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Compostable Bioplastics



Compostable Bioplastics

Bioplastics are plastics that decompose naturally in the environment.
They are often used as compostable materials because they can also
decompose in soil that is very good because it can due to the bacteria in the plastic.

According to a study in Germany, many composts made from kitchen and garden waste contain microplastics,
which are then found in the fields. This is a problem that happened in several different European countries like (France, Spain, Switzerland).

Here in Cameroon composting is not a common thing so won’t be such a problem but I believe it will be a positive thing for countries
in development like Cameroon because most of the food to compost in Cameroon do not have plastics they are mostly natural but if plastic was
compost it would be used with bioplastics and will make Cameroon increase their economy and lower pollution in the country.

Nutrients for agriculture:
The recovery of organic waste is undeniably a good ecological practice. Instead of being incinerated, kitchen and garden waste are transformed by microorganisms,
in the presence or absence of oxygen (it is then referred to as composting and fermentation respectively).
The composts and digest thus obtained are valuable sources of nutrients and humus,
which are used to enrich farmland.



References:

Web Page:
Underwood, Kristin. "Bioplastics Recycling Consortium Wants to Reuse Every Last
    Bit of Plastic." tree huger, Narrative Content Griup, 19 Aug. 2008,
    www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/
    bioplastics-recycling-consortium-wants-to-reuse-every-last-bit-of-plastic.html.
    Accessed 13 Oct. 2018.

Videos:
"You‘ve been using “Compostable” Plastics Wrong." Youtube, uploaded by
     BuzzFeed Video, 22 Apr. 2018, youtu.be/BbQH0r0wPus. Accessed 12 Oct. 2018.

"Does ‘compostable‘ plastic really break down." Youtube, uploaded by Green
     Ideas, 21 Sept. 2015, youtu.be/S4e80n_VFT4. Accessed 13 Oct. 2018.

Images:
tree hugger staff. 19 Aug. 2008. tree hugger, media.treehugger.com/assets/images/
    2011/10/composting-bottle.jpg. Accessed 13 Oct. 2018.

Photo, Wikimedia Commons. COMPOST COLLECTION PROGRAM AVAILABLE IN PORT HARDY. 17
    July 2018. MYTRIPORTNOW, www.mytriportnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ 
    Compost_.jpg.

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