PIONEERING BIODEGRADABILITY
IN TRADITIONAL PLASTICS
Introducing a commercially scalable solution
to reduce the environmental impact of plastic.
WE ARE INNOVATING A NEW PATHWAY FOR PLASTIC IN THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY.
The use of plastic continues to increase and traditional recycling rates remain unacceptably low. Today, most plastic produced is landfilled, burned, or otherwise leaked into our environment.
We believe in a new way of dealing with plastic pollution.
Our innovative batch additives cause microbes to biodegrade waste plastic in months or years, instead of taking centuries.
By breaking down plastic’s highly stable chemical bonds and transforming it into metabolic by-products, plastic that is in use in nearly every industry can be made biodegradable.
BENEFITING THE PLANET AND YOUR BRAND
Brand trust can drive purchase behaviors to outperform competition by up to 400%. Increasingly, the cornerstone of that trust is the promise and delivery of environmentally responsible solutions. Acting now with meaningful implementation of innovative circular materials and products is not simply a supply chain afterthought, but a key driver of value for brands and the planet.
BEVERAGES
When infused with 0.5% of our co-polymer our client's PET bottles are food contact safe, stable while in use and recyclable.
If these bottles are diverted to landfill, or lost in the environment, they will biodegrade in as little as 48 months.
FOOD PACKAGING
AdTerix’s co-polymer is food contact safe and our clients are adding it to polypropylene, PET, HDPE, polystyrene and other materials used for both rigid and flexible food packaging.
FASHION AND FOOTWEAR
Typical sneakers are made of multiple polymer types and not recyclable. As such, up to 300 million pairs of shoes are sent to landfill annually where they may last up to 1,000 years.
Footwear brands in Europe and North America use our co-polymer, infusing it into EVA, PVC, polyurethane, and rubber soles making key parts of the shoe biodegradable.
EYEGLASSES
Our co-polymer is used in eyewear lenses made from nylon, PMMA, and polycarbonate - which have been tested and shown to biodegrade.
What’s more, high quality frames composed of cellulose acetate or produced through injection molding, as well as contact lens packaging, have all been infused with our additive.
BABY BOTTLES AND TOYS
Our co-polymer meets the stringent standards required for use in baby bottles and children’s toys.
Several European baby bottle and toy manufacturers already use our co-polymer to enhance biodegradability of their products including those made with hard to recycle ABS.
MEDICAL DEVICES AND DIAPERS
Our additive is human contact safe and able to be infused in the non-woven plastic fabrics used for single-use items such as hospital masks, gowns and gloves.
Brands have begun infusing the plastic fabrics used in diapers with our additive and are now testing a new formulation for sodium polyacrylate, the polymer used in a diaper’s absorbent core.
OUR CO-POLYMER:
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is a simple, drop-in masterbatch additive
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is food contact and human contact safe
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is compatible with most resin types including PET, PP, PS, HDPE, LDPE, EVA, ABS, vulcanized rubber, nylon and polyester
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leaves behind no residual microplastics in the environment
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does not negatively affect recycling streams
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does not alter the physical or mechanical properties of your end product
HOW WE ACCELERATE THE END OF PLASTIC WASTE
In nature, bacterial enzymes break down plastic and consume polymers at a molecular level. However, this process can take centuries for traditional plastics. Our co-polymer accelerates this natural process.
In biologically active environments, our co-polymer causes bacteria to recognize plastic as a food source and promotes the formation of a biofilm on the surface of the plastic.
Once microbes have colonized the plastic’s surface, their natural hydrolase enzymes are released in high enough concentrations to begin consuming the carbon backbone of polymer chains.
The polymer chains are broken down into monomeric units which are absorbed by microorganisms as their carbon source and further broken down into natural metabolic by-products like water, biomass, biogas and soil components.