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Important oxo-biodegradable statement from the respected laboratory, Smithers RAPRA - February 2010
OPA response to "European Bioplastics" - August 2009
Plastic Bag Bans
The California Court of Appeals has refused to allow the City of Manhattan Beach to ban plastic bags without making a detailed Environmental Impact Assessment. They must consider among all relevant factors whether a ban on plastic bags would increase the use of paper bags or would otherwise cause damaging effects upon the environment.
See:http://www.leagle.com/unsecure/page.htm?shortname=incaco20100127062
and http://www.biodeg.org/position-papers/Plastic-bag-bans/?domain=biodeg.org
New Legislation
Montenegro imposed a tax on 1st January 2010 of 100 Euros per tonne on products made from ordinary plastic, but only 1 Euro per tonne on products made from biodegradable plastic tested according to ASTM D6954-04 or ASTM D6400-04 or EN 13432. Montenegro now joins Argentina, Brazil, Mauritius, Slovenia, Romania, Hungary, Barbados, the United Arab Emirates, and Mexico where legislation is already in place giving preference to biodegradable plastic.
New Standard
A standard for testing oxo-biodegradable plastic (5009/2009) has been published by the United Arab Emirates, effective from 1st January 2010.
The following articles by Professor Gerald Scott DSc, FRSC, C.Chem, FIMMM; Professor Emeritus of Polymer Science of Aston University, UK, and Chairman of the British Standards Institute's Committee on Biodegradability of Plastics have been published:
Bioplastics Magazine: December 2009
Energy & Environment Magazine: October 2009
Packaging Today: October 2009
The Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association is growing!
We now have 77 members in 53 countries.
Oxo-biodegradable plastic technology provides the safest, most cost-effective method of degrading plastic, with control over the degradation time.
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.
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