Being Green - 31 August 2018
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Biodegradable, compostable plastic carrier and food bags will begin trending in South Africa before the end of the year as more shoppers turn their backs on environmentlly toxic single use plastic bags that choke marine life to death and pollute the planet.
This is the vew of Andrew Smith, co-founder of the Really Great Material Company (RGMC) who says that simply recycling conventional plastic is not a solution to reducing plastic waste and its increasingly destructive impact on the environment.
"Plastic in the form of bags and wrapping, eventually ends up in landfills and the ocean. Bioplastic products on the other hand provide an alternative that is biodegradable and compostable. They come from nature and can be returned to nature.”
This is the vew of Andrew Smith, co-founder of the Really Great Material Company (RGMC) who says that simply recycling conventional plastic is not a solution to reducing plastic waste and its increasingly destructive impact on the environment.
"Plastic in the form of bags and wrapping, eventually ends up in landfills and the ocean. Bioplastic products on the other hand provide an alternative that is biodegradable and compostable. They come from nature and can be returned to nature.”
