%0 Journal Article
%T Discussion about suitable applications for biodegradable plastics regarding their sources, uses and end of life
%+ Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin (LEMAR) (LEMAR)
%+ Laboratoire d'Océanographie Microbienne (LOMIC)
%+ Ingénierie des Agro-polymères et Technologies Émergentes (UMR IATE)
%+ Interactions moléculaires et réactivité chimique et photochimique (IMRCP)
%+ Institut de Recherche Dupuy de Lôme (IRDL)
%+ Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans (IMMM)
%+ Ecosystèmes Insulaires Océaniens (UMR 241) (EIO)
%+ Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (ANSES)
%+ Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C)
%A Paul-Pont, Ika
%A Ghiglione, Jean-François
%A Gastaldi, Emmanuelle
%A ter Halle, Alexandra
%A Huvet, Arnaud
%A Bruzaud, Stéphane
%A Lagarde, Fabienne
%A Galgani, François
%A Duflos, Guillaume
%A George, Matthieu
%A Fabre, Pascale
%Z French Ministry of Ecological Transition
%< avec comité de lecture
%@ 0956-053X
%J Waste Management
%I Elsevier
%V 157
%P 242-248
%8 2023-02-15
%D 2023
%R 10.1016/j.wasman.2022.12.022
%M 36577275
%K Plastic
%K Biodegradable
%K Ecosafety
%K Waste management
%Z Environmental Sciences
%Z Chemical Sciences/PolymersJournal articles
%X This opinion paper offers a scientific view on the current debate of the place of biodegradable plastics as part of the solution to deal with the growing plastic pollution in the world's soil, aquatic, and marine compartments. Based on the current scientific literature, we focus on the current limits to prove plastic biodegradability and to assess the toxicity of commercially used biobased and biodegradable plastics in natural environments. We also discuss the relevance of biodegradable plastics for selected applications with respect to their use and end of life. In particular, we underlined that there is no universal biodegradability of plastics in any ecosystem, that considering the environment as a waste treatment system is not acceptable, and that the use of compostable plastics requires adaptation of existing organic waste collection and treatment channels.
%G English
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%2 https://hal.science/hal-04186887/file/manuscritAuteursPaul-Pont%20et%20al.%2C%202023.pdf
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%U https://hal.science/hal-04186887
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