In no country in the world is it possible to collect all the plastic waste. Some of it will always escape accidentally or deliberately into the environment where it could lie or float around for decades. Oxo-biodegradable plastics (“oxo-bio”) are intended as low-cost insurance against this form of pollution.

We seek your support, which will enable us to develop a beneficial programme based on the use of degradable products, in particular, the use of oxo-biodegradable plastic packaging. At the same time, phasing out non-biodegradable, environmentally damaging and persistent materials, a decision that many countries including Pakistan are making now...