Cost
With the exception of cellulose, most bioplastic technology is relatively new and is currently not cost competitive with petroplastics. Bioplastics do not yet reach the fossil fuel parity on fossil fuel-derived energy for their manufacturing, reducing the cost advantage over petroleum-based plastic.
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