Biodegradable plastic shopping bags? (Environment).South African industry has taken another step against pollution with the introduction of biodegradable biodegradable /bio·de·grad·a·ble/ (-de-grad´ah-b'l) susceptible of degradation by biological processes, as by bacterial or other enzymatic action. bi·o·de·grad·a·ble adj. plastic. East Coast Flexibles of Durban Durban (dûr`bən), city (1991 pop. 473,826), KwaZulu-Natal, E South Africa, on Natal Bay, an arm of the Indian Ocean. Durban is an industrial center, a major seaport, and a year-round resort. , KwaZulu-Natal have begun producing a range of plastic products that reduces to water and carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. at the end of their useful life. Their biggest target are the supermarkets for their biodegradable shopping bags that "will entirely disappear in eight to 10 months". The product is the result of a joint venture with Symphony symphony [Gr.,=sounding together], a sonata for orchestra. The Italian operatic overture, called sinfonia, was standardized by Alessandro Scarlatti at the end of the 17th cent. Plastics in the UK. East Coast Flexibles produces about 1,200 tons of plastic products a year, focusing on packaging for the manufacturing industry. The recently introduced biodegradable products "will give us a significant edge in the South African market", says production manager, Ed Herbst. |
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