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Are bioplastics REALLY better for the planet? | Interview with Klaus Hubacek

05 February 2021

Watch the Interview with IREES chair Prof. Klaus Hubacek.


Bioplastics are said to be the “better” plastic of the future: biodegradable, eco-friendly and just as convenient. But is that actually true?

We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What can we do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.

Last modified:16 February 2021 2.43 p.m.

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