What are biodegradable plastics? Do they harm the environment?

Explanation

1.Plastics that are capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms are called " Biodegradable plastics".
2. When compared to non-biodegradable plastic, this biodegradable plastic is quite harmless.
3. Under proper conditions biodegradable plastics can degrade to the point where microorganism can completely metabolise them to carbon dioxide.
5. Biodegradable plastic can generally produced form corn. so it is compostable and can produce methane which can be used for energy.