posted on another bb ??14 Oct 2018 13:32
and now here..
14 Oct '18
' the tech (oxo bio degradable, the bio the important fact) is only now coming into public focus and it's not like selling a tin of beans...there's a whole industry sea change required (pun intended)..waste management/recycling currently is actually geared toward generating a larger proportion of plastic waste and not dealing with the issue..plastic escapes, huge amounts cannot be kept within the recycle system and the simple solution until now has been export it, let others dump it,dump it underground or in seas, recycle a minute amount (in reality)..so no real solution, corn based products and compostable still leave plastic waste and is unsustainable on a global basis and commercially not viable for the large manufacturers, they need an easy , scalable solution that is cost effective, environmentally better than the current situation and SYM is closer to a global , viable, scalable solution than any other you can name, try it..you'll struggle to come up with a global viable, commercial standard required for manufacturers etc..so in the absence of any other SYM is a decent proposition and deals better with the plastic issue than any alternatives or the status quo...deals and opinion take time with the backdrop of political and industry change required, look at the mechanics involved in changing public, retailer, manufacturers and industry mind sets...SYM is only now coming into the public/political arena, plastic waste was not an issue discussed one/two years ago, and resistance from some parts of the industry is large, it is only public opinion that is pushing for change, it will grow, politicians and industry will need to follow, so far the largest retailers are only token jesturing, SYM need to challenge and call them out, recycling is not an answer, it is a step but amounts are small, SYM can help globally, that is an opportunity and on a subject that is not going away, they have a product and a workable solution and an infra structure in place to take a large share of the ever growing plastic market .'