RE: Are our products truly degradab12 Dec 2017 15:21
oxo-biodegradable plastics assoc. report. "Microplastics are a serious environmental problem. They are
caused by the embrittlement and erosion of plastic, and these
fragments of plastic can lie or float around for decades.
• It is therefore no longer acceptable to use ordinary plastic for
everyday items.
• Everyday plastic items should urgently be made oxo-biodegradable,
so that they will degrade and biodegrade in a much shorter time,
if they get into the open environment.
• It is essential to understand that oxo-biodegradable plastics do
not just fragment – they rapidly convert at the end of their useful
life, into materials with a low molecular weight which are no longer
plastics and have become a food-source for naturally-occurring
bacteria and fungi.
• Bag taxes, and incentives to reduce and recycle are not enough,
because thousands of tons of ordinary plastic will still get into the
environment every day, where they will create microplastics.
• Oxo-biodegradable plastics will biodegrade on land and water
and do not leave harmful residues."