D&L Industries Inc. units — D&L Polymer and Colours Inc. (DLPC) and First in Colours Inc. (FIC) — have found solutions for microplastics to biodegrade and be turned into minerals that could later fertilize the soil.

In a press conference last week, DLPC and FIC Managing Director Lester Lao said the firm has developed an additive material — Biomate — that could induce plastic biodegradation by over 90 percent in two years.

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