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 a market for biodegradable bags because it sets a gradual ban on non-biodegradable plastic bags in 2006 and only allowed the use of biodegradable plastic, cloth or paper bags after 1 January 2011. Reading the words of the Minister of that time reminds us of what it’s all about … plastic bags.
Italy became the most important market for biodegradable plastic bags, and Novamont became the most successful compostable plastic bag company. The law was tailored to serve national interests.
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