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TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Bioplastics market forecast
IDTechEx is showcasing its newest and most
extensive market report yet on bioplastics en-
titled “Bioplastics 2025-2035: Technology, Mar-
ket, Players, and Forecasts”. The report looks to
analyse the effect of regulations on bioplastics
and more by covering in depth the bioplastics
market, including independent analysis of tech-
Plastic Waste Crisis: Technological
Solutions for a Sustainable Future
t is very sad but true: the primary enemy of
the environment of the world is plastic. As the
Iuse of plastic escalates fore industries such as
packaging, construction and healthcare, so does
the problem of waste management become a
canker to environmental conservation. Albeit
being valuable in several applications, plastic
lasts for about 300 years to degrade and det-
rimental to wild life and human beings as well
as the environment. But as we look at modern
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nology developments and trends, plant capaci-
ties, industry news, company landscapes, mar-
ket information, partnership information, and
segmented polymer production forecasts.
Source – Medical Plastics News
technological processes we see tangible ways
to reduce these problems from enhanced recy-
cling techniques to the emergence of entirely
bio-degradable products.
The Scale of the Plastic Waste Problem
Ticking as an environmental agenda of the entire
world, plastic waste is triggered mostly by the
fact that it cannot decompose easily. Currently,
millions of tons of plastic waste are ending up
in landfills, sea, river, and many other places.
More recent from the United Nations estimation;
about 8 million metric tons of plastic are directly
released into the oceans. Plastics materials are
tough, light and can be used in many ways which
makes it easy to be used.
But this same characteristic poses a problem for
waste disposal because plastic can exist in the
environment for several hundreds of years.
The mountain of plastic waste is one of the big-
gest problem the world has been grappling with
for so many decades. Pine and oil from single use
items on their own are significant culprits, espe-
cially plastics in the form of bottles, bags, straws
and packaging that are used once and chucked.
These plastics end up in these natural ecosys-
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