Plastic Fantastic
After eight years of research, an Indonesian company succeeds in creating a plastic material which is biodegradable. Its price is not far different from conventional plastic. Only a handful of companies master the technology.
August 18, 2010
THE networks of Indomaret and Alfamart supermarkets fiercely compete with each other to attract customers. And so is the case with the giant retailers Carrefour and Giant that claim to be the cheapest. Despite fighting on the market, they have something in common over the last six months: the plastic bags they give to the customers to hold their purchase have the lettering “This bag will disintegrate itself.”
This plastic bag, which is not a
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