1.0BE Sustainablehttps://www.besustainablemagazine.com/cms2Samuele Nannonihttps://www.besustainablemagazine.com/cms2/author/samuele-nannoni/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iPYBL6S700"><a href="https://www.besustainablemagazine.com/cms2/biodegradable-plastics-for-agriculture-life-multibiosol/">Biodegradable plastics for agriculture – LIFE Multibiosol Project</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.besustainablemagazine.com/cms2/biodegradable-plastics-for-agriculture-life-multibiosol/embed/#?secret=iPYBL6S700" width="600" height="338" title="“Biodegradable plastics for agriculture – LIFE Multibiosol Project” — BE Sustainable" data-secret="iPYBL6S700" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(d.addEventListener)e=!0;if(d.wp=d.wp||{},!d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),c=0;c<n.length;c++)n[c].style.display="none";for(c=0;c<s.length;c++)if(r=s[c],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=l.createElement("a"),i=l.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,o.test(i.protocol))if(i.host===a.host)if(l.activeElement===r)d.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),d.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;for(var e,t,r,a=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<s.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=s[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(a||i)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://www.besustainablemagazine.com/cms2/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Multibiosol-1-1024x768.jpg1024768Plastic has become fundamental in agriculture. The total consumption of plastic films for agricultural purposes in Europe exceeded 500.000 metric tons in 2013. Existing semi-intensive and intensive farming practices require the use of large quantities of plastic mulching film and fruit protection bags (and clips to close them) as they help prevent the growth of weeds, protect crops from insects, regulate soil, create a beneficial micro-climate and retain water and nutrients.