I do not subscribe to the belief that mankind is responsible for Global Warming. The science that is used to support that theory ignores the same science that tells us the ice age and glacier were responsible for forming the Grand Canyon.

This transpired without the benefit of SUVs and mankind.  It is my firm belief that the God who created the universe has in the past and in the future, will warm and cool the planet earth at his pleasure.

However, as stewards of this wonderful creation we occasionally use extremely poor judgment and are sometimes just trashy. It is from this view point that Du-More Inc. Dental products are made of a plastic that biodegrades to nothing more that CO2, water and humus without leaving fragments of petro-polymers in the soil.
 
How is this possible?

 We all know that plastic is used in numerous applications that are beneficial to mankind. Plastics are currently made from naphtha, which is a by-product of oil refining, and oil is of course a finite resource. However, this by-product arises because the world need fuels and oils for engines, and would arise whether or not the by-product were used to make plastic goods, It is possible to make oxo-biodegradable plastic from ethanol, which is in turn made from sugar or other carbohydrates, and this is being done in Brazil.  Unless the oil resources are left under the ground carbon dioxide will inevitable is released, but until other fuels and lubricants have been developed for engines, it makes good environmental sense to use the by-product, instead of wasting it by "flare-off" at the refinery and emitting carbon dioxide to atmosphere at that stage.
 
Oxo-Biodegradable 2 Plastic

1. This new technology produces plastic which degrades by a process of OXO-degradation.
2. The technology is based on a very small amount of pro-degradant additive being introduced into the conventional manufacturing process, thereby changing the behavior of the plastic.
3. The degradation of the plastic begins when the programmed service life is over (as controlled by the additive composition) and the product is no longer required.
4. The plastic will be consumed by bacteria and fungi after the additive has reduced the molecular structure to a level 3 which permits living micro-organisms access to the carbon and hydrogen. It can therefore be properly described as "biodegradable." The process continues until the material has biodegraded to nothing more than CO2, water, and humus. It does not leave fragment of petro polymers in the soil.
5. The length of time it takes for oxo-biodegradable plastic products to degrade can be 'programmed' at the time of manufacture and can be as little as a few months or as much as a few years.
 6. Unlike PVC, the polymers from which oxo-biodegradable polymers emit neither methane nor nitrous oxide under aerobic or anaerobic conditions.

Socially Responsible Consumers at present have only branded or Store branded dental items to select. Dr. Du-More's Toothbrushes, Dental Flossers, and Toothpicks offer an excellent choice of quality 100% Green Products made in the USA .

The argument that oxo-biodegradable plastics are undesirable because their components are designed to be deliberately and totally lost is a fallacy, because the advantages of oxo-biodegradable products are not mutually exclusive. If people want to incinerate with heat recovery, or mechanically recycle them or compost the or re-use them, then that's OK, and they cost very little if anything more than conventional products. The key point is what happen to the plastic which is not collected, and get into the environment as LITTER.
 
Oxo-biodegradable plastic is not "deliberately and totally lost" because biodegradation on land is a source of plant nutrients, just as is straw, grass, leaves etc.