BEDA ®

BEDA® (Bio-Enhanced Degradable Additive) is a MultiPlast Systems proprietary additive, that when added to resin during production @ 1% let down will attract microbes that will attach, absorb, and naturally degrade plastic products discarded into landfills.

BEDA® (Bio-Enhanced Degradable Additive)

BEDA Diagram

Degradable Additive

BEDA®

  • About 8.5% of plastic material in the US is recycled. *
  • Currently, the U.S. has 2,627 active landfills with 565 sites operating methane gas to energy projects. An additional 475 sites are developing turning methane gas into energy. **
  • Technical Definition – Biodegradation is the breakdown of organic matter by micro-organisms, such as bacteria and fungi. ***
  • No special handling or storage required/ is NOT Oxo degradation/ does not produce toxic residue or heavy metals harmful to living organisms when BEDA is added to production.
  • ASTM D5511 & D5338 independent laboratory tested and certified.

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*Source:  balancemb.com/plastic-recycling-facts-and-figures

**Foch DD. “Biodegradation”. Access Science.

***EPA August 2020

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Multiplast - BEDA
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