Mr.
K. Jim Jem, P.E. General Manager Greater China, Total Corbion PLA, Visiting
Professor of JiangNan University
How
to resolve the plastic pollution problems?
3
R’s: Reduce, Re-use, Recycle
lReduce: Restricting
traditional non-degradable plastics by charging extra fees, etc.
lRe-use: e.g. Use the
same PET water bottle again for personal usage
lRecyle: e.g. Collect
all PET bottles then turn into fiber products
4th
R: Renewable (from & back to the nature)
5th
R: Replacement (by bio-plastics)
lBio-based Plastics:
From plants (bio-based) instead of petroleum-based. Reduce carbon foot print
& global warming. May be bio-degradable (e.g. PLA) or may be not (e.g.
bio-PE).
lBio-degradable
Plastics: Reduce Solid Waste Pollution. May from petroleum source (e.g. PBAT)
or may from bio-based (PLA, PHA). May produce bio-gas and be compost into
fertilizer (back to the nature).
