Frequently Asked Questions
100 % biodegradable plastic is a plastic that is manufactured by adding a biodegradable additive to convert conventional plastic into biodegradable. Biodegradable plastic vanishes after its useful life and breaks into water, CO2 and biomass without harming the fertility of the soil.
More than 85% of plastic waste ends up in landfills where plastics can take hundreds or thousands of years to decompose. The solution to the 32 million tons of plastic waste that ends up in landfills every year is to create a waste solution that is designed to biodegrade quickly in landfill environments.
BioGreen bags is a plastic waste solution proven to biodegrade in landfill environments where most plastics end up.
No, there is no toxic residue, not even traces of metals or microplastics left behind when a BioGreen bag decomposes in the soil.
Yes, we have been certified by Maharashtra and Central Pollution Control Board and National Toxicology Centre (NTC) for Indian & International Standards ISO 15985/D5511 and ISO 17088, European Standards EN 13431, and by the Ministry of Environment in Plastic Waste Management Rule 2022 for 100% biodegradable and compostable plastics.
No. Most paper comes from tree pulp, so the impact of paper bag production on forests is enormous. In 1999, 14 million trees were cut to produce the 10 billion paper grocery bags. Paper sacks generate 70% more air and 50 times more water pollutants than plastic bags. It takes 91% less energy to recycle a pound of plastic than it takes to recycle a pound of paper. Each new paper grocery bag you used is made from virgin pulp for better strength and elasticity. Paper bags are not as strong as plastic and cannot be reused several times.
Paper bags will disintegrate if wet hence cannot be used to carry wet/frozen items. In addition, Paper bags does not degrade or break down in landfills because of the lack of water, light, oxygen and other important elements that are necessary for the degradation process to be completed.
Yes. The biodegradation aspect does not change any of its recyclable properties. It is worth noting that plastics only get recycled several times, then eventually they will all get discarded. Therefore, biodegradation is the ultimate sustainable solution to our plastics problem.
Biodegradation is the disintegration of materials by bacterial, fungi or other biological means. Although often conflated, biodegradable is distinct from compostable.
Biodegradable plastics are defined by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) as a degradable plastic in which the degradation results from the action of naturally occurring micro-organisms such as bacterial, fungi and algae.
Many people confuse biodegradable with compostable. Biodegradable broadly means that an object is biologically broken down, while compostable typically specifies that such a process will result in compost or humus which can sustain plant growth.
Compostable plastics degrade due to a biological process in which they are converted into carbon dioxide, water and mineral salts, disintegrating within 180 days without producing any toxic material.
Oxo-degradable plastic also known as photo-degradable or d2w degrades in the presence of oxygen and the process in accelerated by UV and heat. One of the claims made for oxo-degradable plastics is they reduce litter as they are biodegradable. A recent study proved that oxo-degradable plastics would be lying around for several years as they do not degrade in the absence of oxygen so are unlikely to break down in a landfill where 98% of the plastic would end up.
Aerobic biodegradation involves the breakdown of organic matter by micro-organisms in the presence of oxygen. Anaerobic biodegradation is the breakdown of organic matter by micro-organism where oxygen is not present.
Micro-organisms or microbes comprise a wide variety of organisms that can live alone or in colonies. The trillion microbes on earth make up the largest number of living organisms on the planet and include bacteria, fungi, algae and protozoa.
Non-woven bags also known as cloth bags are made from non-biodegradable plastics. These bags are prepared on a machine by spreading one roll of plastic. There is no cloth that is used in it. They are made of poly-propylene plastics. It has been tested that non-woven bags are more harmful than poly bags as they cannot be recycled. Non-woven bags along with plastic bags also fall under the banned category because of their inability to biodegrade and are non-recyclable.
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