Biodegradable products: fashion or necessity?
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Biodegradable products are gradually gaining ground in our daily consumption habits. Have they become a fad or are they here to stay? Before answering this question, we should know exactly what this concept means.
Well, a product is considered biodegradable when the chemical elements that form it have the capacity to decompose thanks to the action of biological agents and various environmental conditions. In other words, it all comes down to its ability to decompose. One example is our biodegradable cups.
The biodegradation process
But there would be another element that would enter into the equation: time. When we talk about biodegradable materials, we also refer to those that have a greater capacity to decompose in a shorter time. Any material can degrade if we give it enough time to do so, but biodegradable materials, in addition to many other variants, do so more quickly.
Advantages of biodegradable products
What would be the other virtues that biodegradable products would offer us?
- In addition to a fast biodegradation capacity, this type of product offers a great advantage, which is that it does not produce residues.
- They are also capable of reducing carbon emissions, which is of considerable benefit to the environment.
- Finally, biodegradable objects have the capacity to disappear or to be recycled. They can be degraded and composted or recycled to make other materials.
Examples of biodegradable products
Nowadays, we can find a wide range of biodegradable products in the market. Perhaps, the ones we have more present in our day to day, are the biodegradable bags that are offered, mainly, in food stores. In this way we eliminate plastic waste and use much more sustainable resources.
In addition to bags, containers or other packaging-related items, we can also find other biodegradable products, such as biodegradable cups manufactured by Ecogots, coffee capsules, sponges or even clothing.
Ecogots cups are classified as 100% biodegradable products, as they are made from rice husks, polypropylene and an additive that makes them biodegradable. Specifically, it is this last component that is responsible for activating, after two years, the degradation process by the action of air, light and humidity. A process of absolute decomposition, leaving no residues of microplastics.
Are biodegradable products necessary?
So no. Biodegradable products are not a fad. Rather, we could say that they are an environmental necessity to try to curb some of the consequences of climate change and, above all, a solution to significantly reduce the plastic waste we dump daily on our planet.
