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Wonderpost bags are NOW biodegradable

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Yes, plastic can be biodegradable, and we’ve finally found a way to do it.

From 01/05/2020 all our Wonderpost bags are biodegradable which means when they’ve reached the end of their life, after you’ve ripped it open and chucked it away, it’ll just become water, Carbon Dioxide and biomass.

Another small step towards cleaning up the planet.

​We thought you may also be interested in the manufacturing process.

The process:

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 and is made into bags or packaging. 
  3. The product behaves like a conventional product during its intended service life. 
  4. After its service life, the bag or packaging may end up in the open environment. 
  5. The d2w then takes effect and the product begins to degrade in the presence of oxygen. 
  6. The product eventually degrades to nothing more than carbon dioxide, water and biomass.

Visit https://wonderpost.co.uk to purchase Wonderpost in biodegradable bags

Charlotte plants a couple of apple trees

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Firstly, a little story about ignorance…

We’ve got a neighbour who had a beautiful little apple tree in their garden. It wasn’t very old, maybe ten years, but it gave a little fruit every year that was passable. What was very nice is that some branches hung over our back fence and we’d eat the apples that dropped into our garden. Very neighbourly as we’d bring the woman who lived there a bottle of wine every now and again.

Anyway, we got home one day to witness the son chopping it down. Charlotte was very upset because the tree was like a family member and she decided to displace her rage by planting a couple of apple trees in our garden, which is not big. Her mum, Jane, left her a couple of really beautiful Italianate terra cotta’s that just seemed ideal. We, of course, used Wonderpost to help the trees feel comfortable in their new home.

So not really a tale of the allotment, but perhaps in the spirit of the allotment, and a tale of hope in the face of ignorance. I mean, chop down an apple tree, really!!!