Biodegradable Plastic Laminate

Biodegradable plastics are commonly produced with renewable raw materials micro organisms petrochemicals or combinations of all three.

Biodegradable plastic laminate. On 1st august 2018 we switched all of our matt and gloss laminated print to a new biodegradable laminate. Biodegradable laminate would decompose over time preventing any lasting damage to the environment whereas a plastic laminate would just sit amongst the rest of the rubbish for hundreds of years before it decomposes. Recycling stations may often have to use different chemicals to separate the components. Either different types of plastics or metalized plastics are quite difficult to recycle.

That s every laminated business card flyer folder booklet cover appointment card and postcard. The new biodegradable laminate is compostable and disappears within two years without leaving impurities in the soil. Laminates that are made of composite materials. While the words bioplastic and biodegradable plastic are similar they are not synonymous.

We wanted to do our bit to protect the planet and also help you reduce your plastic waste too. Our previous laminate was considered a contaminant when it comes to the recycling waste stream. Oxo biodegradable plastic is different than the rest of biodegradable materials. Lamination is now environmentally friendly without losing any of its aesthetic appeal.

We ve developed cellogreen which is an over lamination film product based on cellulose diacetate and it s sustainable biodegradable and recyclable. Oxo biodegradable materials degrade by oxidation being stimulated by the chemical additives. Compostable plastic bags are a new generation of plastics which are biodegradable through composting. Environmental impact is now a top priority for many print buyers and with targets and policies more strict than ever before celloglas is proud to be.

Biodegradable bags are made from additive based materials in order to hasten degradation upon exposure to certain conditions. A wide variety of biodegradable plastic laminate film options are available to you such as packaging film food medicine film and cling film. A laminate that consists of multiple layers of different materials is difficult to separate. Did you know lemoigne first discovered biodegradable plastic in 1925 but it was only introduced in 1980 s.

They are derived from renewable raw materials like starch for example corn potato sugar cane and so on cellulose soy protein lactic corrosive and so forth the bio plastics are not hazardous to produce and are intended to break down into carbon dioxide water biomass soil when.