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PLA plastic creates methane in landfills, Japan BioIndustry and BioPlastics Council

The standard for determining anaerobic biodegradation of plastic materials is the ASTM D5511-12 testing method. The Japanese BioPlastic council funded these tests to see the total anaerobic(Landfill) biodegradation of PLA. What they found directly contradicts recent “peer-reviewed” st...

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More Plastic, More Bans: International India

The Kerala High Court on Friday directed the state government to take steps for a complete ban of plastic and sale of materials which are not biodegradable at Sabarimala Sannidhanam. “All beverages in plastic bottles, including aerated, and snacks in plastic covers should be banned,” the court sa...

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Vermont Attorney General Sues “100% Compostable” Plastic Cup False Claims

http://www.bbb.org/blog/2012/08/can-you-compost-those-compostable-plastic-cups/ My family has been buying a lot of disposable tableware and plastic cups this summer so a recent action from the Vermont Attorney General’s office concerning “compostable” products caught my eye. The action relates to...

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India: Biodegradable Materials in legislation, ban non-biodegradable bottles and bags.

Biodegradable Materials: India bans non-biodegradable PET bottles and plastic bags since ’02, now draws for fines on littering. KOLKATA: “Two rams choked on non biodegradable material plastic bags and died while grazing on the Maidan a couple of days back,” said Mrityunjoy Sarka...

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Australia: Biodegradable materials used, ban on non-biodegradable.

Biodegradable Materials Promoted within Australia. Another local council has joined Fremantle in a move to ban plastic shopping bags in its boundaries. The City of Vincent, which covers inner-city shopping districts Leederville, Mt Lawley and North Perth, has voted to give in-principle support to...