BioGreen Products

Why BioGreen?

When considering what would be the best way to achieve "greener" bottles, we considered many alternatives that are in the market today. We chose BioGreen instead of the competing methods because we believe it is the best product for our bottles

Product Comparisons :

Product	Shelf Life	Affected by Light	Affected by Heat
Starch Based Resins	1 - 4 months	Yes	Yes
BioGreen	Indefinite	No	No
Starch Based Additive	1 - 6 months	Yes	Yes
Photodegradables	2 - 4 months	Yes	Yes
Oxo-Degradables	2 - 6 months	Yes	Yes
Wood Based Resins	3 - 6 months	No	No
Switch Grass	1 - 4 months	Yes	Yes

Product	Affected by Moisture	Affected by Mechanical Stress	Remnants
Starch Based Resins	Yes	Yes	CO₂, Biogas
BioGreen	No	No	Biomass, CO₂, Biogas
Starch Based Additive	Yes	Yes	Plastic resin, CO₂, Biogas
Photodegradables	Yes	Yes	Heavy metals, Plastic resin
Oxo-Degradables	Yes	Yes	Cobalt, Cadmium, other toxic residue
Wood Based Resins	No	No	CO₂, Biogas
Switch Grass	Yes	Yes	CO₂, Biogas

Product	Landfill Biodegradation	Compost Biodegradation
Starch Based Resins	Never	30 – 180 days
BioGreen	1 - 5 years	1 - 5 years
Starch Based Additive	Never / Reduces mass	3 months - 5 years
Photodegradables	Never / Reduces mass	3 months - 5 years
Oxo-Degradables	Never / Reduces mass	3 months - 5 years
Wood Based Resins	Never	Almost impossisble
Switch Grass	Never	30 - 180 days