Replacing plastic bags with biodegradable compostable bags will reduce ocean plastic pollution

How long do biodegradable bags take to decompose?

The role of sustainable packaging in 2020-Part 1

Sustainable packaging is becoming a higher priority for both brands and consumers - more now than ever before.McDonald's announced its packaging will be 100% renewable and recycled by 2025.Millennials are pushing brands to be more socially and environmentally responsible.It's clear that the term ‘ec

Do ‘Biodegradable’ Plastic Bags Actually Degrade?

It’s no secret that the world has a plastic bag pollution problem. In the United States alone, 100 billion are used each year—the European Union goes through another 100 billion bags—and these single-use plastics often end up in the environment, where they pose a threat to animals. Rather than decom

What is green polyethylene?

Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues, as rapidly increasing production of disposable plastic products overwhelms the world’s ability to deal with them. Plastic pollution is most visible in developing Asian and African nations, where garbage collection systems ar

Can plastic bags ever be sustainable?

Plastic bags are a huge problem. Some 160,000 of them are used every second. That’s five trillion bags a year. And fewer than 3 per cent are recycled. It isn’t surprising that waste plastic bags seem to be everywhere. Take the sea, for instance. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is one of five major a