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Fate of Bioplastics in Composting [PDF]
, 2022 Bioplastics now form part of the collective imagination, even though they have been on the market since 1980s. Production of these materials have been growing; the numbers from European Bioplastics show that 1.13 million tons of bioplastics were produced
Ruggero, Federica
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Food waste and loss (FWL) remains a critical challenge across food supply chains (SCs) globally, with approximately one‐third of all food produced for human consumption discarded or lost each year. This study systematically reviews how supply chain innovation (SCI) can mitigate FWL.
Ilias Vlachos
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, 2020 Većina uobičajeno korištene plastike se ne razgrađuje pod djelovanjem okolišnih čimbenika poput vode, zraka, sunčeve svjetlosti ili mikroorganizama, pa udio plastike u otpadu konstantno raste i ima snažan negativan učinak na ekosustav.
Kovač, Ivan
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Bioplastics-Opportunities and Challenges
, 2022 Advanced Polymer and Nanomaterial Laboratory (APNL), Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, Napaam-784 028, Tezpur, Assam, India E-mail: karakniranjan@gmail.com Bioplastics are plastics, which are derived from natural renewable resources
Niranjan Karak
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Achieving Immanent Organizational Ethics: Managing Paradoxical Tensions in Packaging
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Firms face strategic tensions in packaging materials through their conflicting but complementary social, environmental and economic goals in achieving sustainability. Reducing and repurposing plastics, glass, paper and cardboard in agriculture, horticulture and aquaculture is proving a challenge.
Sitong Michelle Chen, Ralph J. Bathurst
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Exploring the hidden environmental pollution of microplastics derived from bioplastics: A review
Bioplastics might be an ecofriendly alternative to traditional plastics. However, recent studies have emphasized that even bioplastics can end up becoming micro- and nano-plastics due to their degradation under ambient environmental conditions.
Rinklebe, Jörg +5 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The inefficiencies of the global food system necessitate a shift towards a circular economy (CE) in food supply chains (FSCs). While research on CE in FSCs spans multiple disciplines, it often remains siloed within respective disciplinary boundaries, limiting its practical impact.
Lovish Raheja +2 more
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AlchemyThe increasing demand for plastic food packaging has raised concerns over the environmental impact of plastic waste. Previous research has used sago liquid waste as a primary food packaging material, namely, edible coatings on tomatoes and edible films ...
Aminah Maryani +3 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Transition of consumption models towards a circular economy is fundamental, particularly in the food packaging sector, which generates a high proportion of waste. In this context, consumers play a fundamental role, especially at the domestic level through separate waste collection, to limit the use of virgin materials and facilitate the reuse ...
Maria Vittoria Rizzo +3 more
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Bioplastics: an examination of variety, degradation, and environmental effects
Environmental Research CommunicationsThere is considerable confusion about ‘bioplastics.’ They are often touted as ‘greener’ than conventional plastics and may be claimed to be biodegradable and compostable. However, there are a great variety of different products claimed to be bioplastics,
Judith S Weis +3 more
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