Smart “oxo-biodegradable” plastic (OBP) should be seen as part of an overall strategy to improve theEnvironment, and it is fully consistent with the principles of “Reduce” “Re-use” “Redesign” and “Recycle.”

Symphony Environmental’s d2w oxo biodegradable food bags are ideal for keeping meat and leftover ingredients fresher for longer, and provide great protection for food in freezers. They make them using their oxo-biodegrable

Michael Laurier I was surprised to find last week that I had been nominated one of the top ten influencers in the plastics industry. However, I think the real visionary

The EU Commission have made a Call for Evidence on Microplastics Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc have responded as follows: “This enquiry is focussed on tyres and clothing, but it is

The Precautionary Principle The so-called “precautionary principle” is much loved by the EU.  It was described by Lord Sumption in the London Daily Telegraph on 31st December as “essentially a principle for

Reading through the responses to the DEFRA consultation, there is one point which arises time and time again – it is that biodegradable plastic must be disposed of “in the

Italian Plastic Bag Law The first bioplastics success story, and more precisely the first biodegradable / compostable plastics success story, starts in Italy with the “pro-bioplastic” law. The law creates