EcoPure - Biodegradable Plastic Additives

EcoPure is a blend of organic ingredients used an additive to plastics that are proven to significantly increase the rate of plastic biodegradation* in treated products. EcoPure® causes plastic to biodegrade* through a series of chemical and biological processes in a landfill disposal environment and marine environment.

There are approximately 380 million tons of plastic waste produced each year worldwide that ends up in landfills each year. As a result, landfills are filling up faster and faster due to plastic biodegrading* at an extremely slow pace. In response to this problem, Bio-Tec Environmental developed EcoPure.

EcoPure solves the global problem of plastic pollution by improving the plastic manufacturing and biodegradation* process.

Innovative and versatile, plastics continue to be the preferred material for many products and industries. From aerospace engineering to plastic food packaging, plastics offer unmatched benefits of safety and durability.

While plastics continue to fuel innovation in many fields, they are a major problem for waste disposal systems. Because they are made of carbon based polymers, they do not biodegrade* at the same rate as other organic materials. This has caused a tremendous increase in plastic pollution and a solution must be found and implemented.

Adding EcoPure to the manufacturing process creates a catalyst for biodegradation* when the plastic product reaches the landfill. EcoPure® allows microbes to create a biofilm that coats the plastic. The microorganisms in the biofilm penetrate the plastic and expand the molecular structure to make room for microbes that send out chemical signals, a part of the quorum sensing process, that attract other microbes. Through this process, the microbes break down the chemical bonds of polymer chains at an accelerated rate.

Our standard additives are engineered to work on many different types of plastics, including EVA, HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE, nylons, PET, PETG, polycarbonate and PP. All of our organic additives are thoroughly tested using the ASTM D5511 method. The method measures the amount of methane and carbonaceous gases that are released by the microorganisms breaking down the plastic material. It demonstrates how quickly EcoPure® treated plastic is broken down in relation to untreated plastic.

Significantly speeds up plastic biodegradation
EcoPure plastic biodegrades* in 3-5 years of average, compared to 450-5000 years of current plastic biodegradation* time.

More effective than other plastic waste solutions
Unlike compostable plastic or or oxo-degradable plastics, the EcoPure plastic additive allows plastic to biodegrade* in standard landfill environments.

Easy to implement in manufacturing
EcoPure is drop in technology that requires no retooling of existing manufacturing equipment or processes.