Compostable And Biodegradable – What Are Bioplastics?

This is a sponsored post. I’m sure you’ve heard a lot of these terms already in reference to new, bio based materials – from plastic to: “biodegradable”, “compostable” or maybe even “home compostable”. There are even more! They are all bioplastics, meaning they are a man-made material. But as opposed to plastic, (which is a synthetic or semi-synthetic material that usually uses polymers as a main ingredient. So basically made from different combinations of petrochemicals). Bioplastics are biodegradable, but in a different way. Plastics This man-made material is soft and easy to turn into many different forms during manufacture. Therefore …