Plastics thrown into a landfill
can take hundreds of years
or more to degrade.
Chase Ergonomics will offer
an expanding range of plastic
and plastic-blend products that degrade in mere fractions of the time required for non-treated plastics, helping to reduce the incredible amount of garbage lingering in landfills. |
Our polycarbonate, ANSI Z87.1-2010-certified safety glasses have been shown to biodegrade
an average of 22.5% in the first 308 days under
conditions that simulate a biologically-active
landfill, using the ASTM D5511-11 test.*
Actual biodegradation rates vary in landfills
according to moisture levels. Present tests at
~
45% solids content are representative of
wetter landfills, such as those found in the
Pacific Northwest
and southeastern US.
*ASTM D5511-11 specifies: "This test method may also resemble some conditions in biologically active landfills where the gas generated is recovered and biogas production is even actively promoted." |
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