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WHAT
IS REVERTE?
PET plastic bottles incorporating the Reverte™ Oxo
Biodegradable additive are fully compatible within current
municipal collection and recycling prgrams without any contamination
to the other plastics being recycled. Planet Green fully
supports and encourages recycling as a means to re-use and
re-process plastics for other products, including bottles.
Reverte™ is a proprietary additive
for PET plastics that is completely harmless to humans, animals
and plant life and are non-toxic, leaving no known harmful
residues in the soil or waste streams.
- Plastics incorporating Reverte™ will ultimately
biodegrade into CO 2, H 2O and biomass when discarded whether
ending up in any viable landfill or another viable part
of the waste stream.
- Compared with other oxo-biodegradable additives available
on the market Reverte™ additives contain a two part
control package which differentiates it as follows:
- Firstly, the Reverte™ additive control package
is photo-initiated which means that the oxo-breakdown reaction
doesn't significantly begin before the product is discarded
and exposed to UV light and/or heat. Reverte™ therefore
gives an enhanced level of confidence compared to other
oxo-biodegradable additives, particularly with respect
to “fit-for-purpose” product life times.
- Secondly, Reverte™ has secondary phase biodegradation
promoters which assist the growth of microbial colonies.
This speeds up and facilitates the ultimate biodegradation
of the plastic following the initial oxo-breakdown.
The above are unique to Reverte™ and
the secondary phase biodegradation promoters are particularly
invaluable in situations where little or no UV light or heat
is available since in these circumstances the Reverte™ biodegradation
process is more likely to continue.
- Plastics incorporating Reverte™ do
not emit any offensive odours during their oxo-biodegradation.
- Reverte™ additives comply with
FDA, Health Canada and EC Food Contact regulations.
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