Defines of EBA

What defines an Environmental Bio-Degradable Product ?

An Environmental Bio-Degradable Additive ( EBA ) is one that has been created from biodegradable materials and designed to be environmental friendly. Every time you see the EBA logo, know that it is an Environmental Bio-Degradable Product made exclusively by Environmental Bio-Degradable Additive.

 

Where will I see an EBA logo?

Any product made with addition of EBA Additive that meets our environmental standards will be marked with the EBA logo. This means we have taken care in using environmental friendly materials to make this product.

 

What materials are used in EBA? And how do they work?

All plastic materials used in EBA bio-enhanced product contain an organic based additive. When added to normal standard plastics as a raw material, it breaks down the molecular structure when exposed to a landfill environment. Essentially, any disposed plastic that contains this additive, will biodegrade after it ends up in landfill.

 

How does the plastic biodegrade ?

It is a scientific process. The organic based, additive in the plastic synthesizes with other nutrients and allows microbes to enter the polymer chain once they secrete acids in oil to break it down into gas ( methane CH4, CO2 and organic compound ). Biodegradation with this organic based, additive is an organic process. As opposed to other degradation plastic materials, which acted as inorganic degradation of plastic materials.

 

In the market, there are many other plastic additives that also claim to be biodegrade plastic. One of these is an oxo-degradable product. How is this additive different from yours ?

Our product is a completely different from oxo materials. While they are both additives, oxo materials contain heavy metals. They add metal ions to the raw material of plastic to break it down into fragments. This is an inorganic degradation process whereas our additive based additive works with nutrients and organic base. Also, oxo materials emit harmful particles in the environment once the degradation process has started. So they are in fact, much more harmful to our planet.

 

Has any testing been done to confirm EBA products will work?

Are they biodegradable to meet any global standards ?

Yes, testing has been carried out by an Independent Testing Laboratory. Laboratories conducted an ASTM D5511 test, which is a global standard test for biodegradability. All testing showed that our organic based, additive falls within all USA & EU requirements.

 

What are the benefits of biodegradation in landfill?

Too much plastic waste ends up in landfill and global waste consumption is an enormous issue. Normal plastics are not biodegradable, therefore they will stay in landfill forever. However, plastic from an EBA product will biodegrade under normal landfill anaerobic conditions. It will not cause an issue for landfill waste in the long term.

 

How does this process compare with bioplastics made with starch (namely corn) that biodegrade in an industrial composting site?

Cornstarch ( polylactic acid ) bioplastics do degrade under industrial composting. However, there are very few of these facilities to accept PLA, because PLA makes the compost too acidic and degrade the value of compost. In fact, there are no only a small number of industrial composting sites in Australia & USA to accept PLA plastic. Industrial composting is more common in Europe, so logistically speaking; it is much harder to satisfy the course of the plastic materials back to nature.

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Can EBA products be recycled?

Yes. All EBA plastic products that currently meet recycling standards can still be recycled using local recycling facilities. Theoretically, more EBA bio-degradable additive using in each plastic items, anaerobic digestion decompose process is faster in landfill.

 

 

*Reference:

Position Paper on Degradable Additives​

Bioplastics

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