IT Bioplastica; biopolimero - UK Bioplastic or Biopolymer - F Bioplastique ou biopolymère - D Biokunststoff oder Biopolymer - E Bioplástica o biopolímero
Secondo European Bioplastics Association, sono bioplastiche i manufatti plastici ottenuti per conversione di 3 classi di materiali polimerici derivati da: a) fonti rinnovabili (biobased), b) biodegradabili di origine fossile, c) non biodegradabili ma da fonti rinnovabili (biobased).
Terms that are used to indicate polymers obtained from renewable sources (bio-based polymers), like PLAs or PHAs, biodegradable polymers (independent of the source which can be both natural and petrochemical, such as some polyesters), bio-absorbable polymers for medical use.
