Plastic is lightweight, flexible, strong, durable, heat sealable, impervious to moisture, recyclable and reusable, but.....

..... whether by intent or accident, some plastic will always find its way into our environment and oceans, creating an eyesore and damaging the environment.

A masterbatch which, when included at the manufacturing stage, turns ordinary plastic at the end of its useful life, in the presence of oxygen, into a material with a different molecular structure. At the end of that process it is no longer a plastic and has become a material which will disappear in the open environment in the same way as a leaf.

d2w controlled-life plastic technology

Symphony Environmental Ltd6 Elstree Gate, Elstree Way, Borehamwood

Hertfordshire WD6 1JD, UKTel: +44 (0)20 8207 5900Fax: +44 (0)20 8207 7632

info@d2w.netwww.d2w.net

Added Value with Symphony’s d2w• d2w requires only a 1% inclusion rate• d2w works with virgin and recycled plastic• d2w is compatible with PE, PP and PS• d2w does not require any change to the manufacturing process• d2w plastic will not just fragment, it will biodegrade• d2w plastic is safe for food contact • d2w plastic does not lose any of its original properties during its useful life• d2w customers receive a full support service from Symphony’s Technical and Marketing teams

d2w allows the transfer of valuable carbon material to the eco-system

StandardsThe following standards are used for testing d2w

British Standard 8472 US Standard ASTM D6954 United Arab Emirates Standard 5009:2009 French Accord AFNOR T51-808

Stages of oxo-biodegradation with d2w technology

1 d2w masterbatch is added at the manufacturing stage

2 Film containing d2w is extruded at the factory

3 The product behaves like any other during its intended service life

4 After its useful life, the packaging may end up in the open environment

5 The d2w takes effect and the product begins to degrade in the presence of oxygen

6 The product eventually becomes carbon-dioxide, water and biomass

d2w technologyControlled-Life plastic:Plastic is lightweight, flexible, strong, durable, heat sealable, impervious to moisture, recyclable, reusable, and better with d2w

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Symphony Environmental Ltd6 Elstree Gate, Elstree Way, Borehamwood

Hertfordshire WD6 1JD, UKTel: +44 (0)20 8207 5900Fax: +44 (0)20 8207 7632

info@d2w.netwww.d2w.net