Fernando González Nicolás
The president of the Round Table of Commonwealth Countries in the Dominican Republic, Fernando González Nicolás, clarified that banning plastics is not the most practical or economical measure to avoid pollution.
He said that, currently, certified technologies guarantee the conversion of plastics into water and biomass so that they do not contaminate the environment.
He said that Oxobiodegradation technology allows plastics to be biodegraded at the end of their useful life so that they do not pollute.
Britain is leading the way in this technology, which has been adopted in Commonwealth countries to combat pollution.
He highlighted that plastic as packaging has excellent versatility and a very competitive cost.
Alternatives to replace plastic are much more expensive and have environmental implications.
He highlighted the influence of the plastic industry on the Dominican economy.
This industry employs 41,485 employees in 472 industries, which export 546 million dollars annually.
Plastic export destinations are the United States, Haiti, Jamaica and Puerto Rico.
He highlighted how essential it is to understand the difference between the Oxo-biodegradation of plastic that converts microplastics into water and biomass, not allowing them to contaminate.