bioplastic
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bioplastic
Example Sentences
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"Animals have probably been feeding on nature's original bioplastic for hundreds of millions of years - we're only discovering it now."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
But, said Pryor, if bioplastic and compostable food packaging manufacturers’ get their way, the whole system could collapse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2025
Part of the problem stems with defining what a "bioplastic" even is.
From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2023
Compostable-labeled containers can be anything from paper and sugarcane-based bagasse to bioplastic, which is plastic made from plants like corn.
From National Geographic ● Sep. 26, 2023
The invisible shuttles have ceased to ply--the meshes of their tangled webs are broken--the more delicate threads of song are snapped in sunder, but the bioplastic spinners and weavers are all there.
From Life: Its True Genesis by R. W. Wright
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