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The Chicago Park District has begun using biodegradable garbage bags made of corn starch and plastic polymer, district officials said Wednesday. ”They degrade themselves in 6 to 24 months,” said Fred ...

There are a number of different formulations used in making so-called biodegradable or compostable plastic bags, and all of them have some sort of claims to being environmentally-friendly because they ...

Waste Busters, a private sector company, has launched biodegradable garbage bags in Lahore. These bags are made from TDPA(r) technology introduced in Pakistan by Environmental Products International ...

Nema is riding on the momentum gained by the 2017 ban on the manufacture, importation and use of plastic carrier bags The Sustainable Waste Management Act 2022 is seeking to transition the country ...

Nairobi — Private garbage collectors are now urging the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), to review the compliance period set in the biodegradable bags transition process so as to ...