3 types of ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY bags
Using environmentally friendly bags is the most optimal solution, protecting nature and serving daily needs. However, as a discerning consumer, please pay attention to thoroughly research and use the right eco-friendly bag!
1. What is eco-friendly bag?
Traditional plastic bags are produced from a finite resource, which is petroleum. In addition, they are very persistent, and can persist in the environment for hundreds to thousands of years.
Because of these two factors, plastic bags are evaluated as one of the causes of serious plastic waste pollution.
And to limit these negative effects, people research and produce eco-friendly bag products. These are the types of bags that overcome the above disadvantages of plastic bags:
- Traditional bags (PE, PP) are produced from renewable sources such as starch from corn, potatoes, and cassava, which helps to limit the use of exhausting fossil materials.
- The bag has the ability to biodegrade into H2O, CO2, humus ... just in a short time (a few months to a few years).
- Bags can be reused many times such as cloth bags, paper bags, sedge bags ... to help reduce the amount of plastic waste discharged into the environment.
More specifically, in the next section, let's find out 3 types of eco-friendly bags that people trust and are most used to replace plastic bags.
2. Three types of eco-friendly bags
2.1. Completely biodegradable AnEco bag
In the world, there are many advanced countries that have researched and produced biodegradable bags such as the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Brazil, India ... In Vietnam, there are also many production and supply units. biological bags on the market, including AnEco bags.
AnEco bags of An Phat Holdings Group are made from PLA renewable originating materials combined with corn starch and other imported biodegradable materials, so they will be fully biodegradable.
AnEco is a highly regarded eco-friendly bag. The outstanding advantages must include:
- Short decomposition time: On average, it takes only 6-12 months under home incubation.
- Biodegradable: Under the impact of microorganisms will decompose into CO2, H2O, organic humus ...
- Can be converted into biological fertilizers: When affected by microorganisms, decomposing into biomass, they will be used as microbiological fertilizers on plants.
- Achieved international certification for biodegradability: AnEco bag has obtained TUV OK Compost Home certification for biodegradability, which is a very rigorous certification in the world.