PolyAgave® Agave-Based Biodegradable Straws & Cutlery
PolyAgave®’s Agave-Based Biodegradable products are certified with the PolyAgave® logo, which validates the elements with which they are manufactured, the content of its natural agave fiber bioplastic compositions, their biodegradability and other characteristics.
All of our products are manufactured with PolyAgave®, a bio-based bioplastic resin made with agave fibers and biodegradation agents. Our USDA bio-based certification, proves the organic content of our material (coming from plants) and complies with Norm ASTM D6866. It is also a compound approved by the FDA as specified in the sections: CFR 186.1673 & CFR 177.1520
PolyAgave® products are recyclable and biodegradable initiating its biodegradation process after 12 months and taking between 12 and 60 months to complete its biodegradation.
The biodegradation certificate verifies that the product will degrade abiotically in the presence of oxygen. It complies with the following Norms:
- ASTM D6954 to prove in accordance with BSI 8472 requisites of aerobic biodegradation in presence of oxygen and UV rays.
- ASTM D5511 (ISO 15985) to prove anaerobic biodegradation in landfills and biologically active environments and ASTM D6691 for marine atmospheres.
The ability to comply with the requirements of biotic tests (biodegradation) ASTM 6954-04, has been demonstrated by the molecular weight loss achieved after the abiotic thermal degradation, resulting in the final biodegradation of the material in CO2, water, mineral salts and biomass.