Sustainability
A holistic approach encompassing financial, social and environmental dimensions.
Are you confident you’re using sustainability terminology accurately? Here’s a breakdown to help you know what each term means and if you should use it when talking about adhesives:
Talk the Sustainability Talk
Having a clear understanding of these sustainability terms will help you determine the right adhesive solutions to accomplish your goals.
Biodegradable
Any material that can be broken down into carbon dioxide, water and biomass via microorganisms or other living things in any given amount of time.
No. The term does not indicate whether the end materials help your environmental footprint, which is critical to identify in adhesives to ensure you’re providing a specific sustainable advancement.
Should you use this term when talking about adhesives?
Yes! While it’s good to think about sustainability in both your adhesive performance and processing, you still need to identify what specific features are contributing to the overall sustainability. Our Bostik team can help you determine which of the categories below will help you improve your sustainability.
Should you use this term when talking about adhesives?
Compostable
Organic materials that break down into natural elements within a certain time frame and have no adverse effect on soil health.
Should you use this term when talking about adhesives?
Recyclable
Products that enable circularity by helping other materials enter the recycling stream.
Should you use this term when talking about adhesives?
Bio-Based
Renewable, raw materials that come from biomass, including corn, wood, or algae and are utilized in manufacturing a product.
Should you use this term when talking about adhesives?
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Yes! A BPI-certified, compostable packaging adhesive can contribute as one component to enhance the end-of-life disposal of an overall package, while offering similar performance and compatibilities with equipment you already own.
Yes! You can utilize adhesive solutions already APR-approved that provide easy wash-off capabilities, enabling PET materials to enter the recycling stream.
Yes! Monomers within hot melt adhesive formulations can be modified with bio-based substitutes, reducing carbon emissions that typically stem from fossil-based monomers.
