Pulp-moulded card/paper products help needed please.
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- Boxes,
- Compost & Biodegrade
Hi, I am currently leading a project to try and reduce the amount of plastics buried into the ground by the utilities (electricity & gas) when installing their networks. The main part of this is to replace a plastic box with a bio-degradable box manufactured from pulp-moulded paper/cardboard. The plastic box currently used serves no purpose after around 3 to 4 hours of being buried.
As a complete novice to the world of using pulp moulded products I need a few pointers!
1. Over what time period will a pulp moulded product degrade when buried in the ground?
2. What chemicals are added to this pulp to enable it to have a few hours of water-proofing?
3. Is it a cost-effective process for annual volumes of around 3,000 to 8,000 units per year?
Any help or leads will be greatly apprecietd.
Many thanks
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molded pulp products
steve howard...contact John Kelly he will assist you
johnckelly43@yahoo.com
or call me 318-267-9264
pulp molded packaging
Robin Tremblay...Answers to your questions
1/ yes pulp packaging will compost in the ground,time lines are impossible to predict ie desert or rain forest,remember this is wood fibre
2/ how moist is the environment ,sometimes it only requires after pressing to achieve enough time ,other time its a combination of after press with a starch additive .by the way the starch additive will enhance the composting and decrease the cycle time,water soluble waxes can be used but i wouldn't recommend them.
3/ yes it is easily enough quantity, our minimum is 100 pcs at a time ,our onetime, design setup is usually less than 1000.00. for a quote
call me anytime
Robin Tremblay
http://www.pulppackaging.com/
403 863 8448
Pulp packaging
Gary B
Thanks for the feedback, it is both helpful and appreciated. I will use this to take the project to a feasibility stage and once we've done this I will contact you.
Thanks
See similar example
Anne Marie Mohan
Gary,
You may want to take a look at one of our Greener Package 2010 winners, Ball Horticultural Co. They won an award for their new SoilWrap® bio-based plantable, compostable plant container. Sounds like a very similar application.
Anne Marie
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