TY - VIDEO T1 - Biodegradable plastics N2 - Recycling decreases the disposal problem of plastic waste, however this gives rise to additional costs. It would be ideal if plastic products could become part of a biological material cycle where the products could be decomposed by microorganisms into their basic components. BAM has made a major contribution to the development of a standardised method for testing the biological degradability of plastics. Nowadays products of compostable plastic are available in shops. KW - Biodegradable KW - Plastics PY - 1998 VL - 35 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-45528 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -