Unfortunately, but unsurprisingly, there is one main reason that the producers prefer harmful plastic: money. Biodegradable materials are significantly more expensive to acquire and process, for now. Several studies have shown predictions of significant increase of the Bioplastic market, such as Official Market (583% by 2035), Exactitude Consultancy (219% by 2034), Grand View Research (287% by 2030), and Straits Research (208% by 2033). Grand View Research reported that Bioplastic was the largest European market in 2024 with a 43.38% revenue share. The market was over 50% packaging, the main goal of EPR policies and will be easily tapped into by producers. Technology is advancing, such as that of UC Davis Professor Ruihong Zhang, to make Bioplastic a more affordable and realistic alternative. The world is improving, one state at a time, and Ohio is next. 

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