Comparison of life-cycle carbon emissions from traditional plastic products and BPPs. (IMAGE)

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Comparison of life-cycle carbon emissions from traditional plastic products and BPPs.

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(a) 1000 single-use polyethylene (PE) and polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT)-lactic acid (LA) plastic bags; (b) 1000 single-use polypropylene (PP) and Polylactic acid (PLA) plastic meal boxes; (c) 1000 single-use PP and PLA plastic cups. The labels PBAT/PLA-S1, PBAT/PLA-S2, PBAT/PLA-S3, and PBAT/PLA-S4 indicate that the T4 stage uses S1, S2, S3, or S4.

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Guanyi Chen et al.

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