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PITTSBURGH - Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc announced that CEO Michael Laurier delivered an address at the Annual Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) in Pittsburgh on September 24.
Speaking to members of the global plastics industry organization, Laurier advocated for "smarter plastic" rather than plastic bans, highlighting Symphony’s d2w oxo-biodegradable technology as a solution for plastic waste that persists in the environment.
"Banning plastics would be catastrophic - and ineffective," Laurier stated during his presentation, according to the company press release. "The real issue is the plastic that lingers in the environment, breaking down into microplastics and lasting for decades."
Laurier emphasized that Symphony’s d2w masterbatch technology enables conventional plastics to biodegrade more rapidly after use, preventing long-term accumulation in the environment. The company claims the technology converts polymers into materials that can be consumed by microorganisms.
According to Symphony, d2w plastics can be recycled and meet various international standards including ASTM D6954 and BS 8472. The company also clarified that EU regulations ban oxo-degradable plastics that do not properly biodegrade, not oxo-biodegradable plastics like d2w.
Symphony Environmental Technologies, which has been developing this technology for over 25 years, reported that the presentation received "very positive" reaction with several inquiries about sales, distribution, and regulatory support.
The Society of Plastics Engineers is described as the leading technical society for the global plastics industry with over 22,500 members from 84 countries.
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