NewsWhore
09-21-2009, 04:00 PM
Supermarket chain La Cadena is introducing biodegradable shopping bags to the Dominican market. Recently, Price Mart also announced their decision to stop providing customers with plastic bags. At Price Mart, shoppers now have to buy a reusable bag or just pack their goods into their vehicles.
La Cadena says their bags can hold up to 20 pounds of goods, and thus there is no need to use double bags. They are being distributed to consumers free of charge.
They also recommend reusing the bags for garbage disposal at home.
The new bags are designed for an accelerated molecular decomposition that reduces the lifespan of plastic by 97.2%, as it reacts to sun and heat. The bags incorporate the oxo-biodegradable additives and are marketed under the 'Reverte' trademark that increases its intrinsic microbial accessibility and enables subsequent bio-digestion.
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La Cadena says their bags can hold up to 20 pounds of goods, and thus there is no need to use double bags. They are being distributed to consumers free of charge.
They also recommend reusing the bags for garbage disposal at home.
The new bags are designed for an accelerated molecular decomposition that reduces the lifespan of plastic by 97.2%, as it reacts to sun and heat. The bags incorporate the oxo-biodegradable additives and are marketed under the 'Reverte' trademark that increases its intrinsic microbial accessibility and enables subsequent bio-digestion.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#10)