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ClearAn overview: exploring the potential of fruit and vegetable waste and by-products in food biodegradable packaging
Researchers reviewed how fruit and vegetable processing waste — rich in polyphenols, vitamins, and fiber — can be transformed into biodegradable food packaging films and coatings, offering an eco-friendly alternative to conventional plastic packaging. Repurposing food waste this way could simultaneously reduce plastic pollution (including microplastics from packaging degradation) and address agricultural waste disposal challenges.
Exploring Agricultural and Industrial Fruit-Based Waste/By-products for Eco-friendly Multifunctional Bio-based Food Packaging and Coating Materials
Researchers reviewed how agricultural and industrial fruit waste — including peels, seeds, and pomace — can be converted into multifunctional bio-based food packaging materials with demonstrated antimicrobial, antioxidant, and shelf-life-extending properties, while identifying scalability and regulatory alignment as key barriers to widespread adoption.
Incarnation of bioplastics: recuperation of plastic pollution
This review explored bioplastics as eco-friendly alternatives to petroleum-based plastics, examining their production from agricultural and kitchen waste products and their potential for microbial decomposition to help reduce plastic pollution.
Bioplastics from Waste Biomass: Paving the Way for a Sustainable Future
This review investigates the use of waste biomass -- including agricultural residues and food waste -- as feedstocks for producing bioplastics as a sustainable alternative to fossil-fuel-derived conventional plastics. The authors assess the potential of different waste biomass sources to yield biodegradable polymers that reduce both carbon emissions and microplastic accumulation in the environment.
Valorization and Application of Fruit and Vegetable Wastes and By-Products for Food Packaging Materials
This review summarized recent research on converting fruit and vegetable processing waste into biopolymer-based food packaging materials, covering extraction of pectin, cellulose, and starch from by-products and their performance as biodegradable packaging films.
Natural Polymeric Materials: A Solution to Plastic Pollution from the Agro-Food Sector
This review examined biopolymer materials derived from fruit and vegetable food waste — including starch, cellulose, and protein-based polymers — as replacements for petroleum-derived food packaging plastics, discussing extraction processes, material properties, and sustainability advantages.
Agro-Food Waste Valorization for Sustainable Bio-Based Packaging
This review examines how waste from food processing can be repurposed into biodegradable packaging materials as an alternative to conventional plastics. Researchers have developed films and coatings from fruit peels, grain husks, and other agricultural byproducts, though most solutions remain at the laboratory stage. Replacing traditional plastic packaging with these bio-based alternatives could help reduce the generation of microplastics that contaminate food and water supplies.
Agri-Food Wastes for Bioplastics: European Prospective on Possible Applications in Their Second Life for a Circular Economy
This review explores how agri-food wastes such as brewer's spent grain and olive pomace can be converted into biodegradable bioplastics, supporting circular economy principles and reducing both food waste and plastic pollution in Europe.
Potentials of Berry Fruits Pomaces for Bio-Based Films
This paper is not directly about microplastic pollution. It investigates using berry fruit pomace waste to create biodegradable bioplastic films as an alternative to conventional plastic packaging. While replacing conventional plastics with biodegradable alternatives could reduce future microplastic generation, the study itself focuses on food packaging material development rather than microplastic contamination.
A Review on Replacing Food Packaging Plastics with Nature-Inspired Bio-Based Materials
Researchers reviewed bio-based materials inspired by nature as sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based food packaging plastics. The study highlights that while conventional plastic packaging is effective for food preservation, its environmental impact has driven research into biodegradable and compostable alternatives that could reduce plastic waste and microplastic generation.
Development of Biodegradable Rigid Foams from Pineapple Field Waste
Not relevant to microplastics — this paper develops biodegradable rigid foam materials from pineapple agricultural waste (starch and cellulose) as a sustainable packaging alternative to petroleum-based plastics.
Upcycling the Banana Industry in Ecuador: A Methodology to Estimate Organic Waste Availability and a Catalogue of Potential Biodegradable Products
This Ecuadorian study assessed the availability of banana plant waste and evaluated its potential for making biodegradable products as alternatives to plastic packaging. Developing renewable, biodegradable packaging from agricultural byproducts could reduce the plastic waste that eventually degrades into microplastics.
