Biodegradable plastic bags carry more ecological harm than good

Biodegradable plastic bags – as handed out by Supermarkets, the Co-op and even the Soil Association – must be good, surely?

But last week, the European Plastics Recyclers Association warned that they “have the potential to do more harm to the environment than good.”

The European Plastics Recyclers Association last week argued that biodegradable bags are not the right environmental option anyway.

guardian.co.uk

The European Treaty of Lisbon goes even further than previous Treaty regarding  environment.

The new Treaty lays down that the European Union should aim to the “improvement of the quality of the  environment” and not only protect it. New technologies are the one way to achieve the above mentioned objective.

The OXO degradable additives will jeopardise mechanical recycling as they will pollute the existing waste streams.

They destroy the stored material’s value, will not reduce littering and will  jeopardise the benefits of mechanical recycling.

OXO Degradables Incompatibility with Plastics Recycling (PDF)

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