There are three main categories of degradable plastics: biodegradable plastics, compostable plastics and degradable plastics. One of the biggest contributions to the confusion surrounding the subject of degradable plastics is a combination of the lack of common definitions and the loose usage of these definitions. The ASTM International, originally known as the American Society [...]
How much energy can the off gassed methane from an ENSO bottle generate? To calculate how much energy can be created from ENSO bottles take the weight of the ENSO bottle multiply it by % carbon, multiply by 1.33 (molecular weight of CH4 16 / molecular weight of carbon 12 – this converts the carbon [...]
ATLANTA, July 9 /PRNewswire/ — GoodPac Plastics, a Division of Goodwin Enterprises, Inc., known for their high quality PET bottles, announced today they are offering the ENSO biodegradable (Polyethylene terephthalate) bottle, the world’s first truly biodegradable and recyclable PET plastic bottle. Share this:
Fall River, MA (PRWEB) July 10, 2009 — Proving that bottled water can be earth friendly, Native Waters, LLC, is introducing Native Water, a sustainable bottled water in environmentally friendly packaging. Locally sourced and packaged in biodegradable bottles, Native Water is 100% natural, organic and pure while making minimal environmental impact. Share this:
July, 2009 – ENSO Bottles LLC has been awarded the Green Education Network Seal of Approval because its product makes a needed contribution to the problem of non-recycled plastic, and ENSO has demonstrated a commitment to education. ENSO bottles are 100% biodegradable, decompose in about five years and add little to the cost of a bottled beverage [...]
Learn how plastic gets recycled with this RecycleBank video. View the entire series here. Share this:
By Max There is a lot of concern about the growing plastic pollution problem, and rightly so. Did you know? * Plastic bottles take hundred or thousands of years to begin biodegrading * 150 billion plastic beverage bottles are produced each year * 70-80% of plastic bottles are not recycled * 100 billion plastic bottles [...]
