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===Bioplastics===
{{main|Bioplastic}}
[[File:Bio-K Blister CG.jpg|thumb|A packaging blister made from [[cellulose acetate]], a [[bioplastic]]]]

Bioplastics are a form of [[plastic]]s derived from renewable [[biomass]] sources, such as [[vegetable fats and oils]], [[lignin]], [[corn starch]], [[pea]] [[starch]]<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://cordis.europa.eu/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=proj.document&CFTOKEN=19120617&PJ_RCN=7901178&CFID=6808047
|title=Development of a pea starch film with trigger biodegradation properties for agricultural applications
|date=2008-11-30
|publisher=CORDIS services
|access-date=2009-11-24}}</ref> or [[microbiota (microbiology)|microbiota]].<ref>{{Cite journal
|journal=Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology
|title=Accumulation of biopolymers in activated sludge biomass
|volume=78
|issue=1–3
|pages=389–399
|author1=Hong Chua |author2=Peter H. F. Yu |author3=Chee K. Ma
|issn=0273-2289
|doi=10.1385/ABAB:78:1-3:389
|date=March 1999
|pmid=15304709
|s2cid=189905491
}}</ref> The most common form of bioplastic is [[thermoplastic]] starch. Other forms include [[Cellulose]] bioplastics, bio[[polyester]], [[Polylactic acid]], and bio-derived [[polyethylene]].

The production and use of bioplastics is generally regarded as a more [[Sustainability|sustainable activity]] when compared to plastic production from petroleum (petroplastic); however, manufacturing of bioplastic materials is often still reliant upon petroleum as an energy and materials source. Because of the fragmentation in the market and ambiguous definitions it is difficult to describe the total market size for bioplastics, but the global production capacity is estimated at 327,000 tonnes.<ref name="NNFCC">[http://www.nnfcc.co.uk/publications/nnfcc-renewable-polymers-factsheet-bioplastics NNFCC Renewable Polymers Factsheet: Bioplastics&nbsp;— NNFCC]. Nnfcc.co.uk (2010-02-19). Retrieved on 2011-08-14.</ref> In contrast, global consumption of all flexible packaging is estimated at 12.3 million tonnes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.plasticsnews.com/subscriber/fyi.html?id=1132774806 |title=FYI charts |publisher=Plastics News |access-date=2011-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513223411/http://www.plasticsnews.com/subscriber/fyi.html?id=1132774806 |archive-date=2008-05-13 }}</ref>