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We’re proud to share our biodegradable technology expertise with you. Below, find articles and resources about biodegradation, recycling, waste to energy, and other topics and industry news.
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Microbes that Biodegrade Plastic
Microbes Consume Bags in Ocean Water
Recently on Nature.com an article was produced showing how microorganisms in water can biodegrade normal plastic. The microorganisms that are contributing to the global cleanup are vibros bacteria. This bacteria which has contributed to the global cleanup of consumer waste was introduced at the M...
Press Releases
BioSphere Revolutionizes Industry With Their Liquid Additive
Biodegradable plastic additives have been available in the market since the mid to late 90’s. BioSphere, a relevantly new organization has developed a new liquid additive that has 13% solid contents and 100% active ingredients to be used in most major polymers. The product was initially dev...
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Grand Forks Says NO to Compostable Biodegradable Bags
Grand Forks – City Council says no to compostable ASTM D6400 bags in compost bins. A recent vote in Grand Forks does not allow for consumers to place compostable bags in the compost bins for pickup. Council members believe that these “bags” are just to hard to differentiate bet...
Oxo-degradable Technology
Plastic Bags in Islamabad, Biodegradable, but are they?
The Government of Pakistan has recently passed laws that only allow oxo-degradable bags within the nation of Pakistan. The bags are made with certain additives which contain metal salts(transitional salts) such as iron stearate’s and manganese stearate’s with cassava starch to break t...
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Rwanda’s Plastic Free Utopia – Non-Biodegradable Bags Out
A recent video and article from Down to Earth shows the local legislation within Rwanda turning towards a greener environment. Rwanda’s Environmental Management Authority (REMA) has began taking action to rid the country of plastic non-biodegradable polyethylene bags. The fines are steep an...
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“Green Initiatives” BioSphere Helps Policy Makers in Europe
BioSphere Plastic is helping the European Union on policy making around “Green Initiatives” and biodegradable plastic. The scope is far and wide including recycling initiatives in coastal communities, to understanding the different Life Cycle Assessments of Bio-Polymers and synthetic...
Industry Information
Biodegradation of Items – Center of Microbial Oceanography
The Center for Microbial Oceanography: C-More published a document which describes the time frame of biodegradation of items used by consumers. Items such as newspapers and paper towels and the biodegradation time frame in marine environments. Paper towel 2-4 weeks Newspaper 6 weeks Cardboard box...
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Stanford Daily Says “Compostable? Not So Fast”
Compostable plastic items have been under fire by Stanford Students and Teachers as studies have recently came out that products made from PLA are just not breaking down in compost facilities. Some compost sites are claiming “We can’t take those products, our compost piles are organic...
Compost Facility Verification
10% of Compostable PLA/Starch Plastic In “Overs”
Recently a study came out in regards to Portland, Oregon’s two compost facilities which accept PLA/Starch based plastic. Certain “trade organizations” have came out publicly stating that there is less than 4% (it’s 5% actually)of Compostable Plastic in the “oversR...