Plastic is strong, flexible, durable, versatile, lightweight, safe and inexpensive. It is made from a by-product of oil refining which used to be wasted, so it makes good sense to make use of it and produce plastic instead of flaring it off.

However, Ordinary plastic bags and packaging can take up to 400 years to degrade! When plastic bags are improperly discarded, they remain scattered in our bushes, our trees, on our roads, in our rivers and seas, killing live stock and causing great damage to the environment.

The degradation process is initiated at the time the polyethylene or polypropylene is extruded by the inclusion of a small amount of d₂w™ additive, which works to break down the carbon-carbon bonds in the plastic leading to a lowering of the molecular weight and eventually to a loss of strength and other properties. Stabilisers work to ensure that a sufficiently long useful life is provided for each specific application. For example, a refuse sack might require a useful life of say 18 months before beginning to lose its strength whereas a bread bag might only require a few weeks.

Significantly, the d₂w™ range does not need a biologically active environment to start degrading - this will happen even if the plastic is left in the open air or in the sea! This is very important if we are to address the serious litter problems caused by waste plastic. For this reason in particular, ‘oxo-bio’ plastic is preferable to ‘hydro-degradable’ e.g. starch-based plastic, which requires an active bio-environment before degradation will work.

Get Involved, Start Today… convert your packaging into d₂w™ oxo-biodegradable plastic bags for a Greener Tomorrow!

d₂w™ oxo-biodegradable products are wholly consistent with these important environmental principles i.e, REDUCE , REUSE and RECYCLE . Also, the nature of the additive allows the very best available plastic technologies to be used to achieve minimisation of raw-material usage. During its service-life the product can be used and reused and will maintain its strength. d₂w™ re-usable bags are commonly used nowadays

Recycled plastics are OK, but they are not degradable and will still lie around in the environment for decades. However, ordinary plastic and recycled plastic can now be made oxo-biodegradable using d₂w™ additive. Conversely, d₂w™ products can also be recycled effectively.

Symphony's quality-control system, and after-sales support in terms of production, legislative, and marketing are all part of the brand value. d2w represents not just a supply of additive but a whole system that is aimed at adding value to every part of the supply chain through to the end-customer.

All products made with d2w are required to be manufactured strictly in accordance with Symphony's Manufacturing Instructions and Technical Data Sheets, and are tested in Symphony's laboratory before commercial production.