I ka makahiki 2020, he 167,000 tons ka hopena o nā mea biodegradable ma Western Europe, me ka PBAT, PBAT / starch blend, PLA modified material, polycaprolactone, etc.ʻO ka nui o ka laweʻana he 77000 tons, aʻo ka huahana nui i laweʻia maiʻo PLA;Hoʻokuʻu aku i 32000 tons, ka nui o ka PBAT, nā mea i hoʻokumu ʻia i ka starch, nā hui PLA / PBAT a me ka polycaprolactone;ʻO ka hoʻohana ʻana he 212000 tons.I waena o lākou, ʻo ka hoʻopuka ʻana o PBAT he 104000 tons, ʻo ka lawe ʻana mai o PLA he 67000 tons, ʻo ka lawe ʻana aku o PLA he 5000 tons, a ʻo ka hana ʻana o nā mea hoʻololi PLA he 31000 tons (65% PBAT / 35% PLA ka mea maʻamau).ʻeke kūʻai a me nā ʻeke huahana mahiʻai, ʻeke compost, meaʻai.
