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Four Plastics Companies Commit to Biodegradable Plastics
Brussels, Belgium - Four large plastics companies have voluntarily committed themselves to using biodegradable and compostable polymers to manufacture packaging materials. A 10 year Environmental Agreement signed by the four companies and recognized by the European Commission includes a certification plan for ensuring quality control and a labeling plan to ensure ease of waste handling.
The manufacturers who have committed themselves to the Environmental Agreement are key players in the biodegradable plastics market - BASF of Germany, Cargill Dow of the United States, Novamont of Italy, and Rodenburg Biopolymers of The Netherlands.
The industry sector with the greatest use for biodegradable plastics is the packaging sector - food containers, wraps, nets, foams. Production of plastic bags for the collection and composting of food waste and as supermarket carrier bags alone takes up 38 percent of total consumption.