Standards and policies: Science and standards, biodegradability and compostability, study of the aerobic biodegrability of plasticmaerials under controlled compost; environmentally degradable plastics and ics-unido global program, biodegradable plastics, market introduction of compostable packaging; Biobased systems; Biodegradable hybrid polymeric materials based on lignin and synthetic polymers, production and applications of microbial polyhhydroxyalkanoates, the solid-state structure, thermal and crystalline properties of bacterial copolyesters of (R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid with (R)-3- hydroxyhexanoic acid, biodased polymeric materials for agriculture applecations; Biomedical applications: Hydrophilic/hdrophobic copolymers

This new Handbook brings provides engineers and scientists with the information and practical guidance needed to successfully design and manufacture products using biopolymers and biodegradable plastics.

Introduction to sustainability; Environmental issues; life cycle information; biobased and biodegradable polymers; biobased and recycled petroleum-based plastics; end-of-life options for plastics; sustainable plastic products; biobased and biodegradation standards fof polumeric materials; sustainable strategies for plastics companies; future of sustainable plastics.