Re: Biodegradable Plastic Emerging

Very interesting, and would be a good addition to the way plastics are manufactured now, and an alternative to those plastics that do not break down.

However, I would like to see a move away from plastics, that use fossil fuels for manufacture, and these types of plastics completely phased out.

Fossil fuels, oil, are a finite resource, and a major pollutant of our planet.

If the problem is that people do not know where the recycling plants for PLA are, then education is needed. Or more recycling plants need to be built.

There are companies producing PLA plastics that are biodegradable in soil, and this research should be promoted, then there would be no need for many people to recycle their PLA containers, outside of their own gardens. Less landfill.

Lastly, and most importantly, we can all reduce our use of plastics, particularly plastic drink bottles and products that use unnecessary plastic packaging.

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