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The term “bioplastics” should ideally be avoided. It is preferable to use bio-based plastic if it is a plastic derived from biomass or biodegradable plastic if it biodegrades. Both categories overlap but there also are bio-based plastics that are not biodegradable as well as biodegradable plastics that are not bio-based.
Nova-Institute, 2014, 'Annex V' in Study on "Methodology framework for the bioeconomy observatory"' - BISO Project - January 2014.
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12 Feb 2018 | 04 Jan 2021
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