Biodegradable Plastics Association (BPA)
The 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. The Association does not accept legal responsibility, and before acting or refraining from acting on the basis of any information provided by the BPA you should therefore consult your own lawyers and/or technical advisers.
The Biodegradable Plastics Association (BPA) will certify as oxo-biodegradable, and will
permit it’s logo to be used, in respect of products which are made using an BPA approved
additive/masterbatch and shown by reports of a testing institution approved by the BPA
to comply with the following specification. See BPA certificate.
BPA specification- Click to read
Oxo-
Organisation) as degradation identified as resulting from oxidative cleavage of
macromolecules”. And oxo-
from oxidative and cell-