DAUBERT CROMWELL launched Daubert VCI Films with BioNatur® - the first and only 100% biodegradable and 100% recyclable corrosion-inhibiting films designed for real-world environmental conditions. These films biodegrade over time in landfill environments, breaking down into soil, gases, and water without leaving behind microplastics. At the same time, they are fully recyclable with standard polyethylene materials, offering manufacturers a cost-effective, sustainable packaging solution that doesn’t sacrifice performance.
This development represents a step forward in sustainable packaging, offering manufacturers and shippers a high-performance, eco-conscious alternative to traditional polyethylene (PE) films, which can take hundreds of years to decompose.
“We’re excited to offer a game-changing solution that supports our customers’ sustainability goals without compromising product performance,” stated Daubert Cromwell Martin Simpson, president and CEO “With BioNatur®, we’re helping reduce the long-term environmental impact of corrosion protection packaging.”
The benefits Daubert VCI Films with BioNatur® are:
- 100% landfill biodegradable: it will biodegrade in a landfill environment within 8–12 years.
- No microplastics: it will biodegrade completely into soil, gases, and water.
- 100% recyclable: it can be recycled with other polyethylene products, with no restrictions or separation required.
- It maintains the same strength and provides the same corrosion protection as standard Daubert VCI films.
- Landfill-ready: it is designed for real world disposal scenarios – where the vast majority of spent plastics (up to 95% and 98% of packaging waste) typically end up.
- No special composting is required: it will biodegrade naturally in anaerobic (oxygen-deprived) conditions that exist in a landfill, where bacteria will digest it.
Thanks to proprietary BioNatur® additives, Daubert’s polyethylene films are transformed into a digestible food source for microbes found in landfills. These microbes break the plastic down completely—unlike oxo- degradable plastics, which only fragment into microplastics.
“Side-by-side testing confirmed that our BioNatur® films deliver the same physical strength and corrosion protection as our conventional VCI films,” stated Dr. Jonathan Brekan, vice president of Technology. “It’s a solution that performs where it matters—on the job and in the environment.”
The biodegradable films are also available in recycled-content versions.
Learn more at www.daubertcromwell.com