The Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association congratulates the Government of Pakistan on yesterday\u2019s announcement that plastic bags (and all other disposable plastic products) made of polyethylene, polypropylene, or polystyrene must be made in future with oxo-biodegradable technology.<\/p>\n
The Government did not ban plastic, as it is a low-cost material essential for everyday living and for protecting food from damage and contamination. Instead the Government required that all disposable plastic (not just shopping bags) be made oxo-biodegradable (see www.biodeg.org) so that if it gets out into the open environment it will degrade and then biodegrade much more
\nquickly than old-fashioned plastic, leaving no harmful residues.<\/p>\n
The legislation prohibits not only the manufacture of conventional and bio-based disposable PE, PP or PS products in Pakistan, but also prevents them being imported into Pakistan. This means that all companies exporting disposable plastic products to Pakistan made from or packaged in PE, PP, or PS must make them in future with oxo-biodegradable technology from a supplier approved by the Pakistan Government.<\/p>\n
Pakistan has a population exceeding 180 million, and this legislation will protect their environment for future generations from the accumulation of plastic waste, which can lie or float around for decades. It will cause no loss of jobs in the plastics industry and will allow the people of Pakistan to continue to use plastic for very many everyday purposes.<\/p>\n
Pakistan did not choose bio-based \u201ccompostable\u201d plastics and \u201clandfillbiodegradable\u201d plastics because the problem is plastic waste which cannot realistically be collected \u2013 not waste which can be collected for composting, landfill, or other forms of disposal.<\/p>\n
Pakistan is the latest country in the Middle-East, Africa and Asia who have carefully considered the environmental credentials of oxo-biodegradable plastic, and have decided to adopt it to protect future generations against the accumulation of plastic waste in their environment.<\/p>\n
The Government of the United Arab Emirates legislated to require oxobiodegradability of plastic carrier-bags as from 1st January 2012, and earlier this month they extended the range of products to include almost all disposable plastic products made from polyethylene, polypropylene, or polystyrene.<\/p>\n
Fonte – Oxo-biodegradable plastics association de 01 de fevereiro de 2013<\/p>\n
Enquanto isso, no Brasil, continuamos a guerra contra m\u00e1fia do pl\u00e1stico, desde 2004.<\/span><\/p>\n Claro que o ideal \u00e9 o uso da sacola retorn\u00e1vel, mas tem as embalagens de produtos, as sobreembalagens… Afinal, 80% de todo o pl\u00e1stico produzido \u00e9 de uso \u00fanico e usado no m\u00e1ximo por um ano e depois fica poluindo o planeta por cinco s\u00e9culos, no m\u00ednimo.<\/span><\/p>\n A melhor solu\u00e7\u00e3o para o pl\u00e1stico de uso \u00fanico \u00e9 o pl\u00e1stico biodegrad\u00e1vel de petr\u00f3leo – lembre-se de que a matriz energ\u00e9tica mundial ainda \u00e9 o petr\u00f3leo – que pode ter sua vida \u00fatil programada e pode e deve ser reciclado, mas quando n\u00e3o for – o Brasil s\u00f3 recicla 1% de tudo o que poderia ser reciclado – ele se degradar\u00e1 e biodegradar\u00e1, n\u00e3o deixando polui\u00e7\u00e3o para nossos descendentes.<\/span><\/p>\n Parab\u00e9ns ao governo do Paquist\u00e3o por uma iniciativa t\u00e3o necess\u00e1ria na era do pl\u00e1stico.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association congratulates the Government of Pakistan on yesterday\u2019s announcement that plastic bags (and all other disposable plastic products) made of polyethylene, polypropylene, or polystyrene must be made in future with oxo-biodegradable technology. The Government did not ban plastic, as it is a low-cost material essential for everyday living and for protecting food…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[90,57,71],"post_series":[],"class_list":["post-11808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ambiente-ambiental-environment-environmental-meio-ambiente","tag-ambiente-ambiental-environment-environmental-meio-ambiente","tag-plastico-biodegadavel-biodegradable-plastic-plastico-ecologico-ecologic-plastic-sacola-ecologica-ecologic-bag-plastico-com-ciclo-de-vida-util-controlado-plastico-sustentavel","tag-sustentabilidade-viver-sustentavelmente-consumo-sustentavel","entry","no-media"],"yoast_head":"\n