket trends and environmentally friendly film op- packaging options.
tions work, and how all of this contributes to this Sustainable film solutions are crucial to brands
rapidly developing, green revolution. interested in getting into an environmentally
The Evolution of Biodegradable Plastic Films friendly positioning. The films are compostable,
as well as recyclable, but more importantly, it
Amidst the discussion about sustainability, the means a move toward a circular economy. The
new emerging thing is the biodegradable plas- embeddedness of compostable films in retail
tic films. Such films are normally manufactured and food and living areas, agriculture, and e-
with degradable material such as starch, poly- priming world shows the acute necessity of us-
lactic acid (PLA) and cellulose and their peculiar ing progressive packaging approaches.
advantage is that they degrade easily unlike tra-
ditional plastics which take hundreds of years to The Rise of Compostable Films: Are They the
decompose. Ultimate Answer?
Compostable films are among the various types
Early years of market development of biode-
gradable plastic films were characterized by of ecologically-friendly packaging/movies that
have taken a significant lifestyle. Such materials
poor performance including low strength, barrier
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