Question:

Biodegradable Plastic Bags?

How can one manufacture biodegradable plastic bags? What would be the cost?

Answer:

If I comprehend it wisely they incorporate a potato starch content. To sell plastic baggage that are no longer biodegradable and having marketed them as such ought to convey approximately the employer being prosecuted.
Most plastics are biodegradable under UV light. Poly Vinyl Chloride or PVC takes a year or two here in Phoenix Arizona then starts breaking down from the outside in. Most plastics will do so, the result is a fertilizer. It takes a special plastic to stand up under UV radiation, containers have to be specifically ordered to meet UV specifications for out door storage.

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