期刊
RECYCLING
卷 7, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/recycling7020020
关键词
bio-based plastics; biodegradable plastics; plastics strategy; circular economy; bio-based circular economy; circular bioeconomy; plastic waste; bio-based material; bio-based products; petroleum-based plastics
资金
- European Union within the project Towards circular economy thinking & ideation in Ukraine [620966-EPP-1-2020]
This study presents the current trends and challenges of bioplastics and bio-based materials as sustainable alternatives for plastics. It discusses the important research themes in the field of bioplastics and bio-based materials and highlights the recent developments of bio-based sustainable products in Ukraine. The study emphasizes the potential of the bio-based sector in facilitating the transition to a circular economy.
Transforming the plastic industry toward producing more sustainable alternatives than conventional plastics, as an essential enabler of the bio-based circular economy (CE), requires reinforcing initiatives to drive solutions from the lab to the market. In this regard, startups and ideation and innovation events can potentially play significant roles in consolidating efforts and investments by academia and industry to foster bio-based and biodegradable plastic-related developments. This study aimed to present the current trends and challenges of bioplastics and bio-based materials as sustainable alternatives for plastics. On this basis, having conducted a systematic literature review, the seminal research themes of the bio-based materials and bioplastics literature were unfolded and discussed. Then, the most recent developments of bio-based sustainable products in Ukraine, as alternatives to petroleum-based plastics, that have gained publicity through local startup programs and hackathons were presented. The findings shed light on the potential of the bio-based sector to facilitate the CE transition through (i) rendering innovative solutions most of which have been less noticed in academia before; (ii) enhancing academic debate and bridging the gap between developers, scholars, and practitioners within the plastic industry toward creating circularity across the supply chain; (iii) identifying the main challenges and future perspectives for further investigations in the future.
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