Agricultural and Food Waste Valorization for Bioplastic Production: A Comprehensive Review
This review synthesizes 15 experimental studies on producing bioplastics — including polyhydroxyalkanoates, starch-based plastics, and cellulose acetate — from agricultural and food waste as an alternative to fossil-fuel-derived polymers. The authors find that valorizing organic waste streams for bioplastic production simultaneously addresses both plastic pollution and biomass disposal challenges.
Biofilms Production from Avocado Waste
Researchers developed biofilms from starch and cellulose extracted from avocado peels and seeds as potential biodegradable food packaging materials. These plant-based packaging alternatives could replace petroleum-based plastics that break down into persistent microplastics.
Agricultural and Food Waste Valorization for Bioplastic Production: A Comprehensive Review
This review synthesizes 15 experimental studies on producing bioplastics — including polyhydroxyalkanoates, starch-based plastics, and cellulose acetate — from agricultural and food waste as an alternative to fossil-fuel-derived polymers. The authors find that valorizing organic waste streams for bioplastic production simultaneously addresses plastic pollution and biomass disposal challenges.
Recent Advance in Biodegradable Packaging from Banana Plant Feedstock: A Comprehensive Review
This review synthesizes recent advances in biodegradable packaging derived from banana plant waste, examining how banana-derived biopolymers can be transformed into eco-friendly packaging solutions for the food industry. Researchers found that banana waste offers versatile biopolymer sources enabling flexible packaging designs with lower environmental impact than fossil fuel-derived materials, though challenges in scalability and economic feasibility remain barriers to widespread adoption.
Lignocellulosic biomass from agricultural waste to the circular economy: a review with focus on biofuels, biocomposites and bioplastics
This review examines how agricultural waste rich in lignocellulose can be converted into biofuels, biocomposites, and bioplastics as sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based products. Recent advances in biorefinery technology have improved the ability to process plant-based waste into a range of useful materials. Replacing conventional plastics with bioplastics from agricultural waste could help reduce both plastic pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
From Fruit Waste to Hydrogels for Agricultural Applications
Not relevant to microplastics — this study develops biodegradable hydrogels from fruit waste (pectin and starch) to reduce water loss and slow herbicide migration in sandy agricultural soils, without any connection to plastic pollution.
A Review of Bioplastics and Their Adoption in the Circular Economy
This review examines the current landscape of bioplastics, including bio-based and biodegradable materials, as potential alternatives to conventional fossil-fuel-derived plastics. Researchers assessed standards, life cycle analyses, and environmental performance of various bioplastic types. The study highlights that while bioplastics offer potential benefits for reducing fossil resource dependency, challenges remain around their actual environmental performance and integration into circular economy systems.
Benefits and Drawbacks of Bioplastic as an Alternative of Conventional Plastic towards Sustainable Plastic T
This review examines bioplastics derived from renewable biomass sources (such as corn starch, vegetable oils, and food waste) as sustainable alternatives to conventional petroleum-based plastics, evaluating their benefits and drawbacks across environmental performance, biodegradability, and scalability. The article explores whether bioplastics represent a viable pathway toward more sustainable plastic use given growing concerns over the non-biodegradable nature and resource intensity of conventional plastics.
Sustainable Management of Organic Waste and Recycling for Bioplastics: A LCA Approach for the Italian Case Study
Researchers used life cycle assessment to evaluate the environmental trade-offs of collecting organic waste for biodegradable plastic production in Italy, finding that the system could reduce fossil resource use but that impacts depended heavily on collection efficiency and the end-of-life pathway chosen.
Innovative Packaging Solutions from Agri-food Wastes and By-products
This review examined biodegradable bio-packaging materials derived from agri-food wastes as alternatives to petrochemical plastics, covering their preparation, properties, and use in food industries. While bio-packaging reduces microplastic accumulation and carbon footprint, the authors noted ongoing challenges in mechanical performance and cost.
Bio-based and Sustainable Food Packaging Technology: Relevance, Challenges and Prospects
A review assessed bio-based and sustainable food packaging technologies, evaluating their relevance as replacements for conventional plastic packaging that generates microplastic pollution. The study identifies the most promising materials and the barriers to scaling up plastic-free food packaging.
Bioplastic- Futuristic Approach
This review examines bioplastics as a sustainable alternative to petrochemical-based plastics, covering materials derived from biomass such as starch, cellulose, and microbial polymers. The paper surveys the biodegradation properties, production methods, and limitations of current bioplastic technologies as part of a broader strategy to address global plastic pollution.