“High incidence of false biodegradability claims related to single-use plastic utensils sold in Brazil” by Barbosa Moreno et al., (Sustainable Production and Consumption Vol.41 (2023) 1–8)

Abstract

The Comment by Ojeda and Baciu (2024) on the work by Moreno et al. (2023) lacks scientific premise and is mostly not supported by peer-reviewed literature. They argue that our study neglected fundamental scientific steps, although it is widely known that greenwashing practices can be assessed using frameworks based on product-label analyses. In addition, the Comment presents a lot of wrong or scientifically unsupported information regarding the supposed biodegradability of oxo-plastics, overall, in defense of d2w masterbatch. Here, it is necessary to point out that such materials have been banned in the European Union. Thus, in the ‘post-truth’ era, intangible statements like those presented by Ojeda and Baciu, can undermine evidence-based decisions. Therefore, the global governance of oxo(bio)degradable plastics must be evidence-based.