Markets to Watch: Alternatives to Traditional Plastics

Consumers’ and regulators’ concerns over plastic waste have prompted new growth in the market for alternatives to traditional plastics—from bioplastics to paper/fiber products, recycled-content plastics, and reusable product alternatives. This paper gives an overview of the market and the key issues and trends that might affect market growth in the future.

Published 2023. 4 pages. PDF.

Authors: Ben Schick, MBA ’24, EDGE Fellow, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, and Katie Kross, MBA, Managing Director, Center for Energy, Development, and the Global Environment (EDGE), Duke University.

Special thanks to: Jaap Schut and Allison Lin.