It’s illustrated by a company called Bioplastech, which aims to convert waste, ag byproducts, and petrochemical products into value-added biodegradable plastic called polyhydroxyalkanoate.
The polyhydroxyalkanoate project got launched, says Cleantech.com, at the university level, notably University College Dublin. But now the company has access to about $14.7 million in funding from the Irish Government to commercialize the new technology. Biodegradable packaging would be one of the products the firm sees its technology eventually producing.
%20REV2.TjdqzJEwFB.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
