Oxy -Bio Degradable  plastic packaging for breads






















Bakery Manufacturers have started using Oxy -Bio Degradable  plastic packaging for breads , frozen
bakery products  and in shrink wrapping /Pallet wrapping .World major bakery product manufacturers
have switched to oxy -biodegradable  packaging . Mexico s  Bimbo group  and South Africa s Tiger
brands  has already implemented for their products.In  recent judgement by South African  Ad
monitoring agency  have cleared  Tiger brand "Albany" bread bags  from using bio degradable word
with Oxy -Biodegradable plastic packaging .Plastic s have  created  environmental issues  in the world
because of its non biodegradability . Governments have tried to dissuade people for using plastic
bags and encouraged them to use alternatives such as paper bags or products packed in Oxy -Bio
degradable packagingFew Facts on Oxy - Bio Degradable Plastic Packaging Standards available for
plastic bio degradation American Standard ASTM D6954-04 British Standard 8472 for
CompostabilityEuropean Rule s EN 13432Oxy degradation  in plastic happens from the time its
manufactured . This process is initiated by a pro degradant additive which is added to speed up
degradation process when plastic material is exposed to heat , light and stress.It reduces the
polymers to level where micro organism like bacteria and fungi act upon it hence its  bio degradable .  
This additive is by product of  oil refining

.• They will degrade in any outdoor or indoor environment, even in the absence of water. This is a
very important factor in relation to litter, because a large amount of plastic waste cannot be collected.
Most of the hydro-biodegradable plastics need to be in a highly microbial environment such as a
compost heap before they will degrade.


• Oxo-biodegradable plastic can be programmed at manufacture to degrade within a timescale to suit
the user's requirements. The rate of degradation of hydro-biodegradable plastics cannot be
controlled.

• Oxo-biodegradable plastics are stronger and more versatile.

• They are much cheaper

• They are thinner, and use less space to store and transport, and less material to produce

• They can be transparent, so that the food or other contents within can be clearly seen.

• They can be recycled and can be made from recyclate. Hydro-biodegradable plastic cannot be
made from recyclate, and cannot be recycled unless extracted from the plastic waste stream and
treated separately.

• They can both be composted, but because the carbon is released more slowly from oxo-
biodegradable plastic, the carbon becomes a food resource for growing plants. • Bags made from
them do not leak

• Less energy is required to produce and transport them.

• No genetically-modified ingredients

• They do not emit methane

• No residual plastic particles

• No organo-chlorine

• Safe for direct food contact

• Ideal for frozen food because they can be kept for long periods in sub-zero temperatures and will not
start to degrade rapidly until the frozen food has been used and the wrapper has become waste

. • They can be used in high-speed machinery (such as for bread packaging) but the performance of
hydro- biodegradable plastics in these machines is not acceptable.

• They can be incinerated with much higher energy-recovery than hydro-biodegradable plastic

• They can be made with the same workforce and machinery as conventional plastic products, but
hydro-biodegradable products are made by a quite different process. Source: http://www.plastemart.
com

Oxo–biodegradable plastic made mainly from polyolefin polymeric material is now very widely
accepted all over the World. It is manufactured by Symphony Polymers of UK. It is available in India by
its agent called Priti Plastics Pvt Ltd., Phone: +91-22-28614929 / 28637432, Email:
contact@pritigroup.



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