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LOOSEFILL BIO-FOAM / ENVIRO-FILL
20CU.FT/BAG ** NATURAL **
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All Natural
STARCH LOOSEFILL is comprised of various starches (corn, wheat, and potato).
STARCH LOOSEFILL have soft resilient properties similar to polystyrene. Unlike polystyrene, STARCH LOOSEFILL has no need for chemical blowing agents like CFCs, which harm the ozone layer.
Starch
Starch is nature's way of storing energy. Plants make starch to store energy for new plants or seeds to use when they begin to grow. In corn, each kernel contains starch and tiny corn plant called the germ. When the germ begins to grow, it depends on the starch to feed it until it can establish roots and leaves and begin to gather its own energy. Starch is simply sugar (glucose) that is strung together in long chains for easy storage. The more common examples are corn, potato, rice and wheat. STARCH loosefill is made from a special modified corn, wheat, and potato starch
Biodegradable
When we think of something as biodegradable, we mean that it can be broken down and assimilated, by natural means, back into common earth elements like carbon, oxygen and hydrogen. STARCH LOOSEFILL based packaging certainly fulfills this requirement.
Compostable
STARCH LOOSEFILL readily biodegrades in compost heaps. The environment in a compost heap is the best one for biodegradation. That's because all the material in a compost heap is food for the microorganisms present, so they grow and multiply very rapidly. The more microbial life there is to "eat" the biodegradable material, the faster it will decompose. So, if you don't need the STARCH LOOSEFILL packaging for reuse, dispose of it in a compost heap in your yard (if you have one) or the one in you community.
Reusable/Disposable
Disposing of STARCH LOOSEFILL couldn't be easier. Since it dissolves in water, you can sprinkle it on you lawn and the rain will wash it into the soil. You can reuse it to send other packages, or simply wash it down the drain (if local regulations allow). Anyone who has every tried to round up spilled plastic loosefill in the yard on a fall day will agree that STARCH LOOSEFILL is simply better.
Renewable
Since STARCH LOOSEFILL is made from corn, pea, potato and not from petroleum, new stocks
of raw materials can be grown each year. Corn is one of the most efficient "factories" for producing raw materials. It takes energy from he sun and nutrients from the soil and using a single kernel produces about 800 more kernels in one season, The United States & Canada produce over nine billion bushels of corn per year. Using renewable resources like corn, wheat, and potatoes assures that we won't run out in the future. The more renewable resources we use today, the better off the world will be tomorrow. .
Repulpable
Because STARCH LOOSEFILL based packaging dissolves in water, it allows paperboard or corrugated boxes containing this material to be repulped without separation. Separation of the synthetic packaging material from the boxes is a time-consuming and costly process. Therefore, most boxes containing synthetic packaging materials are currently landfilled.
Better for the Environment
STARCH LOOSEFILL is made form corn, wheat and potato starch, an annually renewable and abundant resource, and it dissolves in water. Our STARCH LOOSEFILL uses less total energy, creates less smog, contributes less to global warming, and results in cleaner air and water It also cause less acid rain and is safer for the soil. It's a clear victory for STARCH LOOSEFILL.
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