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What does OXO Biodegradable mean?

Oxo-biodegradable means that the plastic (generally a conventional fossil-fuel-based polymer) has an additive that speeds up the degradation process (a pro-oxidant), causing the plastic to

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What Does Marine Degradable mean?

Marine Degradable generally means a material has the ability to completely biodegrade under marine environmental conditions including aerobic marine waters or anaerobic marine sediments within

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What Does It Mean to Be Degradable ?

The term “Degradable” refers to the material’s polymers that are partially or completely physically altered from environmental factors including light (photodegradation), heat (thermal degradation), chemical

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