Bioplastic
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Bioplastics are plastic materials produced from renewable biomass sources rather than petrochemical sources. This definition distinguishes it from biodegradable plastics, which are plastics that degra
Biodegradable plastic utensils
Flower wrapping made of PLA-blend bio-flex
Packaging peanuts made from bioplastics (thermoplastic starch)
A packaging blister made from cellulose acetate, a bioplastic
Cellophane
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Cellophane is a thin, transparent sheet made of regenerated cellulose. Its low permeability to air, oils, greases, bacteria, and liquid water makes it useful for food packaging. Cellophane is highly p
Bioplastic
…It is used in radio and telephone casings, kitchenware, firearms and many more products. (Pathak, Sneha, Mathew 2014) 1912: Brandenberger invents Cellophane out of wood, cotton, or hemp cellulose. (Thielen 2014) 1920s: Wallace Carothers finds Polylactic Acid (PLA) plastic. PLA is incredibly expensive to…
Chocolate rabbits wrapped in cellophane
1953 DuPont advert for cellophane
Rolls of cellophane in various colours