- They’re made of 100% recycled plastics therefore reducing landfill
buildup.
- Their production cycle requires less energy than regular plastic,
bio-based and paper bags.
- They’re made in North America therefore reducing the greenhouse effect during transportation (if you compare them to other plastic bags or oxodegradable bags that are completely or partially made in Asia).
- They can be recycled.

And yes, they are also oxodegradable, meaning that they will degrade if they end up in the environment. That’s not what we want but we know that there are many plastic bags that, for different reasons, end up in the sea, in the forest, etc. And it then harms animals and sea animals that mistake plastic bags for food. To prevent that from happening, EconoGreen Plastics bags were designed to degrade over time.

If they end up in a landfill they won’t degrade but nothing would. Most landfills are lined with a layer of clay and a liner of protective plastic to prevent harmful waste from leaking into the ground or ground water. Once a layer of waste has been dumped, it
is covered with soil effectively cutting off any exposure to air, sunlight and/or water. Under these conditions, trash won’t really decompose because there is little oxygen and moisture.

I just wanted to mention also that EconoGreen Plastics products are now available at Alice.com.

Oxodegradable products will degrade in landfills if they are exposed to enough air and sunlight. However, they will not degrade in landfills that isolate the trash from the environment (groundwater, air, rain). In that case, there is very little exposure to oxygen and moisture, both of which are needed to break down the plastic. In these conditions, even an apple wouldn’t degrade. Having said that, if landfills are properly taken care of and product is turned over on a regular basis, then these plastic bags as well as other items have every chance to completely degrade.

For more information, please visit our website at http://www.econogreen.com.