Are oxo-biodegradable bags as durable as regular plastic?
Yes, during their useful life oxo-biodegradable plastic bags are the same as regular plastic bags. You will not notice a difference until the bag has been exposed to UV light or heat for prolonged periods of time. What is the shelf life for your degradable plastic bags? It takes about 2 years of exposure to one or more degradation promoters (sunlight, heat, microorganisms) for our bags to degrade. If the bags are kept inside they will receive minimal or no exposure and will last much longer. Its likely they will remain usable for 5+ years if stored inside. You can think of them like paper bags. You dont see a paper bag degrade in your house, but when they become litter they degrade at a much faster rate. Why does it take 2 years for the bags to degrade? Oxo-biodegradable plastic degrades due to exposure to the elements (sunlight, heat, and microorgranisms). Two years is an estimation based on the average conditions. The actual amount of time required to degrade a bag will be longer or
