A MAJOR corporation from Canada, which produces what it calls a revolutionary additive that dramatically accelerates the rate at which plastics degrade, will be establishing a firm in Jamaica.
The company plans to use the Jamaican business as a base to spread its operations across the Caribbean.
Degradable Plastic Products Incorporated (DPPI) produces what it dubs the 'd2w additive'.
The proliferation of plastic is increasingly becoming a source of contention across the world, as it takes ubout 400 years for plastic to degrade. This has caused serious concern among environmentalists, who bemoan the hazards which the product poses for the environment. The DPPI, however, said their additive creates plastics that degrade in about 18 months.
TOTALLY JAMAICAN
But the company said the rate of degradation can be adjusted even further, depending on the kind of plastic being manufactured. For instance, a bread bag can be made to degrade in about six months.
Kenny Griffith, business development director at DPPI, said this could greatly reduce the space problems at landfills.
Roger McLelland, chief
executive officer of DPPI, said the business is going to be completely Jamaican. He said he is therefore inviting Jamaicans to come on stream and invest in the company.
