Innovative Design on Biodegradable Products

Question: Discuss about the Innovative Design on Biodegradable Products. Answer: Biodegradable Products for an Eco Friendly Environment Environmental pollution has been the cause for alarm in this 21st century with fear of great and significant public health concerns that are harmful to the local citizen globally. Plastic bag pollution is one of the biggest danger to the environment currently,. It is estimated that every year approximately 500 billion plastic bags are used globally. In Australia alone, 3.92 billion bags are used and huge chunk are littered to the environment, Australia has been categorised as second producer of waste worldwide. The recycling of the bags has been hard to achieve considering their non-biodegradable nature. Our environment is constantly being contaminated by these effects thus affecting our health being. Chemical component of these plastics are the one making unsafe environment for living, (EAPSB, 2002). They realises toxic substances in two varied ways either through burning or throwing away the litter to the environment. They are source of various diseases and disorders affecting huma ns and pollute the air, which can harm the environment. They convey negative and dilapidating environmental impact to its inhabitants, (Eriksen et al., 2014). Various approaches have been used to help mitigate these effects of plastics. it entails the actions of discipline to water, air and soil so as to get safe environment for healthy living. Some of the efforts include initiating ban of use of plastic bag, usage of eco friendly bags which are biodegradable in the environment, reusing plastics in domestic usage. Recycling firms have taken initiative to receive the plastics and lastly the approach of not throwing plastic, (Australia, 2010). With huge significant impact of the effects of the plastic on the human health and environment at large theirs need to have solutions which are informed and appropriate in tackling the problem. Coming up with manufacture of biodegradable plastic from natural plant materials is an area which if exploited will yield positive outcome. With this innovative design of designing a biodegradable material, the usage of natural substance is paramount which dont contain chemical substance which harms the environment. The process will entail burning all biodegradable plastics then putting the mixture together in form of mould and shaped to various shapes. The opportunity available for this scenario is the manufacture of biodegradable plastics bags for use. This will help to ease the current state of pollution currently being observed worldwide. In the design of biodegradable material for the plastics, materials will be locally sourced. They include the plant materials such as, corn oil, orange peels, starch and plastics, (Chuayjuljit, Hosililak, Athisart, 2017)The traditional way f making plastics is by filling chemical substrates to the environment which melts the plastic. With coming up with innovative design, it can be utilised in food packaging, medical filed and agriculture through production of plastic sheaths. Thus biodegradable plastics in essence are interesting and exciting in that they have positive benefits on safeguarding our environment and the overall health well being of the citizens. Its benefits hence outweigh the emerging drawbacks that can be associated with its usage. References Australia, C. U. 2010. Report on actions to reduce circulation of single-use plastic bags around the world. Clean Up Australia. Chuayjuljit, S., Hosililak, S. and Athisart, A., 2017. Thermoplastic cassava starch/sorbitol-modified montmorillonite nanocomposites blended with low density polyethylene: properties and biodegradability study. Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals, 19(1). Environment Australia, Plastic Shopping Bags - Analysis of Levies and Environmental Impacts ,Nolan ITU, 2002. http; www.deh.gov.au/industry/waste/plastic-bags/bags-analysis.html. Eriksen, M., Lebreton, L.C., Carson, H.S., Thiel, M., Moore, C.J., Borerro, J.C., Galgani, F., Ryan, P.G. and Reisser, J., 2014. Plastic pollution in the world's oceans: more than 5 trillion plastic pieces weighing over 250,000 tons afloat at sea. PloS one, 9(12), p.e111913.