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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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