Biodegradable
Plastic Bags Available
Australia's
first biodegradable plastic bags are now available from CITC
Food Centre.
The
BioBag meets the Australian Environmental standard and is converted
to water and CO2 when it breaks down.
If
exposed directly to sunlight, the BioBag will degrade within
two to three months and when buried underground in under three
years. Also no toxic fumes will be released if it is burnt.
'Normal' plastic bags take between 10 to 20 years to disintegrate.
Managers
of CITC Food Centre, Steve Matthews and Makini Ngaru will officially
launch the BioBag at the Jingle Bell Charity Fun Run this afternoon.
'We
approached REAP's Bruce Gray about it and with such limited
landfill space on Rarotonga, we thought anything we can do to
help'. Gray praised CITC for their initiative in bringing in
the BioBag.
'Reusing
the BioBag at home will also help reduce landfill space', says
Gray.
These
bags have the same strength as the conventional plastic bags,
at no real extra cost.
Cook
Islands News, 12 December 2002
