Towards safe and sustainable food packaging

Single-use straws, cutlery, and plates made of plastics will soon be things of the past as the EU is set to ban many everyday single-use plastic (SUP) items in an effort to avert the ever-growing spread of plastics in our environment. Consumers meanwhile are already turning away from these unsustainable product.

Are all alternatives safe for consumers and good for the environment? This is what this paper tries to answer.