Petroleum-based plastic products take very long periods to degrade (some say they take as long as hundreds of years). This long duration gives plastics time to clog up waterways and inhibit normal processes in water bodies. The biodegradable nature of hemp means it takes lesser time to degrade and thus has no such demerits. Within 3 to 6 months, hemp bioplastics degrade completely without drastically affecting society. Although this characteristic reduces the degree of application of hemp bioplastics to single-use plastics yet it shows promise as a viable opportunity to capitalize on.