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Biopolymers: Regulatory and Legislative Issues

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Biopolymers

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The European Green Deal is working towards zero waste and pollution through the well organized use of natural resources, as obtaining and disposing of conventional polymer-based materials is considerably challenging in this respect. With the negative influence of conventional polymer-based materials on the environment and climate change (greenhouse gases emissions, particularly carbon dioxide emissions; waste; leakage in biosphere; incineration with a strong negative environmental influence through carbon dioxide) the use of bioplastics has become a top priority. In the development and adoption of biological degradable and compostable materials, the standards and regulatory aspects are an important driving force. This chapter offers an overview of the important standards used to assess the biodegradability and compostability of biopolymers, and discusses some aspects related to potential migration from biopolymer-based formulations. The data presented in this chapter can be useful for researchers who want to develop and adopt bioplastics.

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Stoica, M., Stoica, D., Ivan, A.S., Dragomir, C.M.B. (2022). Biopolymers: Regulatory and Legislative Issues. In: Nadda, A.K., Sharma, S., Bhat, R. (eds) Biopolymers. Springer Series on Polymer and Composite Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98392-5_4

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