But at the same time, it could replace some in some applications and that is worth doing.
Anything that lowers the amount of plastics being used and contributes towards it is a good thing.
It does need to replace all and every use of transparent plastics, but even some is good.
And I don't believe we can find a silver bullet biopolymer that 1:1 replaces or even exceeds plastic for all usecases rightaway.
It’s only a good thing if it actually reduces environmental impact, but as others have pointed out, for biopolymers that’s not the case.
Anything that reduces environmental impact is worth pursuing, but many products like this are actually even more environmentally harmful, just sometimes in different ways. It turns out sometimes the best approach for now is reducing and mitigating the impact of plastics rather than eliminating their use at all costs. Sometimes those costs can be too high.
But at the same time, it could replace some in some applications and that is worth doing.
Anything that lowers the amount of plastics being used and contributes towards it is a good thing. It does need to replace all and every use of transparent plastics, but even some is good. And I don't believe we can find a silver bullet biopolymer that 1:1 replaces or even exceeds plastic for all usecases rightaway.