1.Biotec Bags Presentation

8/3/2019 1.Biotec Bags Presentation

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BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS

LET US GIVE BACK TO NATURE

AS MUCH AS WE TAKE -IMMEDIATELY


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NORMAL PLASTIC - A FEW FACTS

Normal Plastic bags do not biodegrade, they photo degrade, which meansthey slowly break down into smaller and smaller bits that can contaminatesoil and waterways.

The world's consumption of plastic bags has been increasing daily. Onemillion bags are used per minute.

Average use of a plastic bag is 20 minutes. But it takes up to 1000 years todecay.

The plastic waste generated DAILY in each city like Bangalore, Hyderabad

and Chennai etc is 200 to 250 Tons. Considering 50% as BAGS waste, we can cover daily 4 sq. km.

approximately. In 2002, Australians used 6.9 billion bags. Thats enough to circle the globe

42.5 times. Carelessly thrown more and more layers of plastics do not allow water to

percolate in to sand. Water table goes down. Earth becomes hotter. Our country will soon face acute water shortage. The available drinking water may increase water borne diseases. 90% of the floating marine litter is plastic. 46000 pcs of plastic found in 1 sq. mile of ocean. Toxic plastic dust spread in food chain now found in human blood. Maximum 7% of total plastic waste only is recycled.


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RECYCLING IS NOT ALWAYS THE ANSWER

Recycling can be an excellent way of handling waste. Not always.

Few reasons :

Recycling does not occur until somebody actually uses the material.About 93% of plastic not recycled.

Usage of recycled plastic increases health concerns. Most of theplastics collected are not properly cleaned before being recycled.

Large quantities of water required for cleaning the used plastic. There is no standard for cleaning and drying the used plastic.

Consistent and reliable supply of clean plastic is not possible. Toxic chemicals and perfumes are added to cover up bad smell.

The recycled product has to be broken down by machines,transported away and then re-machined all of which takes up a lot ofenergy and leaves carbon footprint.

Recycled plastics are still floating around the world. Even afterrecycling 2 or 3 times it is not given back to nature.


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DECAY PERIOD

Banana peel 2-10 daysCotton rags 1-5 monthsSugarcane pulp products 30-60 daysPlastic bags 100-1000 yearsLeather shoes 25-40 yearsNylon fabric 30-40 yearsCigarette filters 1-12 yearsDiapers & Napkins 500-800 yearsPaper 6 monthsRope 3-14 monthsOrange peels 6 monthsWool socks 1-5 years

Tetra packs 5 yearsPlastic rings 450 yearsTin cans 50-100 yearsAluminum cans 80-1000 yearsPlastic bottles forever

Source : Times of India, Chennai


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BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC

World over there are certain process /methodology /inventions /claims aboutthe availability of starch/cellulose/lactic acid based compositions with

polyethylene to make a degradable plastic.

We found to our dismay that Neither or None of them could effectively breakdown the polymer matrix and make the polyethylene completely biodegradein the soil environment.

Disintegration of our Biodegradable Plastic is completely biological.

It breaks down into quantities of water, inorganic compounds, biomass andcarbon dioxide just like cellulose, wood and paper do.

All the ingredients of our plastic products are FOOD GRADE and NON-TOXIC in nature.

No Toxic residues are left behind. That means zero chances of harming theenvironment.

For more information logon to www.biotecbags.com


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BIODEGRADATION - SAMPLES

55% IN 120 DAYS 60% IN 105 DAYS


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COST OF PROCESSING BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC

ENZYME TECHNOLOGY:

Our technology is the only less cost technology which makes thenormal HDPE bag biodegradable.

The cost of our process is extremely competitive as compared toany other technology prevalent in the world today being the addedcost is only the enzyme processing cost.

The strength of our biodegradable bag is extremely high as ourtechnology accepts only virgin HDPE and does not permit mixing offillers (a cheap material) and reprocessedpolymers which is used

by most of the bag manufacturers to reduce the cost. Our enzyme based biodegradable plastic bag conforms the

American and European Standards of Biodegradability. That means in lab conditions it biodegrades in 180 days. In normal

environment conditions it may take a maximum of 360 days.

CORN/ STARCH TECHNOLOGY:

These bags are not as strong or durable as polymer (HDPE plastic)bags. Also starch based products may comprise of geneticallymodified crops (GM Crops). Corn-starch bags are very expensive asthey are not made of normal HDPE.

Oxo-degradable bags: It will break into bits and pieces in few yearsbut it does not biodegrade. Toxic residue will be left behind.


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Be aware Normal plastics - BAD: They will not biodegrade. They photo degrade. This

means they slowly breakdown into smaller and smaller bits in hundreds of yearsreleasing toxic residue in the soil.

Degradable Plastics VERY BAD: They will not biodegrade. They photodegrade or oxo-degrade. This means they will become bits and pieces in few years,finally become powder and invisible to naked eye and remain in the soil. This is worsethan normal plastics and extremely harmful to the environment as they contaminate

soil and waterways.

Biodegradable Plastics VERY GOOD: They will biodegrade in soil. Thismeans the entire plastic will be eaten by soil bacteria just in months. No toxic residueleft behind. Minimum 90% of seeds will germinate in the biodegraded soil. OnlyENZYME / CORN / STARCH / CELLULOSE / POLYLACTIC based bags are genuinebiodegradable.

OUR RESPONSIBILITY: Some degradable plastic manufacturers and buyersmisleading public mentioning in their bags as biodegradable plastic and spoiling theearth. We must identify, stop them, At least we must write to them and ask forexplanation.


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As BIOTEC BAGS branded biodegradable plastic bags are having all theadvantages of normal plastic bags such as convenient, easy to carry, usedfor wet things, cheap, reusable, energy saving, etc., and also completelybiodegrades in soil less than one year; it is the only best alternate tonormal plastic and paper and jute bags.

Surprisingly it is available at SMALL ADDITIONAL COST.

Let us sincerely show our social responsibility & contribute our shareto save the earth for our fellow human beings & our futuregenerations.

LET US GIVE BACK TO NATURE AS MUCH AS WE

TAKE -IMMEDIATELY

To conclude..


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