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Questions

1.- Why are you doing this?

2.- What are the environmental benefits of using degradable bags?

3.- What are degradable packaging films or carrier bags made of?

4.- How long does it take?

5.- How does the additive work?

6.- And if there isn’t any oxygen?

7.- What exactly happens – and what is left – when the packaging film or the bag degrades?

8.- Are they, therefore, biodegradable?

9.- So will it disintegrate in my kitchen drawer?

10.- You say the process releases CO2 but, as it is a greenhouse gas, isn't it bad for the environment?

11.- So what happens in a typical landfill site?

Degradable Packaging and Bag Questions & Answers

Answer

8. If the conditions are right and microbes are present – such as in active landfill or in a maintained compost – then, yes, the carbon chains do indeed biodegrade.

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