Biodegradable Packaging Solutions
and
Bio Waste Systems
from
Renewable Resources

(source ibaw)

Our Partner
Since 1995 Development and Sales of biodegradable products,
manufactured based on renewable raw materials eg. organic starch
Market Leader in Austria
Cooperation with Partners and Institutes in Europe.
Objective: Replace Plastics with renewable Raw materials
(Bags, foils, films, food packaging, cups, cutlery).
Focus: Solutions by bioMat®.
Consulting and concepts for associations and municipals

Controlling constituents with checks for the absence of heavy metals.
The biodegradability threshold required is 90% within no more than 6
months.
Disintegration: no remaining material fragment in excess of 2 x 2 mm
after 12 weeks.
Humus ecotoxicity.
To guarantee compliance with this standard, certification
organizations have created labels.
The Belgian organization AIB VINCOTTE has created "OK Compost",
a compliance label for EN 13432, recognized by AFNOR and LNE.
The German organization Din Certco has created "Compostable", a
compliance label for standard DIN EN 13432.

bioMat® Trademark
All our products and licenses carry the bioMat® ® Trademark
bioMat® is a sign of quality and innovation
bioMat® products are manufactured on the basis of renewable
resources
bioMat® products are 100 % biodegradable and compostable
and can be used in biogas facilities
bioMat® products decompose in 25 – 90 days without leaving
toxic residue into CO2, compost and water
bioMat® products carry the "OK compost" mark , based on the
European standard EN 13432 and DIN-conformity mark

The absence of plasticizer provides excellent homogeneity for
finished products and prevents both problems of sediment on
machines and vapor emissions.
They are naturally antistatic and do not necessarily require
Corona pre-treatment before printing.
Polymerized vegetable resources provide considerably greater
CO2 & O2 barrier properties to polyolefins.
Potato starch e.g.is neutral because it has no odor.
Products comply with the European Directive 2002/72/CE for
contact with food products.
Products comply with European Directive 94/62/CE regarding
the absence of heavy metals for packaging.

Producing bioplastics uses 65% less energy than it takes to
produce petroleum-based plastics, making bioplastics the energy-
efficient choice, hands down.
Bioplastics generate 68% fewer greenhouse gases than fossil-
fuel-based plastics. Clearly, they are better for the environment.
Manufacturing petroleum-based plastics uses approximately
200,000 barrels of oil per day. Switching to bioplastics means
being less dependent on foreign oil.
As they degrade, bioplastics will remain non-toxic and will not
leach dangerous chemicals into the soil. This means they are
safer.
The process of making bioplastics has finally become cost
effective.
Bioplastics can be recycled.

Innovative Packaging from
renewable resources

The new shopping bags are made from potato starch
Rugged carrying bags Shopping bags
Fruit and
vegetable
bags

Cereal Packaging
From renewable resources
Keeps products longer fresh
Tailored barrier properties

Wrapping for Burgers and Sandwiches
Made from starch
100% Biodegradable
100% compostable
Does not leave any toxic residue
Decomposes in 25 – 40 days
Keeps products fresh longer
Lighter and thinner than paper with increased
properties

Your Advantage
Access to many materials from renewable resources
Bio-DC can tailor products to your sustainable
packaging needs
Assist your food suppliers in converting their packaging
into biodegradables
Made from renewable resources
100% Biodegradable
100% compostable
Keeps products fresh longer
Does not leave any toxic residue
Decomposes in 25 – 90 days
6 times lighter than paper
65% less greenhouse gases than plastics
68% less energy than plastics products

For your food waste separation/collection
+ +
The bioMat® Bio Waste System consists of 3 major Components:
1. Pre collecting container with „airvented“ holder bioMat® AirBox or
bioMat® Combi
2. 100 % biodegradable and compostable household bags
3. 100 % biodegradable and compostable inserts to keep containers
clean

Hygiene guaranteed
bioMat® Airflow System prevents premature
decomposition
Eliminates unpleasant smell
Organic waste stays dry
Effective evaporation of moisture content
thereby reducing the weight of the organic waste
by up to 25%
Reduced transport and treatment cost
No more soggy bags and dirty containers

Bio Waste Study
Collection of bio waste – mainly food
Bio-DC Combi System with bioMat® BioWasteBags BS-
COM
Bio-DC bioMat® BioWasteBags in closed kitchen bins
BS-BK
polyethylene-bags in closed kitchen bins (PE-BK)
Testing intervals: 3, 7, 14 days
Test of:
weight loss,
Appearance, optical quality
number of colony forming units (airborne fungi on agar)

BS-COM
BS-BK PE-BK
Bio-DC Combi

Bio-DC Combi (BS-COM)
Significant weight loss after 3 days = 15%
and 7 days = 32%
Significantly low number of airborne fungi
No water leakage
No increase in bad odors
Enhanced water evaporation but no leakage
Bags easily removable from Bio-DC Combi

Case Study
City of Salzburg
Introducing a city-wide
bio-waste collection system

model for medium-sized municipalities
for the following reasons
local action ahead of national activities
systematic implementation concept
combination of local and national public
relations and information measures
integration of additional waste collection
services
high level of acceptance of the collection system

Composting facility
Bio-DC offers complete project management
and planning
scalable in 50.000 tons per year
Green, yard and food waste
End products:
Fertilizer
Bio fuel

