How many plastics have you used today? And why are some plastics difficult to recycle? Find out more about the innovative research developing Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging to tackle the issue of plastic waste in the UK. The project aims to optimise the use of compostable plastic food packaging, which will reduce the reliance on plastic while keeping food fresh and hygienic.

These resources and activities can be used with our Smart Sustainable Plastic video and Potato Bioplastic video.

If you’re hungry for more details check out this extra resource.

Sustainable Plastic Composites (PDF resource)

You can also take the bioplastics quiz or contribute to our giant Word-Cloud about bioplastics to see what people are saying about bioplastics.

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