Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association A not-for-profit organisation

Protecting the environment with oxo-biodegradable plastic

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Welcome to the Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association

The Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association exists to provide information to encourage greater understanding of oxo-biodegradable plastic technology and how it can protect the environment for future generations.

LCA by Intertek puts oxo-biodegradable way ahead of bio-based  - May 2012

Members are manufacturers, distributors, importers, exporters, recyclers and commercial end-users. There are over 1600 members in 96 countries.

Members

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SUBJECTS OF INTEREST

Agriculture & Horticulture

Bags for Life

Bio-based plastic

Composting

Frequently Asked Questions

Legislation

Life Cycle Assessments

Marine Environment

Misinformation

Oxo-biodegradable general

Paper Bags

Plastic bags, bans and taxes

Recycling

Standards

Waste

Oxo-biodegradable plastic is conventional polyolefin plastic to which small amounts of salts have been added. These are NOT heavy metals. At the end of the useful life of the product these salts catalyse the natural degradation process in the presence of oxygen (i.e. NOT deep in landfill) to cause the molecular breakdown of the polyolefins. The process continues until it is no longer a plastic, and has become a biodegradable material.

Oxo-biodegradable plastic is NOT intended for composting.                                                                               

Chris Packham, Environmentalist and Broadcaster discusses oxo-biodegradable technology.

Chris Packham, Environmentalist and Broadcaster discusses oxo-biodegradable technology.

‘Must-read’ Reports

Rethinking the future of plastics

OPA responds to MacArthur Report

OPA Reveals errors in EU Commission report on oxo-biodegradable plastic