Bio-Plastics - An Alternative to Petroleum Based Plastics

Abstract

Population growth has dramatically increased the usage of different types of packaging materials which are including metals, glass, wood, paper and plastics or combination of more than one material as combinations to fulfill the necessities of human [1].Thereby plastics have now become essential materials, and the demand is frequently increasing due to their various and attractive usages in household and industries. These activities thus increasing the generation of wastes secondarily which pretense a very severe environmental challenge because of their enormous quantity and disposal problem as thermoplastics do not biodegrade for a very long time [2].One of the most common wastes generated is the petroleum-based bags and/or plastic containers, which are the most common packaging materials commonly used in all around the world.