Method of making cellulose bioplastics

A method of making a bioplastic comprising the steps of:

• dissolving a low quality cellulose biomass in a solvent, wherein low quality is defined as having little to no textile value;
• regenerating cellulose fibers by removing the solvent;
• plasticizing the cellulose fibers in the presence of a polyol into a plasticized film;
• and
• hot pressing the plasticized film into the bioplastic, wherein the low quality cellulose is a low quality cotton cellulose that has one or more of the following values:
• (1) micronaire equal to or less than 2.5;
• length equal to or less than 1.14;
• uniformity equal to or less than 77%;
• strength g/tex equal to or less than 29;
• elongation equal to or less than 7%, color 31-3, or leaf equal to or less than 2.