Calcium Carbonate Filler Makes For a 'Greener' Bag

摘要

With plastic bags under siege in California and elsewhere, Heritage Plastics, Picayune, Miss., recently received word that its bags are actually environmentally friendly. The processor's use of calcium carbonate in its line of PE bags was found to lower emissions and reduce energy consumption, according to a recent Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of the type called "cradle-to-gate," conducted by Boustead Consulting & Associated Ltd., experts in environmental LCA.