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GEOLINKS International Conference 2021, Book 2

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS

GLOBAL TRENDS IN BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS

Ivan Usachev, Dmitry Solomin

ABSTRACT

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Recently, the rapid and almost uncontrollable growth in the consumption of synthetic plastics in many sectors of the economy, especially in the field of packaging, has been a serious concern. Plastic containers are used for packaging food products, medicines, electronic devices, liquids, including those with a higher hazard class, etc. [1]. According to the German Nova-Institute, the global plastic production in 2020 has reached almost 400 Mill. Tons. At the same time, the volume of biodegradable plastics obtained from renewable resources amounted to only 3.5 million tons, i.e., about 1% of the total volume production [2]. Considering that only 25% of plastic waste is recycled, the growing consumption of polymer products is forcing manufacturers to develop biodegradable polymer compositions [3]. The problem has economic and environmental aspects since it is interconnected with the growing need to protect the environment and reduce the cost of raw materials for the production of various products.

 

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KEYWORDS

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biodegradable polymers, biodegradable materials

REFERENCE
GEOLINKS International Conference, Conference Proceedings, ISSN 2603-5472, ISBN 978-619-7495-19-5, GLOBAL TRENDS IN BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS, 285-291 pp, DOI paper 10.32008/GEOLINKS2021/B2/V3/35
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