Plastics are remarkable materials that are used in millions of single use applications for consumer, commercial, agricultural and industrial applications.

The issues of the "wasteful use of diminishing resources" and, "plastic as an environmental pollutant" are well documented in hundreds of studies and articles. While "Reduce Reuse Recycle" programs will always be paramount in the greening of plastics, the fact is, most of the billions of pounds of plastics that are produced each year end up as garbage in a landfill. Adding to the negative legacy, plastic bags actually entomb and preserve the naturally biodegradable refuse that makes up more than 40% of all household garbage.

For plastic products to achieve the ultimate status as a material in complete harmony with a naturally sustainable environment, the life cycle of plastic had to be reengineered to end its life cycle as a "totally degradable" material.