Unraveling Dutch citizens’ perceptions on the bio-based economy: The case of bioplastics, bio-jetfuels and small-scale bio-refineries

Lynch, Durwin H.J.; Klaassen, Pieter; Broerse, Jacqueline E W

doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2016.10.035

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“…There have been a number of studies that have studied citizens' perceptions on biotechnologies and bioplastics (Blesin and Jaspersen, 2017;Lynch et al, 2017;Steenis et al, 2017;Boesen et al, 2019;Dilkes-Hoffman et al, 2019). These researches revealed that citizens from different countries (Australia, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands) were mostly positive about bioplastics.…”

Section: Citizens' Perceptions About the Sustainability Of (Bio)plasticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In general, terms such as biotechnology and biodegradable evoke associations like environmentally friendly, non-toxicity, sustainability, naturalness and green feeling and reduction of waste through composting. However, also associations such as genetic modification, higher prices, improper land use, less visually appealing and short-lived products were found among citizens (Blesin and Jaspersen, 2017;Lynch et al, 2017). These associations link to a number of Tabone's themes, † e.g., material efficiency (T2), hazardous materials (T3), design to degrade (T8) and cost efficiency (T9).…”

Section: Citizens' Perceptions About the Sustainability Of (Bio)plasticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Compared to conventional plastics, citizens consider bioplastics to have a more positive impact on the environment, although there was some ignorance on the proper disposal of bioplastics, degradation rates, limited biodegradability and the quality of bioplastics (Lynch et al, 2017;Haider et al, 2019). The study of Boesen et al (2019) showed that well-educated young Danish consumers think that bio-based conclusively means that it is also biodegradable.…”

Section: Citizens' Perceptions About the Sustainability Of (Bio)plasticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Pre-university students’ perceptions about the life cycle of bioplastics and fossil-based plastics

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Prins

Joolingen

2020

Chem. Educ. Res. Pract.

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Sustainability has become a prominent theme in society and can be considered as an integral part of scientific citizenship. This study investigates to what extent the production, use and re-use of (bio)plastics initiates students’ reasoning and to identify the kind of content knowledge students put forward. The structure of students’ arguments was mapped according to Toulmin's model of argumentation, i.e., claim, data, warrant & backing and qualifier & rebuttals. Students (N = 27, grade 10 & 11) participated in groups of three. The students were introduced to the topic of the production, use and re-use of plastics by watching a video, answering questions, reading articles and having interviews and group discussions. Students were prompted to argue on the sustainability of bioplastics and fossil-based plastics. The results show that students frequently used arguments related to preventing pollution, designing to recycle and designing to degrade. However, themes such as avoiding waste, origin of energy and materials, energy efficiency and costs were rarely used or even absent in students’ reasoning. Overall, the students’ reasoning contained all of Toulmin's categories, and especially the increase in the number of qualifier & rebuttals is interpreted as an indication of awareness of the complexity of the issue at hand. This study underlines that students are able to bring in relevant scientific knowledge when confronted with a suitable sustainability issue, but also more societally oriented arguments enriched their perspective. Implications for the design of interventions aiming to engage students in life cycle analysis (on plastics) are discussed.

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Section: Citizens' Perceptions About the Sustainability Of (Bio)plasticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Citizens' Perceptions About the Sustainability Of (Bio)plasticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Citizens' Perceptions About the Sustainability Of (Bio)plasticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Pre-university students’ perceptions about the life cycle of bioplastics and fossil-based plastics

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Prins

Joolingen

2020

Chem. Educ. Res. Pract.

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“…Considering the social dimension, the development of biotechnologies should contribute to rural development policies (D'Amato et al, 2017), the labor productivity and remunerations (Muizniece et al, 2016), and in the growth of employment (Efken et al, 2016;Scarlat et al, 2015;Schütte, 2018). Furthermore, the citizens' perceptions towards biotechnologies and assimilation of bio-based innovations are also an important facet when developing the biotechnologies with the goal of sustainability (Golembiewski et al, 2015;Lynch, Klaassen, & Broerse, 2017;Mustalahti, 2018;Sleenhoff, Landeweerd, & Osseweijer, 2015). The environmental dimension should also be regarded throughout the biotechnology-oriented approach.…”

Section: Different Perspectives Of Bioeconomy Across Approaches Of mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Muizniece et al (2016) explored the labor productivity of bioeconomy in Latvia. The public acceptability and perception of bioeconomy and bio-based innovations were also analyzed rather extensively (Golembiewski et al, 2015;Lynch et al, 2017;Mustalahti, 2018;Sleenhoff et al, 2015).…”

Section: Evaluation Of Bioeconomy From the Viewpoints Of Weak And Smentioning

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Evaluation of bioeconomy in the context of strong sustainability

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Baležentis

Štreimikienė

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Sustainable Development

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The implementation of bioeconomy is important in seeking to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Thus, in recent years, more attention is focused on sustainable bioeconomy. Referring to weak and strong sustainability approaches, many authors stated that bioeconomy is related only to weak sustainability, but this study provides a framework for policy makers that allows the definition and implementation of the bioeconomy based on the strong sustainability approach. Furthermore, researchers evaluating bioeconomy implementation conventionally encompassed the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of the impact of bio‐products; however, they did not consider the strong sustainability approach. Strong sustainability additionally requires not crossing ecological thresholds and, thus, implies consideration of planetary boundaries. Therefore, the inclusion of land footprint and biocapacity measures in the bioeconomy strategy, verifying that the land footprint does not exceed the level of biocapacity, is essential for the creation of a strongly sustainable bioeconomy. This study embarks on the definition of the bioeconomy based on strong sustainability and contributes to the discussion about bioeconomy implementation in the context of sustainable development.

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The Market for Bio‐Based Packaging: Consumers' Perceptions and Preferences Regarding Bio‐Based Packaging

Herbes¹

2021

Bio‐based Packaging

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Unraveling Dutch citizens’ perceptions on the bio-based economy: The case of bioplastics, bio-jetfuels and small-scale bio-refineries

Cited by 73 publications

References 25 publications

Pre-university students’ perceptions about the life cycle of bioplastics and fossil-based plastics

Pre-university students’ perceptions about the life cycle of bioplastics and fossil-based plastics

Evaluation of bioeconomy in the context of strong sustainability

The Market for Bio‐Based Packaging: Consumers' Perceptions and Preferences Regarding Bio‐Based Packaging

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