It is reported in August 2024 that new research has shown biodegradable plastics might actually be worse for the environment than conventional plastics. If you want to look it up, the study was done by a team at the Jiangnan University of China has concluded that at the micro-level, soil and living things such as plants might suffer more from the breakdown of bioplastics than conventional polyethylene. Until this is worked out, I vote we stop using biodegrade able plastic bags.