Bio-plastic garbage bags: This is how you endanger the bio bin!

Bio-plastic garbage bags: This is how you endanger the bio bin!

Neunkirchen, Deutschland - The discussion about the right waste disposal is becoming increasingly important in times of increasing environmental awareness. A current topic was the bio-plastic garbage bags, which are unfortunately not suitable for the bio bin. According to the information from the city of Neunkirchen, which also indicates the challenge, these materials make it difficult to use the biogute. Instead, the use of newspaper or the well-known baker or butcher bags made of paper is recommended to properly fill the bio bin. If you want to learn more about the appropriate filling, you will find detailed information on [www.evs.de/biogutr.

But what does "organic plastic" actually mean? The term can quickly mislead. As the [Federal Environment Agency] (https://www.umweltbundamt.de/biobasied-biological- Biological-Biological-Bbelbar Kutzen), we differentiate between bio-based and biodegradable plastics. The former are made from raw materials such as corn or sugar cane, while biodegradable plastics decompose under certain conditions and leave CO2 and water. However, it is important to emphasize that bio -based plastics are not automatically biodegradable - an example of this is bio -based PET. This leads to the central question of disposal, because many of these plastics, if they are not certified

The challenge of disposal

Another sticking point in the discussion about plastics is that the garbage bags made of organic plastic have to be sorted out and particularly expensive. This necessity not only brings with it high costs, but also illustrates the problems with waste preparation. Many plastics that are actually recyclable often not end up where they belong, but in energetic recycling or in residual waste. This is also evident in the statistics of the [Federal Environment Agency] (https://www.umweltbundeamt.de/biobasied-biological- Biological-Biological-Biological-Funds), according to which only around 2.22 million tons of bio-based and biodegradable plastics were produced in 2022, compared to 390 million tons of conventional plastics.

The loss of trust in these materials is not least evident in the increased discussions about their environmental balance. While bioplastics are often advertised as the environmentally friendly alternative, studies by Fraunhofer caution that they do not necessarily do better in their ecological balance than conventional plastics. In this way, they have a higher potential for acidification and eutrophy and require considerable space for raw material production- a fact that many manufacturers and consumers often overlook.

The future of the packaging

Another topic that is repeatedly discussed is the question of the manufacturer's product responsibility. These must register in the new packaging register Lucid and take part in dual systems to reduce plastic waste. The pressure is particularly strongly increased to make a substantial part of the plastic waste by 2022 to be recyclable and to develop new solutions.

In summary, it can be said that the topic of bioplastics not only affects the environment, but also the behavior of us consumers: inside. It is time to consciously deal with your own consumption and maybe also use the traditional alternative, such as paper packaging. Because you don't always have to reach into the bin, the environment says thank you!