Food packaging made from sugar could replace traditional plastic packaging and be composted by domestic users, according to a new report.
Researchers from Imperial College in London said they have used sugar from trees and grass to create a polymer that can be used to make single-use food and non-food packaging materials.
The biorenewable and biodegradable plastic, which does not use fossil fuels in the manufacturing process consists of sugars called lignocellulosic biomass.
Around 7% of global oil and gas resources are consumed in plastics manufacture, with worldwide production exceeding 150 million tons per year.
Almost 99% of plastics are formed from fossil fuels.
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