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Thermosets are a widely used group of plastics that have strong thermal and chemical resistance. Because of these high resistances, they are very difficult to recycle or reprocess. Vitrimers are an exciting type of thermoset that can be thermally reprocessed while still having high thermal resistances. Unfortunately, these polymers will quickly lose their stability after a few cycles of reprocessing, resulting in plastic waste. This project aimed to solve that problem by doping a vanillin-based vitrimer with a cellulose derivative to increase its biodegradability. The copolymer's physical properties and biodegradability were then measured and compared with the original vitrimer to assess its viability.