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all the product ranges and applications available using
d2w® degradable plastics Technology.Technologies have now become
available which can produce plastic products such as shopping bags,
garbage sacks, packaging etc. which are fit for purpose, but will
harmlessly degrade at the end of their useful life. These fall into two
broad categories, namely: |
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Product Applications Available
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Carrier bags or "shopper-bags" which consumers use to take away their purchases from the shop |
| Refuse sacks, which consumers buy in rolls at the shop, and use for disposal of their ordinary household waste. |
| Aprons, for the protection of garments, in the home, hospitals, restaurants, workshops etc. |
| Bags to contain dog faeces collected in parks, gardens, etc |
| Bin liners |
| Gloves |
| Plastic sheeting for a variety of applications in agriculture and horticulture |
| Plastic film for wrapping newspapers and magazines |
| Bread bags |
| Frozen food bags |
| Wrappers for cigarette packets |
| Shrink-wrap and pallet-wrap |
| "Bubble-wrap" |
| Rigid products such as bottles and cups |
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More product applications are available in the due course
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More Information About Biodegradable Plastics
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| Oxo-Biodegradable |
Hydro-Biodegradable |
Oxo-biodegradable
plastics, made from a by-product of oil-refining, which degrade in the
environment by a process of oxidation initiated by an additive, and
then biodegrade after their molecular weight has reduced to the point
where naturally-occurring micro-organisms can access the material.
Hydro-biodegradable is much more expensive than oxo-biodegradable.
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Hydro-biodegradable
plastics, made wholly or partly from crops, which biodegrade in a
highly microbial environment, such as composting.In the case of
oxo-biodegradable and hydro-biodegradable, degradation begins with an
abiotic process (oxidation and hydrolysis respectively), followed by a
biological process. Both types emit CO2 as they degrade, but
hydro-biodegradable can also emit methane. Both types are compostable6,
but only oxo-biodegradable can be economically recycled. |
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