Attis Industries, Inc., an integrated technology and innovations holding company, unveiled the first of its planned new ecosystem of biobased products – biodegradable multi-use grocery bags.
Single-Use Immortal Fossil Fuel Sacks
Plastic grocery bags are lightweight, strong, and extremely convenient for shoppers. The U.S. alone consumes about 100 billion of them every year. The vast majority are used once and discarded. They end up as litter, on our streets, in our oceans, or in landfills where they take up to 1,000 years to decompose – out of sight and out of mind.
Plastic grocery bags are lightweight, strong, and extremely convenient for shoppers. The U.S. alone consumes about 100 billion of them every year. The vast majority are used once and discarded. They end up as litter, on our streets, in our oceans, or in landfills where they take up to 1,000 years to decompose – out of sight and out of mind.
Year after year, we convert 12 million barrels of fossil fuel into something we use for a few hours and forget about as it contaminates food chains over the span of generations. Most of us would do something about that if we could, if we knew about the issues, and if we knew that we had an alternative … an affordable, biobased, biodegradable alternative that performed just as good as fossil fuel-based products do. That is exactly what the Company’s new Genarex subsidiary is developing out of corn ethanol coproducts.
Biobased Additives
Through its recent investment in Genarex, the Company is able to reduce the cost of expensive compostable bags by introducing its biobased additive packages. The formulations pass the ASTM D6400 biodegradability testing for industrial compostability and have been proven to not interfere with end of life considerations when paired with existing bioplastics. The new formulations can be used in grocery bags, lawn and leaf bags, pet waste bags, and other film solutions, providing the convenience and end of life performance at a price consumers are willing to pay.
Through its recent investment in Genarex, the Company is able to reduce the cost of expensive compostable bags by introducing its biobased additive packages. The formulations pass the ASTM D6400 biodegradability testing for industrial compostability and have been proven to not interfere with end of life considerations when paired with existing bioplastics. The new formulations can be used in grocery bags, lawn and leaf bags, pet waste bags, and other film solutions, providing the convenience and end of life performance at a price consumers are willing to pay.
“Numerous international governments have imposed initiatives to rid their jurisdictions of single-use bags in an effort to preserve natural resources and avoid irreparable harm to the environment,” said Jeff Cosman, Chief Executive Officer of Attis Industries. “Attis is proud to focus on and offer solutions that do not disrupt consumer behavior while reducing the environmental costs of plastic bag usage, all while offering a substantial cost savings to existing biodegradable alternatives,” stated Cosman.
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