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OPA response to SPI Bioplastics Council (SPIBC) regarding biodegradability of plastics containing oxo-biodegradable additives - February 2010

Leading environmentalist backs degradable plastics - February 2010

Important oxo-biodegradable statement from the respected laboratory, Smithers RAPRA - February 2010

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The Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association is growing!
We now have 87 members in 72 countries.

Oxo-biodegradable plastic technology provides the safest, most cost-effective method of degrading plastic, with control over the degradation time.

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Plastic is a familiar component of modern living, used in all sorts of packaging and household and commercial applications. Whilst the benefits of low cost, light weight, strength, imperviousness to gas and water, transparency, sealability, and printability are highly regarded, the very strength and durability which makes plastic such a useful and economic material can be a major problem when disposal is required. Plastic waste can accumulate in the environment for decades.

Science has now found the solution to this problem: Oxo-biodegradable plastic.


The Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association is a member of ASTM International