d2w & d2p should be in all plastics by law.1 May 2020 23:01
With all the COVID hype around, I feel people are missing a gem here. For me this one is of the best plays out there for helping us going forward (as a growing population where illness can spread quickly and vigorously).
First off, from the company website.. What SYM tech is..
"Our leading brands are d2w (oxo-biodegradable plastic) and d2p (FDA approved plastic additive) which is trade name for a family of protective technologies offering protection from bacteria, corrosion, insects, bacteria, algae, odour, fouling and fire. Products are sold either directly to customers or, increasingly, through a growing network of authorised Distributors and Agents."
Yes it is being tested on COVID... however there is so many bacterial spread illnesses, this is essential tech for the human race. They say it's effective on viruses to.
On my trip to the super market this week I was thinking about these products. Having been brainwashed about cross contamination for the past few months (I was also a chef for many years before changing career so i know a bit about it anyway). I watched as people wear plastic gloves or antibac their trollies, pick up spuds out of big plastic containers in plastic bags, got the fresh veg in plastic, the cheese, the fruit juice, the frozen veg, the loo rolls and even the plastic bin bags for the plastic bins. It got me thinking more and more.
Irrespective of wether this works against covid. I honestly feel it should be law for a tech this good to be made standard in all plastics products. There is no excuse for this to not be put into the largest array of products you can imagine.
The food angle.. food, health & beauty categories. Anything we are going to touch or consume should be as safe and healthy as possible and come in the safest packaging which bacteria can not grow on.
Then you have the fire angle.. What if the plastic gladding at Greenfell had this tech?
The mould and odour angle.. (the fact in can be put into paint) In Scotland the laws are far stricter about letting property that is damp or has mould. In England, they could do with taking a leaf out of Scotlands book. With SYM tech in all paints, problem solved.
In my mind, legislation is needed to insure we all benefit from this extreme quantum leap in plastics technology. With all the push for a safer greener planet. I do hope that SYM are pushing governments around the world and bodies like the WHO to adopt this on a much bigger scale. Does SYM need more than FDA for other countries?
The BBC and their useless reporting put a huge dent in this company a while ago and they have back tracked since. There is an almost comical video of a squirming interviewer who has clearly been told to be nice to SYM CEO. This seems the only apology although I did hear a rumour about a settlement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85DjBRgNc64