Publikation:Study of the Environmental Impacts of Packagings Made of Biodegradable Plastics
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Study of the Environmental Impacts of Packagings Made of Biodegradable Plastics


The market relevance and presence of packagings made of biodegradable plastics has increased over the past few years. They are primarily used as alternatives for conventional plastics such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), and polystyrene terephthalate (PET).

Series
Texte | 18/2013
Number of pages
130
Year of publication
Author(s)
Andreas Detzel, Benedikt Kauertz, Cassandra Derreza-Greeven
Language
English
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Project No. (FKZ)
37 10 95 314
Publisher
Umweltbundesamt
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 plastic waste  environmental effect  biodegradability  waste processing