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bioplastic

bioplastic

4.1
Made from plants or renewable materials instead of oil
  • adjective
  • /ˈbaɪoʊˌplæstɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : bioplástico
  • I've put in PLA, the bioplastic polylactic acid.

Examples

  • PHOTO (COLOR): Research leader J.L. Willett (right) examines extruded electroactive bioplastic film designed by Victoria Finkenstadt.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Rapidly changing markets for bioplastic products have resulted in manufacturers merging, disbanding, and reemerging with new names for their companies and products.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Which tested out bioplastic packaging from Novamont and Innovia Films, finding all of the types of packaging broke down in home composting conditions in short amounts of time.

    Blog text (22)

  • The new packaging for the product is made from bioplastic, which is sourced from renewable materials.

  • Many companies are switching to bioplastic to reduce their environmental impact.

  • This restaurant uses bioplastic utensils that decompose more easily than traditional plastic.

Synonyms

biobased
vsbioplastic
  • Specialized
1 4.4

Made from plants or other living things, not from oil

is limited to plastic materials produced from those biological sources

How Renewable

bioplastic
  • Specialized
4.1
recycling
33 1.8

Surface Forms

bioplastic positive

Morphology

bioplastic = plastic (transparent) = bio + plastic

The meaning is directly compositional: bio- signals biological or renewable origin and plastic names the material.

Etymology

Bioplastic combines bio- meaning 'life', as in biology, and plastic meaning 'able to be shaped'. So when something is bioplastic, it is made from living plants or other living things instead of oil.