Bio-Plastics - How Green are they?

An Increasing number of companies consider sustainability as one of their focus area. Growing demand for sustainable and environment friendly packaging solutions has led to the rapid development of the bio-plastics industry. Bio-plastics which currently accounts for <1% of the current global plastic production has potential to account for 7% of the global market by 2020. Do bio-plastics deliver on environmentally sustainable front? Do they provide solutions to the existing problems?   Author: Satya Bharath Y