Preparation - shredding,
cleaning, mixing
Fertilizer – Feedstock – Food Mobile or stationary
Waste machinery prepares the input
material.
Open systems: Windrow
Post treatment: Screening,
composting
wind sifting
In open systems, the
A useful and marketable
composting process takes
product is obtained from
the form of triangular or
compost through storing to
trapezoidal windrow
the required maturity, and
composting on a secure
configuring it by means of
surface. The composting
screening, air separation or
process is controlled by
mixing with other substrates.
mobile turning technology.
Composting flow chart

Biomass Fuel production from green waste

LCA bioMat® bags
The analysis was made according to the "impact
oriented" model (Heijings, 1992; BUWAL 1996),
using categories of the ECO-Indicator model
(Goedkoop, 1995).
The calculations were made using Version 2.2 of the
EMIS (Environmental Management and Information
System) program.
The analysis was carried out by an independent
Swiss company, and certified in accordance with EN
ISO 14040.
Source Novamont

LCA bioMat® bags
Source Novamont

LCA bioMat® bags
Bags made of bioMat® Paper bags Bags made of Polyethylene
Material Z-class bioMat® Kraft paper HDPE
PCL:USAmaize:
Paper: Sweden Granules:Malaysia
Country of origin FranceMater-Bi®:
Bag: Switzerland Bag: Malaysia
Italy
Disposal Composting Composting Incineration
Dimensions (mm) (220+220)x440 (240+105)x510 (180+360)x600
Weight (g) 9.15 59.6 7.04
Source Novamont

LCA bioMat® bags
Paper bags consume
much more energy
than the corresponding
bags made of bioMat®
and of PE, because of
the greater weight.
Source Novamont

LCA bioMat® bags
BioWasteBags
made of bioMat®
make a significant
contribution to
reducing the
greenhouse
effect, because of
their natural
constituents.
Source Novamont

LCA bioMat® bags
Bag made of bioMat® compared with:
Environmental bag made of paper bag bag made of PE,
impact PE including
category incineration of
the organic
residue
Energy ++ 0 +
Greenhouse
+ + ++
effect
Legend:
Acidification + 0 ++
(++) = much better
Nutrification ++ 0 + (+ ) = better
Ozone (0 ) = comparable
++ + ++
formation (- ) = worse
Toxicity in air + ++ ++ (--) = much worse
Toxicity in
++ 0 +
water
Salification _ __ ++
Waste Source Novamont
++ __ _
produced

Conclusion of LCA
The life cycle analysis shows that bags made of
bioMat® clearly have a better environmental impact
than paper bags, and are comparable with bags made
of polyethylene incinerated alone after separation from
the waste. However, experience of managing the
composting process shows that complete separation
of the plastic bag from the organic waste is not
possible, as a significant quantity of non-separable
organic material remains together with the plastic. This
waste must be burnt together with the plastic. If we
also consider this effect, the environmental impact of
bags made of bioMat® are clearly better than bags
made of polyethylene. Source Novamont

Environmental impact categories
considered in the analysis.
Energy: consumption of energy resources (oil, natural gas, etc.), assessed from
the energy content of the resources necessary (MJ)
Greenhouse effect: temperature increase of the planet due to gas emissions
(CO2 equivalents)
Acidification: potential damage to plants due to the emission of substances such
as nitrogen and sulphur oxides (SO2-equivalents)
Nutrification: potential unbalancing of the water and of the soil due to the
emission of substances that have a fertilizing effect, such as nitrates and
ammonia (PO4-equivalents)
Ozone formation: increase in the formation of ozone (summer smog) due to the
emission of substances such as organic solvents and nitrogen oxides (C2H4
equivalents)
Toxicity in air: pollution of the atmosphere due to gas emissions
Toxicity in water: pollution of water due to organic emissions, heavy metals, etc.
Salification: damage to flora and fauna in water due to the emission of salts,
such as chlorides (assessed as H+ ions)
Waste produced: quantity of waste disposed of, weighed as inert substances,
harmful toxic waste, radioactive waste, etc.
Source Novamont

Aerobic Biodegradation under Controlled
Composting Conditions (ISO 14855)
Source Novamont

Paper or Plastic?
Plastics contribute 4% of toxic emissions
Paper contributes 12% of toxic emissions
discards in the U.S. Municipal solid waste streams by material are as follows:
Plastics 16%
Paper and paperboard 25%
Forests store 50% of the world's terrestrial carbon. (In other words, they are awfully
important "carbon sinks" that hold onto pollution that would otherwise lead to global
warming.)
Half the world's forests have already been cleared or burned, and 80% of what's left
has been seriously degraded.
42% of the industrial wood harvest is used to make paper.
The paper industry is the 4th largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions
among United States manufacturing industries, and contributes 9% of the
manufacturing sector's carbon emissions.
If the United States cut office paper use by just 10% it would prevent the emission of
1.6 million tons of greenhouse gases -- the equivalent of taking 280,000 cars off the
road.
Paper accounts for 25% of landfill waste (and one third of municipal landfill waste).
Municipal landfills account for one third of human-related methane emissions (and
methane is 23-times more potent a greenhouse gas than is carbon dioxide).

Paper or Plastic?
paper bag has a more adverse impact than
a plastic bag for most of the environmental
issues considered. Areas where paper bags
score particularly badly include water
consumption, atmospheric acidification
(which can have effects on human health,
sensitive ecosystems, forest decline and
acidification of lakes) and eutrophication* of
water bodies (which can lead to growth of
algae and depletion of oxygen).
Paper bags are anywhere between six to
ten times heavier than lightweight plastic
carrier bags and, as such, require more
transport and its associated costs. They
would also take up more room in a landfill if
they were not recycled.

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