2      Why are Oxo-biodegradable Plastics used?

Over 60 billion pounds a year of polyolefins are consumed worldwide in single use applications. The products made from these polyolefins include things like grocery and garbage bags, food wraps and liners for diapers which, after use, are discarded. The properties that make these products useful also cause them to persist in the environment. OBI's offer essentially the same properties as the untreated polyolefins but degrade into a form that is safely absorbed into the ecosystem in a timeframe that is similar to that of "natural" products such as straw, Kraft paper and leaves.