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Bioplastics: Eco-Friendly Packaging Solutions

This document summarizes bioplastics and their advantages over traditional plastics. Bioplastics are made from renewable sources like agricultural waste, reducing plastic waste which pollutes the environment for centuries. While plastic production uses non-renewable petroleum and is non-biodegradable, bioplastics degrade within 10 years and avoid harming marine life and polluting landscapes. The document outlines objectives to define bioplastics, list their uses, and identify environmental benefits. It raises questions about bioplastic decomposition rates and environmental friendliness. An experiment is described to make bioplastic from cornstarch which is molded and microwaved to create a plastic-like substance. The document aims to research bioplastics' potential applications to

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Bioplastics: Eco-Friendly Packaging Solutions

This document summarizes bioplastics and their advantages over traditional plastics. Bioplastics are made from renewable sources like agricultural waste, reducing plastic waste which pollutes the environment for centuries. While plastic production uses non-renewable petroleum and is non-biodegradable, bioplastics degrade within 10 years and avoid harming marine life and polluting landscapes. The document outlines objectives to define bioplastics, list their uses, and identify environmental benefits. It raises questions about bioplastic decomposition rates and environmental friendliness. An experiment is described to make bioplastic from cornstarch which is molded and microwaved to create a plastic-like substance. The document aims to research bioplastics' potential applications to

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Bioplastics

I. Introduction:
Bioplastics are biodegradable materials that come from renewable sources and can
be used to reduce the problem of plastic waste that is suffocating the planet and
contaminating the environment. Does it make any sense to continue using packaging that
can take centuries to disappear to pack products that only last days or months? Plastic is
the third most commonly used petroleum derivative in the world; each year 200 million
tons of plastic are consumed on the planet. It comes from a non-renewable source
(petroleum), it is contaminating and non-biodegradable (it can take more than 1000 years
to decompose). That is why countries such as Bangladesh have prohibited traditional
plastic bags (they jam the sewage pipes and cause flooding), Africa has baptized them as a
new 'national flower' because they are so visible all over the landscape and Europe has
considered taxing them. In addition, this waste is the cause of the death of marine species
and fowl that ingest them (whales, sea turtles, albatross, etc.) and pose a serious
environmental problem, such as garbage patches (islands of garbage). As an alternative,
the use of bioplastics is being promoted, consisting in obtaining natural polymers from
agricultural, cellulose or potato and corn starch waste. These are 100% degradable, equally
resistant and versatile, already used in agriculture, textile industry, medicine and, over all,
in the container and packaging market, and biopolymers are already becoming popular in
cities throughout Europe and the United States for ecological reasons: they are known as
PHA.

II. Objectives:
Define what is Bioplastics?
Enumerate the different usage of Bioplastics?
Identify the effects of the bioplastics in the environment?

III. Problems:
1. How easily do organic plastics Decompose?
2. Are bioplastics are good to environment?

IV. Materials:
1tbsp cornstarch
2 tbsp. water
4 drops of cooking oil
Pipet
Table spoon
Mixing bowl
Beaker
Tripod

V. Procedures:
Prepare the materials.
Pour the 1 tbsp of cornstarch to the bowl.
Using pipet, pour the 4 droplets of cooking oil to the cornstarch.
Pour the water in to the container.
Mixed it thoroughly using the table spoon until the cornstarch is totally dissolve and make a
smooth like milk.
Place the mixture in a low heat while continually mixing until it bubbles up consistency.
Now remove it from the heat and slowly pour into your molder.
Place the bowl inside the microwave oven.
set it to the highest temperature for 30 seconds.
VI. Conclusions:

VII. Applications:
College of Education

BIO-PLASTIC
(Research Paper)

John Mark A. Almero


Rain Heart T. Andrada
Jay Claire Bernada
Mary Jersay Camacho
Anjelyn T. Daquin
BSEd Science 2A

Jenelyn Faelangco
Course Facilitator

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