Application Of Biodegradable Plastics

Biodegradable plastics, due to their excellent degradability, are mainly used as soft and hard food packaging materials, which is also their largest application field at present.
The main target markets for biodegradable plastics are plastic packaging films, agricultural films, disposable plastic bags, and disposable plastic tableware. Compared to traditional plastic packaging materials, the cost of new degradable materials is slightly higher. However, with the enhancement of environmental awareness, people are willing to use slightly higher priced new biodegradable materials to protect the environment. The enhancement of environmental awareness has brought huge development opportunities to the biodegradable new material industry. With the development of China's economy and the successful hosting of numerous large-scale events such as the Olympic Games and World Expo that shocked the world, the need to protect various world cultural heritage sites and national scenic spots has led to increasing attention to the environmental pollution caused by plastics. Governments at all levels have made controlling white pollution one of their key tasks.
Developed countries and regions such as Europe, the United States, and Japan have successively formulated and introduced relevant regulations to restrict the use of non degradable plastics through measures such as partial prohibition, restriction, mandatory collection, and collection of pollution taxes. They have vigorously developed biodegradable new materials to protect the environment and soil. Among them, France introduced a policy in 2005 that stipulates that all disposable plastic bags that can be carried must be biodegradable after 2010.
At the same time, China has also successively introduced multiple policies to encourage the application and promotion of biodegradable plastics. In 2004, the National People's Congress passed the "Renewable Energy Law (Draft)" and the "Solid Waste Law (Revised)", encouraging the utilization of renewable biomass energy and the promotion and application of degradable plastics; In 2005, Document No. 40 of the National Development and Reform Commission explicitly encouraged the use and promotion of biodegradable plastics; In 2006, the National Development and Reform Commission launched a special fund project on promoting the development of biomass biodegradable materials; The definition, classification, labeling, and degradation performance requirements for degradable plastics, implemented on January 1, 2007, have received mutual recognition from countries such as Europe, the United States, and Japan, providing convenience for Chinese enterprises to export products.