 Food packaging plastics account for the bulk of plastic waste that are polluting the environment. Biopolymers have emerged as promising green materials, although they still have very low market uptake. The continent of Africa is proposed as a rich source of fibers and fillers that can be sustainably exploited to fabricate green composites in a bid to achieve a circular economy. This article was authored by Lin Dany Koketson-Kyob, Albert Yuchenayud, Enoch Naifai's Oganyuya, and others.