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Green Film
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Oxy Degradables* |
Bioplastics ** |
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100% Biodegradable in landfills
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X |
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100% Biodegradable in water, on land, and as litter |
X |
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100% recyclable with mainstream plastics |
X |
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Backyard compostable |
X |
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Special storage conditions required |
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X |
X |
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Shelf life: has no expiration dates |
X |
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Will degrade when exposed to high heat or sunlight |
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X |
X |
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Will completely break down during biodegradation and composting |
X |
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X |
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Degradation begins at time of disposal; not before |
X |
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Will compost in commercial and municipal composts |
X |
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X |
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Leaves heavy chemicals behind after degrading |
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X |
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Needs a minimum of 6 Hours of sunlight in order to degrade |
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X |
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Needs oxygen in order to degrade |
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X |
X |
* Oxy degradable companies such as EPI Environmental Products, Symphony Environmental, and Willow Ridge Plastics
** PLA, Mater-Bi, PHB, and combinations furnished by NatureWorks, Novamont, etc
Green Film meets ASTM 5511: Standard test method for determining anaerobic biodegradation of plastic materials under high solids anaerobic digestion conditions. (These are the conditions for landfills.)
Green Film meets ASTM 5338.98: Standard method for determining aerobic biodegradation of plastic materials under controlled composting conditions which is equivalent to CENprEN WI 261085 and ISO 14855 method. Evaluation of the ultimate aerobic biodegradability and disintegration of plastics under controlled composting conditions.
Oxy degradables meet ASTM D 6954–04: Standard tests for the oxidation and biodegradation of plastics that require thermal (heat), photo oxidation (UV rays from sunlight) and/or mechanical stress to initiate degradation.
Biobased plastics meet ASTM 6400: Standard tests for plastics that are designed to be composted in municipal and industrial aerobic composting facilities. They must compost in no more than 180 days.