Degrading plastics.
Degrading plastics.
One of the plastics industry’s biggest headaches is the eyesore of plastic bags tangled among trees, somersaulting down highways, and drifting in waterways. A handful of firms claim to have that magic bullet, called oxo-degradable additives. But others say oxo-degradables are an illusion, perhaps even dangerous.
One of the plastics industry’s biggest headaches is the eyesore of plastic bags tangled among trees, somersaulting down highways, and drifting in waterways. A handful of firms claim to have that magic bullet, called oxo-degradable additives. But others say oxo-degradables are an illusion, perhaps even dangerous.