11 de Abril de 2005

Degradable PE bread wrappers

Each year, 1.67 billions bread bags are produced in the UK and generate more than 10 tones of waste. The Co-operative Group (Co-op) is the first UK supermarket chain to adopt degradable bags for its sliced bread range. The bags are produced from a modified polyethylene PE film which is extruded, printed and then converted into bags. It is an additive which allows to make the film degradable; in fact the bags fully degrade after 4 years into water, carbon dioxide and a small amount of organic residue.

Fonte: Omnexus
Degradable PE bread wrappers
April 11, 2005