PMarine plastic litter doesn't only detract from beautiful nature. Microscopic plastic has a serious effect on both marine life and humanity as well.22UPDATE etroleum-based plastic has now been part of human daily life for more than 70 years. Plastic has brought convenience, but now is inflicting serious damage to the Earth. The amount of plastic waste drifting throughout our oceans has been estimated to be currently about 150 million tons, a figure rising by about eight million tons each year. [1] Showing promise as a fundamental solution to this grave problem, a revolutionary group of technologies is attracting attention. Developed Injection-molded plant-based biodegradable plastic, which can be mass-produced with advanced technology, is the latest ray of hope from Japan to combat plastic marine litterby Michio Komatsu, a Japanese mold they comprise numerous processes for manufacturing biodegradable plastic products by injection molding. Komatsu, a of professional engineer’s consulting firm in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, the injection molding of a certain plant-based biodegradable plastic called polylactic acid, which is raising interest worldwide. Aiming to use it to replace conventional petroleum-based plastics, Komatsu has been technology expert, president is focusing on developing practical applications for it since 2005. Polylactic acid is decomposed by microorganisms in the soil or seawater, and if disposed in compost, it will return completely to nature as water and carbon dioxide in the space of only several months. However, its development has not been easy so far. For example, the raw material cost of polylactic acid is expensive, it has low heat resistance, and it by injection molding is hard due to its poor fluidity. All that has made forming New Biodegradable MaterialReduces Plastic Waste
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