AIMPLAS, a plastics technology company based in Spain, has launched a new technique for assessing the biodegradability of plastic materials.<\/p>\n
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The method reportedly speeds up the testing process, making it three times quicker than conventional approaches.<\/p>\n
The organisation points out that current biodegradation assessments are frequently laborious and costly.<\/p>\n
Such constraints can impede companies from investigating new formulations during the initial phases of product development.<\/p>\n
The new testing method developed by AIMPLAS replicates industrial composting conditions to evaluate the transformation of polymeric carbon into carbon dioxide.<\/p>\n
This enables companies to receive preliminary findings in considerably shorter periods, aiding in the early detection of viable formulations.<\/p>\n
Although this test does not substitute the standardised assessments necessary for compostable product certification, it serves as a strategic filter.<\/p>\n
It allows businesses to optimise resources and make adjustments before proceeding to official certification processes.<\/p>\n
AIMPLAS asserts that this innovation also mitigates risk and hastens the journey to certification.<\/p>\n
The technique complies with international standards such as EN-ISO 14855, assisting companies in their sustainability initiatives.<\/p>\n
In December last year, AIMPLAS, Covinil, and Eroski launched the <\/a>BOTTLE4FLEX Project to develop recyclable \u2018skinpack\u2019 packaging comprising recycled polyethylene terephthalate.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"Email](\"https:\/\/www.packaging-gateway.com\/wp-content\/themes\/goodlife-wp-B2B\/assets\/images\/newsletter-new.svg\")
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