Environmental, Social and Economic Sustainability of Biobased Plastics. Bio-polyethylene from Brazil and polylactic acid from the U.S.

SUMMARY Ever depleting fossil resources, growing fossil feedstock prices and global environmental impact associated with continuously rising greenhouse gas emissions have led to increased attention for biobased products as alternatives for the present fo

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