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Assessing the Environmental Impact of Compostable Bioplastic BagsTapsi Jain, Yashika Grover, Shreya Jain, Hyma Yadav
Summary
This study assessed the environmental impacts of compostable bioplastic bags as alternatives to fossil-fuel-derived plastics, finding that while they offer benefits, they can also cause eutrophication and significantly alter soil physical, chemical, and biological properties through their additives and nitrogen-enriching effects.
Plastics made from fossil fuels contribute to pollution and disrupt ecosystems. While bioplastics and compostable bags that are made from renewable materials offer promising alternatives, they can also have severe effects such as eutrophication. Bioplastics can increase the soil nutrients like nitrogen (under certain conditions). A huge impact has been made by bioplastic additives on soil’s physical, chemical, and biological properties, land, human health, flora and fauna, and the environment in general.