Polylactic acid – a popular bioplastic – does not readily break down when released into the ocean, and could disrupt marine ecosystems
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Plastic is made from oil and natural gas, which started out as fossilized plant and animal material. But buried deep underground for millions of years, those materials changed in important ways.
Climate change is a real threat to people, planet and prosperity. Every strategy has a role to play in contributing to a net-zero future.
Biodegradable plastics have great potential to replace problematic plastics that don’t break down. But we, and the environment, need greater clarity on how to dispose of them.
Plastic products that claim to be ‘compostable’ aren’t great either.
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Senior Research Officer, BehaviourWorks Australia (Monash Sustainable Development Institute), Monash University
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Associate Professor and Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Sustainability, University of Sydney
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Research Fellow at BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Sustainability and the Built Environment, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Nanomaterials, Chair of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors to the European Commission, University of Oxford
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Professor of Marine Biology, University of Plymouth
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Professor of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Food Science & Technology, The Ohio State University
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Postdoc Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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PhD Candidate, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Materials and Environmental Innovation, University of Portsmouth
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Principal Research Fellow in Biogeochemistry and Environmental Pollution, University of Portsmouth
