Controlled life-cycle plastics have similar performance properties of ordinary plastic bags except they are modified to accelerate aging in a process that safely returns the organic carbon, from which plastic is made, to the natural bio-cycle as a food source for microorganisms.

• Controlled life-cycle plastics have similar performance properties of ordinary plastic bags except they are modified to accelerate aging in a process that safely returns the organic carbon, from which plastic is made, to the natural bio-cycle as a food source for microorganisms.