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La bolsa del super será de maiz o patata

Los plásticos biodegradables se abren camino en el mercado español de la mano de empresas como Basf y Sphere, y se adelantan a la normativa del Plan Nacional Integral de Residuos, que se aprobará en enero de 2009.

El nuevo Plan Nacional Integral de Residuos está a la vuelta de la esquina. La nueva normativa se espera aprobar en enero de 2009 y, entre sus novedades, está la obligatoriedad de que todas las bolsas de un solo uso sean biodegradables a partir de 2010. Cada año, se ponen en circulación 100.000 toneladas de bolsas de plásticos (según Cicloplast), unos productos que, en breve, tendrán que abandonar el petróleo.

Hay un camino avanzado en este sentido. La compañía de fabricación de derivados del plástico Sphere ha desarrollado una bolsa, a partir de fécula de patata, que lleva un año fabricándose en la planta que la compañía francesa tiene en Zaragoza. Alcampo, Bonpreu, Supermercado Pujol y Carrefour son clientes de Sphere.

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