Bamboo Fiber & Material Technology

Can PBAT plus bamboo fiber be called plant-based?

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I would be careful with that wording. Bamboo fiber is plant-derived, but conventional PBAT is generally a compostable polymer rather than a fully biobased polymer.

I would be careful with that wording.

Bamboo fiber is plant-derived, but conventional PBAT is generally a compostable polymer rather than a fully biobased polymer. That means a PBAT-and-bamboo formulation may contain renewable material without being entirely plant-based.

A more accurate claim would be something like:

"Made with renewable bamboo fiber and compostable polymers."

If a brand wants to publish a specific biobased percentage, it should be based on an appropriate finished-product test rather than simply adding up ingredient weights.

"Contains 35% bamboo fiber by weight" and "35% biobased carbon" are not automatically the same statement.

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