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We are proud to provide BioBags
Cat Pan Liners, a 100% biodegradable, 100% compostable, and
non-allergenic cat pan liner.
Cats can be allergic to
plastic (made from Polyethylene) and other known allergens, especially
breeds such as Calicos, Tortiseshells, Black cats and Siamese cats.
Allergies usually build up over time from constant contact with the
allergen.
If you suspect your cat has an allergy (red, itchy rashes), consult your
veterinarian to determine the source. It is best to use hard-fired ceramic
bowls, instead of molded plastic, for serving your
cat food. Using a biodegradable cat litter made naturally
from renewable grain crops may protect your cat from certain chemicals.
Using BioBag non-allergenic liners is an environmentally safe way to further
protect your cat.
Cat waste should not be composted, as
its composition can be quite toxic. Cat waste
should always be scooped from the litter box and then put in your trash.
(We do not recommend flushing it down the toilet because cat poop may
endanger sea otters.) There
are a number of new biodegradable cat litters on the market.
Using these biodegradable
cat pan liners to dispose of the remaining biodegradable litter makes good
environmental sense.
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100% biodegradable
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100% compostable
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No polyethylene is used in
the production process. |
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Naturally, bags made from
corn instead of polyethylene is a major advance in environmental
technology. |
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Only GMO free
certified corn is used. |
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Soy-based inks and dyes
are CEN certified for restricted use of heavy metals.
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DEBIO certified for use in
organic agriculture. |
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Certified by the
Biodegradable Products Institute to meet the ASTM D6400
specification. Meets California SB 1749 requirements.
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Shelf stable, just like
paper plates or paper towels. There are no chemical additives to
enhance decomposition. The bags biodegrade naturally when expose to
the earth's elements and micro-organisms in the soil.
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They "breathe", which
allows heat and moisture to escape or evaporate. This feature
reduces bacterial build-up of collected waste, thus reducing odor.
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Will decompose in a
controlled composting environment in 10-45 days, leaving no harmful
residues behind. |
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Each liner is
approximately 31.1" x 15.3". It is 1.12" thick. |
Product Specifications
The BioBag material: Mater-Bi
Mater-Bi is
produced by Novamont, an Italian research company dedicated to environmental
alternatives to polyethylene-based plastics. Mater-Bi is the first
completely biodegradable and compostable bio-polymer ever invented. The
processes are protected by more than 50 patents.
Mater-Bi™
really is a dream come true. It is a material that serves Sustainable
Development, it combines environmental
demands with those of Agriculture and Industry. The bioplastic developed by
Novamont is the real response to the demand for convenience goods that have
a small environmental impact. It comes from renewable resources of
agricultural origin, it reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and the
consumption of energy and non renewable resources, and it completes a
virtuous circle: the raw materials of agricultural origin return to the
earth through processes of biodegradation and composting , without releasing
pollutants.
…AND CERTIFIED…
Under extremely clear and strict regulations on environmental matters
(EN-13432 ) Novamont and Mater-Bi™ are exemplary models,
because of the certifications obtained, the analysis and control instruments
used, and the guiding role in numerous national and international
initiatives, whose aim was increasingly to clarify and define the most
suitable policies for safeguarding the environment.
Mater-Bi™
comes from renewable raw materials of agricultural origin and from
non-genetically modified starch.
Novamont manufactures and sells various lines of biopolymers for a variety
of manufacturing processes, all with the Mater-Bi™ trademark. The material
is available in granular form.
All of the
Mater-Bi™ grades:
1. are completely biodegradable in different environments: in
composting, in the soil,
in fresh and in salt water;
2. can
be worked using the same processes as for traditional plastics and with
similar
output;
3. can be printed on, using normal
inks and printing techniques, without the need for
crown treatment;
4. can be colored in bulk, using
biodegradable Master-batches;
5. are intrinsically anti-static;
6. can be sterilized using gamma rays.
Biodegradability
is characteristic of natural substances and materials of being assimilated
by micro-organisms, and thus introduced into the natural cycles. In effect,
it is a concept that is familiar to everyone.
When natural
organic materials go into the ground, they tend to decompose progressively,
to disappear. This phenomenon is very important for the environment, which
has to get rid of waste to make room for new life. Trees, plants and algae,
meaning photosynthetic organisms, absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
and, with the power of the sun, the inexhaustible source of energy, use it
to synthesize sugars, and a whole range of other substances present in
Nature.
The flow of
substances and energy passes along the food chain from the plants to the
herbivores, and from these, to carnivores. However, this mechanism would
quickly become blocked if the opposite process did not exist, that is, if it
was not possible to release carbon dioxide from organic material. So, in
natural equilibrium, the process of biodegradation is as important as that
of photosynthesis, of which it is both the outcome and the starting point.
An important role is played in biodegradation by micro-organisms, which are
present in every environment, and which are fed by organic waste. Thus,
organic material is transformed again into carbon dioxide, thereby
completing the natural cycle |
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