Biodegradable materials do have a higher price than plastics, why do so many people prefer them over plastics?

It’s not the biodegradable material manufacturer’s fault that makes biodegradable material higher priced than traditional plastics, biodegradable materials are obtained from renewable resources, the raw material cost is higher than petrochemical materials. The production process of biodegradable materials are synthesizing organic substances, to make materials that can replace plastics but also need to maintain a considerable period of time without deteriorating like foods. So, the raw material and production process makes the biodegradable material costs higher than traditional plastics. But still, why do so many people prefer biodegradable material over plastics?

Firstly, plastics are not clean. If you see the plastic market, many plastic raw materials are recycled from the rubbish dump, which may be bloody needles from the hospital, bottles filled with excrement and urine, containers used for pesticides, only the garbage picker knows whether it’s clean or not. But, after that rubbish is crushed into plastic pellets, made into food containers, cups or straws, it comes into our food table. Do you believe you’re eating your food with those rubbishes? Of cause, you don’t know. Compared with plastics, biodegradable materials can’t be recycled, they’re just like food, once you throw them away, bury them into a garbage heap, they become the food of microorganisms, completely return our ecosystem. So every time when you use biodegradable products, they’re 100% clean, new, and safe.

Secondly, biodegradable packing can give people a better experience than plastics especially in food and beverage packaging. Many people feel bad when they smell plastics, especially in hospitals, if patients don’t want to drink and eat, they’re slow on recovery. Small children who have a keen sense of smell need a long time to get used to food and beverages with the plastic smell before they can eat and drink happily. Compares with plastics, biodegradable packing smells very good, will not impact people’s appetite like plastics. 

Third, it’s annoying when you see a lot of plastic rubbishes flying into the sky and scattering everywhere on the road. Plastics are causing a lot of pollution and influencing people’s emotions. It’s also a high cost to employ people to clean plastic pollutions, especially when plastics come deep into the ocean and buried into the soil. Smaller pieces of plastics are even harder to clean, they’re polluting every corner of our earth. By using biodegradable materials, people are doing lesser pollution to the earth, especially can improve their ecosystems in their surroundings.