We’ve heard the statics on the news, and we’ve read about the future of plastic bottles across the internet. Is it our lifestyles that contributed to billions of plastic bottles being disposed of in landfills or has it been the market looking for convenience and portability to match our lifestyles?

Reality tells us that our lifestyles won’t change, so another solution needs to be developed that works with the ecosystems and commerce. Compromise and going green seems to be one of the best solutions for the future of plastic bottles.Didn’t catch that? This explains it. Alternative plastic compounds and materials, which are biodegradable are being developed. The good news is that new plastics are still equivalent in the appearance of plastic bottles we use today.

Is this the next market for commerce and will the next generation of developers find a suitable plastic alternative that can be recycled and reused without repercussion to the user? We’ve found friendlier alternatives for fuel, energy and so why not plastic? Research is being done to consider plant base components, which naturally decompose using a self recycling process, making them friendlier to the environment.

Change is always the toughest, breaking a habit and accepting new methods isn’t easy, but when the improved results are seen, we look back and wonder what took so long. Plastic bottles will not disappear from our lives, but they will change from the polyethylene terephthalate, which is a thermoplastic polymer resin material being used today. Plastic bottles will be replaced with a healthier substance that surrenders to simpler recycling when we dispose of them.

The problem and concerns are about the millions of polyethylene terephthalate plastic bottles sitting in our landfills, adding the millions of plastic bottles sitting in public and neighborhood trash bins. They will decompose eventually, but it may take a few thousand years.