A FUNVERDE recomenda o uso de plástico com tempo de vida útil programado

Brazilian NGO backs oxo-biodegradable tech as waste plastic solution

Brazilian environmental NGO, FUNVERDE, has endorsed oxo-biodegradable plastic as the country’s most effective solution to plastic waste which escapes into the environment.

The organisation explained that Brazil has a substantial plastic waste problem and that it has conducted research into degradable plastics since 2005.

The research looked for a plastic which would work as claimed and which could be verified by the necessary laboratory reports based on international standards that could prove degradability, biodegradability and non-toxicity.

“In researching solutions to our plastic waste problem, we found that oxo-biodegradable technology causes plastics to convert at the end of their useful life into a material which will degrade, then biodegrade, in the environment in the same way as a leaf”, said Claudio Jose Jorge, FUNVERDE’s president.

Symphony Environmental, a UK specialist in oxo-biodegradable technology, said that it expects to benefit substantially from the endorsement of the technology.

The company added that it already has a strong presence in Brazil, supplying a number of the country’s biggest names. Its d2w product is currently distributed by RES Brazil, who has been authorised to use the FUNVERDE logo.

According to Jorge, FUNVERDE endorsed oxo-biodegradable plastics over bio-based compostable plastic which he said “is tested to biodegrade only in the special conditions found in an industrial composting plant, but not in the open environment”.

He added that it “is too expensive for everyday use” and that plastics can be made with oxo-biodegradable technology by factories in Brazil at little or no extra cost with their existing machines and polymers, and without any loss of jobs.

Fonte – Ben Messenger – Managing Editor, WMW – Waste Management Word, 30 May 2014

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