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INTERIM SUSTAINABLE BY DESIGN ASSESSMENT - draft version
Summary
Researchers are developing a plant-based plastic alternative made from food waste (using a bacterial fermentation process) instead of fossil fuels, aiming to reduce plastic pollution and microplastics in our environment. This report checks how this new material stacks up against regular plastic in terms of environmental impact, cost, and social factors — though it's still a draft, so the findings aren't finalized yet. If successful, this kind of innovation could mean less plastic waste and fewer microplastics ending up in our food, water, and bodies down the line.
Draft version – pending review and validation by the European Commission Conventional fossil-based plastic packaging poses significant environmental challenges, including resource depletion and microplastic pollution. As part of the EU Horizon Europe–funded ViSS project, this deliverable D6.10 presents the second iteration of the interim sustainable by design (SSbD) assessment of a novel bio-based alternative: poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) produced from food industry residues through microbial fermentation. Building on the baseline established in the Preliminary assessment, the present assessment covers the environmental, economic, and social sustainability dimensions of the ViSS value chain, and applies the ViSS scoring system, which benchmarks the performance of the ViSS solution against market references.