Key issues for bio-based, biodegradable and compostable plastics governance

The message on the bottle: Rethinking plastic labelling to better encourage sustainable use

(2022) Stephen D. Burrows et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY

The role of (bio)degradability on the management of petrochemical and bio-based plastic waste

(2022) Sabino De Gisi et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Marine litter on a highly urbanized beach at Southeast Brazil: A contribution to the development of litter monitoring programs

(2021) Victor V. Ribeiro et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Roadmap to Biodegradable Plastics—Current State and Research Needs

(2021) Koushik Ghosh et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

A review of biodegradable plastics to biodegradable microplastics: Another ecological threat to soil environments?

(2021) Meng Qin et al.   Journal of Cleaner Production

Challenges and new opportunities on barrier performance of biodegradable polymers for sustainable packaging

(2021) Feng Wu et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Friend or foe: Stakeholder attitudes towards biodegradable plastic packaging in food waste anaerobic digestion

(2021) Sarah Kakadellis et al.   RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING

Degradation of conventional and biobased plastics in soil under contrasting environmental conditions

(2021) Ana Beltrán-Sanahuja et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics generated from a biodegradable plastic in freshwater and seawater

(2021) Xin-Feng Wei et al.   WATER RESEARCH

The role of waste management in reducing bioplastics’ leakage into the environment: A review

(2021) Mirko Cucina et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Consumer willingness to pay for bio-based products: Do certifications matter?

(2021) Piergiuseppe Morone et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS

Indicators of Consumers’ Preferences for Bio-Based Apparel: A German Case Study with a Functional Rain Jacket Made of Bioplastic

(2020) Florian Felix Klein et al.   Sustainability

Concepts and forms of greenwashing: a systematic review

(2020) Sebastião Vieira de Freitas Netto et al.   Environmental Sciences Europe

On replacing single-use plastic with so-called biodegradable ones: The case with straws

(2020) João S.C. Viera et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY

Are biodegradable plastics a promising solution to solve the global plastic pollution?

(2020) Maocai Shen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Life cycle assessment of bio-based and fossil-based plastic: A review

(2020) S. Walker et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Benchmarking Bioplastics: A Natural Step Towards a Sustainable Future

(2020) Geetika Bhagwat et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

In situ degradation of biodegradable plastic mulch films in compost and agricultural soils

(2020) Henry Y. Sintim et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Challenges and strategies for effective plastic waste management during and post COVID-19 pandemic

(2020) Kumar Raja Vanapalli et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Are bioplastics and plant-based materials safer than conventional plastics? In vitro toxicity and chemical composition

(2020) Lisa Zimmermann et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Biodegradable plastics: Green hope or greenwashing?

(2020) Jingkun Zhu et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Chemicals associated with biodegradable microplastic drive the toxicity to the freshwater oligochaete Lumbriculus variegatus

(2020) Kristina Klein et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Plastics and sedimentation foster the spread of a non-native macroalga in seagrass meadows

(2020) Virginia Menicagli et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Biodegradable plastics can alter carbon and nitrogen cycles to a greater extent than conventional plastics in marine sediment

(2020) Carlos Sanz-Lázaro et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Exploring perceptions of environmental professionals, plastic processors, students and consumers of bio-based plastics: Informing the development of the sector

(2020) Neha Mehta et al.   Sustainable Production and Consumption

The systematic dismantling of Brazilian environmental laws risks losses on all fronts

(2019) Denis Abessa et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Environmental Deterioration of Biodegradable, Oxo-biodegradable, Compostable, and Conventional Plastic Carrier Bags in the Sea, Soil, and Open-Air Over a 3-Year Period

(2019) Imogen E. Napper et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microbial Degradation of Synthetic Biopolymers Waste

(2019) Valentina Siracusa   Polymers

Public attitudes towards bioplastics – knowledge, perception and end-of-life management

(2019) Leela Dilkes-Hoffman et al.   RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING

Why is the global governance of plastic failing the oceans?

(2018) Peter Dauvergne   GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS

Consumer attitudes towards biobased packaging – A cross-cultural comparative study

(2018) Carsten Herbes et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Consumers’ Behavior Concerning Sustainable Packaging: An Exploratory Study on Romanian Consumers

(2018) Gheorghe Orzan et al.   Sustainability

Biodegradability standards for carrier bags and plastic films in aquatic environments: a critical review

(2018) Jesse P. Harrison et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Commercial plastics claiming biodegradable status: Is this also accurate for marine environments?

(2018) Monick Nazareth et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

“Green Marketing”: An analysis of definitions, strategy steps, and tools through a systematic review of the literature

(2017) Rosa Maria Dangelico et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Sustaining anti-littering behavior within coastal and marine environments: Through the macro-micro level lenses

(2017) Yashna Devi Beeharry et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Biodegradable plastic bags on the seafloor: A future threat for seagrass meadows?

(2017) Elena Balestri et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Forensic engineering of advanced polymeric materials Part IV: Case study of oxo-biodegradable polyethylene commercial bag – Aging in biotic and abiotic environment

(2017) Marta Musioł et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Reducing single-use plastic shopping bags in the USA

(2017) Travis P. Wagner   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

(2017) Roland Geyer et al.   Science Advances

Consumer perception of bio-based products—An exploratory study in 5 European countries

(2016) Siet J. Sijtsema et al.   NJAS-WAGENINGEN JOURNAL OF LIFE SCIENCES

Impacts of Discarded Plastic Bags on Marine Assemblages and Ecosystem Functioning

(2015) Dannielle Senga Green et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Improving global environmental management with standard corporate reporting

(2015) Peter M. Kareiva et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

Bioplastics science from a policy vantage point

(2012) Jim C. Philp et al.   New Biotechnology

An overview of degradable and biodegradable polyolefins

(2010) Anne Ammala et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE