A Canadian entrepreneur says he has a product that would enable plastic that’s thrown-away or in landfill to safely biodegrade.
Robert Pocius from Tek Pak Solutions talks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh about how his company is developing alternative plastic materials, initially for the food sector, that completely biodegrade in the environment.
Contrasting with the previous generation of oxo-bio plastics that broke down into dangerous micro-plastics, Pocius says that Tek Pak’s innovative additive enables microbes to degrade the plastic material completely into CO2, methane and inert material. Pocious explains the on-going testing procedures for his products, and why he believes they can offer a solution that can complement reuse and recycling schemes.
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