Neosac - The Green Bag ?
I don't know if you've heard about NeoSac outside of France.
Twelve French industries joined forces to create a plastic carrier bag with a restricted length of life, named Neosac, with the aim of responding to criticism of extended environmental pollution caused by plastic carrier bags. The composition of the Neosac combines polyethylene (PE) with an additional material, which allows the polyethylene to transform into a substance that decomposes naturally. The Neosac has the ability to decompose fully if left exposed to nature, as light, oxygen and heat submit it to a photo-chemical process, causing it to decompose. As confirmed by Jacques Lemere, who directed the research at the National Centre of Evaluation and Photoprotection: "The decomposition process only produces water, CO2 and biomass, therefore there are no substances to pollute the ground and affect the growth of plants and flora." When it is kept out of natural light, it takes one to three years to decompose, at a rate invisible to the naked eye.
The new ecological product costs 25%- 30% more than the classic plastic bag and it has already started circulating in France in shops and large commercial centres.
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