How to Use bioplastic in a Sentence

bioplastic

noun
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  • The type of hemp Dwyer is farming can be used to make rope, clothing, shoes, bioplastics and more.
    — Ally Marotti, chicagotribune.com, 14 June 2019
  • These geometric pots are made of wood and a bioplastic made from corn.
    — Kai Burkhardt, CNN Underscored, 25 June 2020
  • Inside, the ceiling and walls of the cabin are lined with translucent Chroma Curl Wall tiles made out of white bioplastic.
    — Barbara Eldredge, Curbed, 15 Mar. 2018
  • To put it plainly: not all bioplastics are created equal.
    — Troy Farah, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2020
  • But almost all of the current bioplastics are made from sugars, which offers just one set of chemical building blocks.
    — Eva Botkin-Kowacki, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2018
  • In the meantime, there is also some pollution caused by bioplastics themselves to consider.
    — Troy Farah, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2020
  • This graphic from European Bioplastics lists several of the main types of bioplastics.
    — National Geographic, 16 May 2018
  • Growing those plants pulls carbon out of the atmosphere, and locks it inside the bioplastic—if it is used for a permanent purpose, like building materials, rather than single-use cups and bags.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Now there are bioplastics, made out of biological materials like corn starch.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 19 July 2017
  • Startups are exploring its potential in textiles, building materials, and even as a source for bioplastics.
    — Abdo Riani, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Its key functions are the production of food, materials like bioplastics, and therapeutics.
    — Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The solutions include looking to insects for ways to biodegrade plastic, encouraging the development of bioplastics, making bigger use of algae and more.
    — Alex Knapp, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
  • There is a tendency to assume that bioplastics are biodegradable since they are made from biological materials.
    — Carla Delgado, Popular Science, 7 June 2023
  • That these particular characters are made of bioplastic, data or pixels may be just as immaterial — in every sense.
    — Jennifer Senior, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2016
  • The new bioplastic is created by using a biodegradable solvent to deconstruct wood powder found at lumber mills into a slurry, which can then be shaped into common plastic products, such as shopping bags and other packaging.
    — Lindsey McGinnis, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 May 2021
  • Plastic alternative bioplastic has great potential but is also not without cost.
    — Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2019
  • In the months leading up to the G-20 summit, Japanese officials have delivered full-throated endorsements of future bans on single-use plastics, beach cleanup efforts and more research into alternatives such as bioplastics.
    — Time, 26 June 2019
  • Additionally, the bioplastic can be composted alongside food scraps.
    — Isabelle Butera, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2023
  • These bioplastics have found applications in various industries, from packaging to consumer goods.
    — Abdo Riani, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The road to ecologically safe, consumer-friendly bioplastic is littered with expensive failures and technological dead ends.
    — Todd Woody, WIRED, 1 July 2002
  • Unlike regular plastic, a petroleum product, bioplastic is made from plants or engineered by microorganisms.
    — Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2019
  • The European Union is also considering mandating bioplastics under packaging rules that are being discussed.
    — Dieter Holger, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The company also is developing other plastic recycling technologies, as well as the manufacturing of bioplastics - using renewable raw materials such as cooking and vegetable oil waste to make plastics.
    — Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle, 15 Oct. 2019
  • Interiors are made of ocean and landfill plastics, bioplastics, and natural materials created by local craftsmen, while furniture is shaped from recycled waste by international designers like Max Lamb and Faye Toogood.
    — Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Aug. 2019
  • Some bioplastics breakdown fully only when exposed to temperatures exceeding 50 degrees Celsius for prolonged periods.
    — Sarah Lazarus, CNN, 2 Dec. 2019
  • Scalability is sometimes an issue with bioplastics, which are typically more expensive to produce than their petrochemical counterparts.
    — Sarah Lazarus, CNN, 2 Dec. 2019

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