Plastic films manufacturer (Frankenthal / Germany; ) is launching in Germany a biodegradable bag to be used by households to dispose organic waste. The bags, which are made by the group’s Vietnam operation in Ho Chi Minh City, have been certified as fully compostable by (Berlin / Germany; ). The firm claims the t-shirt star-sealed bag is the first on the market to be made of at least 50% renewable materials, such as starch and polylactic acid (PLA) and other biodegradable components. , product manager at , said bags with less than 40% renewable content were already available in markets such as France and Italy, but the 50% minimum renewable content bag was an industry first. “We were able to design bags with a significant higher proportion [of renewable content]. Hence, these waste bags are another milestone towards a more sustainable future,” he added. The bag is fully compostable and certified to European standard EN 13432.
German plastics company PLA is launching a biodegradable bag made in Vietnam for householders to use for their organic waste disposal. PLA claims the product is the first to be at least 50% made from renewable materials - including starch and polylactic acid - and says the bag has been certified as fully compostable, certified to European standard EN 13432. Organic waste bags with less than 40% renewable content are already available in France and Italy, said PLA Vietnam Product Manager Manh-Hung Ngo.