Are all bioplastics biodegradable?
Simply put, no. Because bioplastics are a large family of different plastics that can be either bio-based, biodegradable, or both. However, bio-based does not mean biodegradable. The property of biodegradability does not depend on the raw material base of a material, but is rather related to its chemical structure. Only if microorganisms and fungi, or their enzymes, can cleave and completely metabolize the molecules that make up the plastic is it biodegradable. In other words, biodegradability is a material property.
Read more about it in our knowledge article: “What are bioplastics?”.
