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Oxo-biodegradable technology statement
Oxo-biodegradable technology statement.
About this update from Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 4199V Symphony Environmental Tech. PLC 23 July 2018 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n23 July 2018\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSYMPHONY ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES PLC\n \n(\"Symphony\" or the \"Company\")\n \nOxo-biodegradable Technology Statement \nThe Plastic Issue\n \nSymphony Environmental Technologies Plc (AIM:SYM), a global specialist in technologies that has responded to the global challenge to reduce and \"make plastics smarter\". The Company's products include d2w controlled-life plastic technology, a process internationally described as oxo-biodegradation which ultimately makes most types of plastics biodegradable by pre-treatment during the manufacturing process.\n \nThe global debate\n \nAll plastics will fragment when exposed in the open environment, but the problem with ordinary plastics is that their fragments will lie or float around for decades before becoming biodegradable and will persist and accumulate as a problem for future generations. During that time, they break down into microplastics and may attract and carry toxins.\n \nThe global debate and concerns surrounding the urgent need to eliminate plastic pollution on land, in rivers and in oceans has become a major part of our communications strategy as an increasing number of governments are adopting and enforcing legislation to cut down on harmful plastic waste.\n \nThis is positive for the Company as it increases our visibility as a viable, proven and efficient solution. However, considerable confusion as to the best options have been created by misleading media coverage and insufficient information being available which results in making the problem of pollution, food protection, health and the ability to recycle much worse. Guidance can be found through the Oxo-biodegradable Plastic Association website \"Rethinking the future of plastics\" at http://www.biodeg.org/page32.html. This paper has been endorsed by numerous top plastic scientists across the world.\n \nSymphony's d2w solution\nd2w oxo-biodegradable additive technology is proven science, a drop-in process, simple to use, low cost solution that importantly does not affect the plastics original and beneficial purpose (for example, of protecting, containing or transporting other products). It has been scientifically proven to help reduce d...