Plastic EnvelopesOur household tries to do its fair bit when it comes to recycling. We have separate bins for glass, paper and tins and try to ensure that we are as green as we possibly can be. Therefore it`s heartening for me when I see companies doing their best to be kinder to the environment as well. The other day I received a brochure that I was expecting through the post and it had been delivered inside a plastic envelope. At first I thought this was quite shocking because plastic can take an age to rot away. However, on further inspection it transpired that these kinds of
Plastic Envelopes are fully degradable. It`s becoming more common for companies to use
Plastic Envelopes like these and they only begin to degrade once they have been exposed to light and heat. Once UV light hits the envelopes an additive within the polythene starts the degradation process. As the material reacts to the UV light the
Plastic Envelopes rot away naturally even when they are buried on the dark on landfill sites. It`s all highly impressive and for a household like ours that tries to be as green as it can be the envelopes make a fair amount of sense.
