BIOPLASTICS
DGeo adds BioEPS to portfolio / Packaging product claimed to completely break down in appropriate conditions within four years
— By Plasteurope.com correspondent —
 DGeo expands its sustainable packaging portfolio with Lifoam’s BioEPS products (Photo: Labelmaster) |
A subsidiary of US packaging manufacturer Labelmaster (Chicago, Illinois; www.labelmaster.com), the new Dangerous Good Solutions Division DGeo (www.labelmaster.com/dgeo), has added to its range of products an expanded polystyrene alternative called BioEPS. The eco-friendly packaging was developed by Altor Solutions’ (Scottsdale, Arizona; www.altorsolutions.com) Lifoam Industries.
The packaging claims to perform as well as traditional EPS, while being able to degrade in a bio-reactive landfill site.
While traditional EPS is not biodegradable, DGeo and Lifoams have said BioEPS packaging uses a bio-based additive that enables the material to break down in a bio-reactive landfill by an average of 92% over four years, without leaving behind microplastics.
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Scott Dyvig, senior director of new business development at Lifoams, said, “EPS has been a mainstay in cold chain and protective packaging for many years due to its high performance in thermal and physical applications.” He further explained “it has proven to be a challenge to replace, even in the face of a heightened scientific and cultural awareness around its environmental impact. By utilising BioEPS packaging, companies and consumers can get all the benefits of traditional EPS with a better end-of-life story.”
Working out of three facilities, Labelmaster prints a range of labelling products and manufactures EPS packaging for the hazardous materials sector and battery transportation.
Altor Solutions has 14 plants in the US and two in Mexico.
The packaging claims to perform as well as traditional EPS, while being able to degrade in a bio-reactive landfill site.
While traditional EPS is not biodegradable, DGeo and Lifoams have said BioEPS packaging uses a bio-based additive that enables the material to break down in a bio-reactive landfill by an average of 92% over four years, without leaving behind microplastics.
Related: BPF counters newspaper’s claims about expanded polystyrene
Scott Dyvig, senior director of new business development at Lifoams, said, “EPS has been a mainstay in cold chain and protective packaging for many years due to its high performance in thermal and physical applications.” He further explained “it has proven to be a challenge to replace, even in the face of a heightened scientific and cultural awareness around its environmental impact. By utilising BioEPS packaging, companies and consumers can get all the benefits of traditional EPS with a better end-of-life story.”
Working out of three facilities, Labelmaster prints a range of labelling products and manufactures EPS packaging for the hazardous materials sector and battery transportation.
Altor Solutions has 14 plants in the US and two in Mexico.
27.01.2025 Plasteurope.com [257204-0]
Published on 27.01.2025