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- Title
Status quo and sector readiness for (bio)plastic food and beverage packaging in the 4IR.
- Authors
Welz, Pamela J.; Linganiso, Linda Z.; Murray, Patrick; Kumari, Sheena; Arthur, Georgina D.; Ranjan, Amrita; Collins, Catherine; Bakare, Babatunde F.
- Abstract
The article focuses on single-use plastics emanating from the food and beverage industry are polluting the environment, and there is increasing public pressure to find ‘green' solutions to plastic pollution. Topics include considered the introduction of more bio-based and biodegradable plastics, increased plastic recycling, and enhanced degradation of plastics in the environment can holistically contribute to solve the problem for future generations.
- Subjects
PLASTIC marine debris; BIODEGRADABLE plastics; BEVERAGE packaging; FOOD packaging; SHAPE memory polymers; PLASTICS; PLASTIC extrusion; WHEAT straw
- Publication
South African Journal of Science, 2022, Vol 118, Issue 7/8, p29
- ISSN
0038-2353
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17159/sajs.2022/9748