Comments for The End of the Plastic Bag As Seen from Brazil at http://www.brazzilmag.com , comment 0 to 6 out of 6 comments http://www.brazzilmag.com Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:28:04 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8670/54/#pc_22019 Right use of plastic bag should be completely replaced by eco-friendly paper bags as it is hygienic as well as can be recycled or disposed easily. - Nantwich dentist Fri, 22 May 2009 06:55:02 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8670/54/#pc_11237 . There has been a Bioplastic available for years, made from potato starch and Natureworks PLA it is 100% certified biodegradable and more importantly 100% compostable in a home compost heap or bin in weeks. This Bioplastic is made by Biotec GmbH of Germany and sold by its 50/50 parent companies Stanelco PLC of the UK and Groupe Sphere of France. Stanelco are selling this plastic to Indaco of Canada and Biopak of Australia. Groupe Sphere use the Bioplastic to make bags of their own, they sell some via their Canadian distributor Al-Pack. Groupe Sphere currently sell 150,000 tonnes of plastic bags per annum, and they are changing the whole lot to this Bioplastic. All that is needed to change a plastic bag manufacturer to this Bioplastic is a small adjustment to the temperature of the melt, as Bioplastic has a lower melting point than petroplastic this also saves energy. http://www.biotec.de http://www.stanelcoplc.com http://www.stanelco.devisland.net (shareholders site and forum) http://www.sphere.eu This page shows that the Groupe Sphere bags and Biotec Bioplastics are available in Brazil, because they have a factory or office there, although I haven't found the address yet those in Brazil should be able to do this easier from their end. http://www.sphere-nederland.nl/spheregroep.htm SPHERE BRAZIL (BRAZILIE) http://www.spmbiel.es http://www.sphere-nederland.nl http://www.alfaplas.co.uk http://www.biotec-distribution.eu http://www.bioplast.co.il http://www.biopak.com.au http://www.biosolo.com/1-welcome1.html Company : Indaco Manufacturing, Inc Contact : Peter Wehrle Films and bags with a maximum thickness of 1.5 mils produced by Indaco from Stanelco’s Starpol NS (GF1406) and Starpol 2000 (GS2189). Products will be sold under the tradename “Bag-TO-NATURE.” http://www.bpiworld.org/BPI-Public/Approved/1.html . - Paul Masterson Sat, 22 Sep 2007 10:47:45 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8670/54/#pc_11236 I don´t know why I took the time to read the article, comment, read your comment, and now, comment on it. But I agree with your take on this, João. - Ric Sat, 22 Sep 2007 00:58:45 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8670/54/#pc_11230 I am quite certain the plastics industry will come up a bag that decomposes faster. Rendering the bring your bag trade useless. A few years ago, I read that a Kentucky based firm was making corn based product to make the plastic degrade faster. I think that the technology must be more advanced by now. As Jeff put it correctly, it is an example of a "nanny state". btw, I dont even know why I bothered to read and comment on this article >:( - João da Silva Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:56:43 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8670/54/#pc_11225 43 dollars for a bag to haul stuff. Good luck with that. This is an example of the nanny state. I am quite certain the plastics industry will come up a bag that decomposes faster. Rendering the bring your bag trade useless. Notice how they need the government to either ban or heavily tax plastic for them to even have a business - Jeff Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:39:26 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8670/54/#pc_11215 Without plastic sacks, how will the kiddies sniff their daily contact cement? - Ric Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:09:40 +0100