According to recent definitions, a bag must have certain characteristics to be biodegradable. The first of these is that it is biodegradable. In other words, it must be biodegradable. Second; compostable bag, in other words, it must be made of bio-based plastic.

Petroleum-based plastic packaging does not have to be made of bio plastic to be biodegradable. Fossil-based plastic bags can also be biodegradable bags with various additives. Such bags are referred to as semi-synthetic in the literature. As a result, it can be said that It is not necessary for a plastic packaging to be produced from bio plastic in order to be biodegradable.” Biodegradable bags are biodegradable, but this does not mean that they are compostable bags. Compostable bags, also known as compostable bags, are considered as a subset of biodegradable bags. Compostable bags are made from plant-based raw materials such as corn starch, sugar cane, algae, seaweed and cactus. In addition to biodegrading, compostable bags are mixed back into the soil as compostable soil (humus). Although these packages are organic, their shelf life is limited. When the appropriate environment is provided, the dissolution process begins. Biodegradable bags have a slightly different degradation process. Biodegradable bags are first broken down into very small pieces. They then become food for microorganisms. The leftover pieces are recycled back into nature thanks to a kind of secretion secreted by the microorganisms. This recycling is achieved in the form of water, methane and carbon dioxide. Thus, biodegradable bags contribute significantly to reducing environmental pollution.