Sustainable Bioenergy, Farms, and Forests - September 28, 2018

Can the Bioeconomy Help Combat Plastic Waste?

Recent reports have underscored the enormity of the global plastic waste issue.  There are 9.2 billion tons of plastic waste in the environment and an additional 500 tons of plastics are produced annually.  Of this, 40 percent is considered single-use plastic, and only 9 percent of all plastics are recycled in the United States. A growing concern is microplastics, which are small particles of plastic that break down into the ocean environment and are ingested by fish and humans.

Bioeconomy advocates have proffered biobased technologies as a key solution to reducing and managing plastics waste. But would the proliferation of biobased plastics help or hurt waste management efforts? And how realistic is it to turn trash into fuel or other products?

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Headlines: 

1. Trump to Lift Summertime Limits on High-Ethanol Gasoline
2. These Farm Programs Will Turn Into Pumpkins Sunday If Congress Doesn’t Act
3. North Dakota Straw Will Fuel California Cars
4. Why Anaerobic Digestion Is Becoming the Next Big Renewable Energy Source
5. Air Pollution Particles Found in Mothers' Placentas, New Study Finds
 

 

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