ESMA urged to use bio-degradable plastic

Plastic is a natural product derived from hydrocarbons and is as natural as petrol or diesel, argues the All India Plastic Manufacturers Association (AIPMA), the co-organiser of Plastivision Arabia scheduled to be held at Expo Centre Sharjah from May 14 to 17, 2012. Mohamed Saleh Badri, Director General of the Emirates Authority for Standardisation & Metrology (ESMA), said, “Plastic is quite indispensable and there is no complete alternative for it. We use plastic in almost everything in our daily life. We have introduced a law to use Oxo bio-degradable plastic in shopping bags and garbage bags across the UAE since the beginning of 2012.