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Pollution from plastic waste – both consumer and industrial – has become an increased environmental concern in recent years. Polymateria, a biodegradable plastic company, is spearheading plastic pollution solutions that may change this harmful situation for good.
We Need Plastic Pollution Solutions Now
Scientists have warned that there will be four billion tonnes of plastic pollution in the ocean and on land by 2050 if drastic changes are not taken now.
Contemporary civilization creates enormous amounts of waste plastics, which usually will not break down and degrade for hundreds of years. These end up in landfill sites, taking up space and releasing harmful chemicals into local ecosystems. They also often end up in the ocean, either as micro- or macro-plastic waste, which kill wildlife and other organisms and cause often irreversible harm to delicate ecosystems.
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February 25, 2021
LONDON February 25, 2021 Polymateria, who in 2020 became the first company to evidence full biodegradation of plastic in the open environment , has today open-sourced data showing that its Biotransformation technology is recyclable as well as biodegradable.
Heralding a step forward in the shift to a more circular economy, polyethylene filmcontaining Polymateria’s Biotransformation technology has been shown to meet accepted industry protocol for recyclability through independent testing.
Polymateria’s technology demonstrates that the vision of a truly circular economy is possible. An economy where materials are reused or recycled as a matter of priority while allowing any items escaping the system to return to nature without causing any harm. By uniquely time-controlling when biodegradation will start, Polymateria’s technology allows time for recycling to take place before biodegradation is triggered.
Today, innovative London-based company Polymateria has open-sourced data to show plastic containing its Biotransformation technology is recyclable. First time a polyethylene film has been