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The big thing I have trouble wrapping my mind around is how to use biodegradable plastics that doesn't cause more work for the people who create it.
A lot of the issues bioplastics tend to solve are disposables. Which in a sustainable society, wouldn't exist in the first place.
Bioplastics for disposable bags, silverware, etc. These aren't necessarily big issues. I mean, a wooden spoon does the same thing.
What we need to actually look at is how can bioplastics replace things that we use every day that can't be replaced with sustainable alternatives easily.
It's one of the reasons why I like the idea of a bioplastic water resistant rain coat. It solves the problem of replacing plastics or heavy canvas coated in beeswax with a lightweight material.
But what other things can we use it for? How can it replace things that are more difficult to actually replace?
@RadioAngel@sunbeam.cityYou don't want to make bioplastic that continues the same disposable thinking patterns that we have today. You want it to solve deeper problems like medical grade plastics, something to replace pvc pipes, barrels, glasses frames etc.That's where I want to see bioplastics used.