5 Bioplastics That Meet Today’s Food Packaging Needs

September 2023​ Packaging Column

​Packaging Topic Brief:

  • Biodervied Plastics: 3 drop-ins and 2 emerging ones to meet food packaging needs
  • Two factors are driving the adoption of bio-derived polymers in food packaging: fluctuating oil prices and brand and retailer commitments to UNSDG Target 12.
  • Bio-derived polymers are made from biomass, such as agricultural waste or lignin, instead of fossil fuels.
  • Bio-derived polymers can be used to create drop-in replacements for fossil-derived polymers, such as bPE, bPP, and bPET.
  • Bio-derived polymers can also be used to create new polymers with improved properties, such as PEF and PTF.
  • Consumer education is critical to ensure that consumers understand the benefits of bio-derived polymers.

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This content is related to food packaging, including:
  1. Bio-derived polymers
  2. Drop-in replacements for fossil-derived polymers
  3. More sustainable packaging, recyclable packaging, Life cycle impact of food packaging, circular economy
  4. Relevance toUNSDG Target 12 
  5. Technical attributes of bPE, bPP, bPET, PEF and PT

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