Nearly everyone feels the pressure to “go green”; to pursue energy saving alternatives, and to use environmentally friendly products. To promote such planet-saving measures, government officials are launching tax credit incentive programs for individuals and other entities using biodegradable products, solar panels and other alternatives. Some cities have taken action to ban or place fees on plastic bag use.
George Pataki is an advocate for green initiatives, and is as widely known for his 9-year tenure as the governor of New York as he is for his protection of more than 1 million acres of open space in the state, as well as for launching the country’s first green buildings tax credit incentive program.
Today Pataki released news he is joining the board of Perf Go Green, the maker of biodegradable plastic bags, noting a “crucial time for companies to develop and bring to market new products that are better for our environment.” New York-based Perf Go Green will soon roll-out a line of plastic biodegradable garbage bags made of recycled plastic.
The all-purpose bags use recyclable plastic bags and a proprietary additive called OXO-Biodegradable, which degrades the bags into carbon dioxide, water or biomass when exposed to natural elements such as sun or wind. So now, those bags tossed carelessly alongside the road will biodegrade between 12 and 24 months instead of the usual 1,000 years as a result of OXO-Biodegradable, which acts as an accelerant.
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