Solegear Bioplastic Technologies Inc. and Braskem, a producer of biopolymers, entered into a three year partnership in which Solegear will utilize Braskem’s I’m green™ polyethylene to produce and distribute a series of household recycling containers under its good natured™ brand.
The first products resulting from this partnership will be on display starting this Friday at the Natural Products Expo in Anaheim, California.
Braskem developed its I’m green™ material from Brazilian sugarcane – a renewable and sustainable resource – to be a drop-in biopolymer substitute to conventional polyethylene. Cultivation of sugarcane utilizes carbon dioxide and releases oxygen, which gives the material a negative carbon footprint.
Braskem’s analysis has confirmed the environmental impact of using 1 ton of green PE is the equivalent of capturing 2.78 tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere from a cradle to gate perspective.
Published in the June 2017 Edition of American Recycler News