Bio-based Plastics: a ‘Sustainable’ Alternative for the Plastic Industry?

Léa Barbaut (), Olivier Brette (), Nathalie Lazaric (), Valérie Massardier () and Valérie Revest ()
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Léa Barbaut: Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Lyon
Olivier Brette: TRIANGLE - Triangle : action, discours, pensée politique et économique - ENS de Lyon - École normale supérieure de Lyon - Université de Lyon - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - IEP Lyon - Sciences Po Lyon - Institut d'études politiques de Lyon - Université de Lyon - UJM - Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Étienne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, INSA - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées
Nathalie Lazaric: GREDEG - Groupe de Recherche en Droit, Economie et Gestion - UNS - Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - UniCA - Université Côte d'Azur
Valérie Massardier: INSA - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, IMP - Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères - UCBL - Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Université de Lyon - INSA Lyon - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon - Université de Lyon - INSA - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - UJM - Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Étienne - INC-CNRS - Institut de Chimie - CNRS Chimie - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Valérie Revest: Iaelyon - Iaelyon School of Management - UJML - Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 - Université de Lyon

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Abstract: Today, the pollution caused by plastics is undeniable, and the plastic industry is facing radical choices. One of these choices concerns the alternative between the increasing use of bio-based plastics or the recycling of petro-based plastics. Currently, in order to achieve the goal of a circular economy where plastics are recycled and reintegrated into the production process, the recycling of petro-based plastics is encouraged by regulations. Besides, bio-based plastics seem to offer considerable environmental advantages. However, the construction of a sustainable circular economy requires certain conditions to be met, such as the establishment of dedicated recycling chains, cost reduction, and "securing" the supply of raw materials.

Keywords: Circular economy; Bio-based plastics; Biodegradable plastics; Recycling; Regulation; Production; Costs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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Published in International journal of environmental sciences & natural resources, 2023, 31 (5), pp.556325. ⟨10.19080/ijesnr.2023.31.556325⟩

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DOI: 10.19080/ijesnr.2023.31.556325

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