The Landfill Legacy Created By Conventional Nitrile Gloves

Mon, Jul 3rd 2023 08:00 am

The Fingerprint Legacy
Be Part of the Biodegradable Solution, Reduce Landfill

Showa® 7500PF Blue Biodegradable EBT Nitrile Gloves The Legacy
A landfill fingerprint is an unintentional legacy created by professional users ofsingle-use nitrile gloves. Because conventional disposable nitrile gloves are made of synthetic rubber, it’s very resistant to microbial attack andrequires 100+ years to achieve degradation in landfill.

Having 10 fingerprints with every change-out, disposed gloves could potentially be traced back to the wearer decades later. While it would be like finding a needle in a hay stick, technically it could be accomplished because discarded conventional gloves will remain in landfill fully intact for future generations to inherit.

A New Era In Disposable Hand Protection Has Arrived
This waste disposal problem has spurredindustrial glove innovator SHOWA® Groupto take a growing interest in the biodegradability of single-use nitrile gloves. Taking the next step in sustainability, SHOWA® has expanded its biodegradable range of hand protection products featuring their patented soft, low modulus formulation combined with their生态最佳技术®(光大通信)。Offering the same barrier protection, performance, strength, fit,chemical resistanceand grip as regular nitrile gloves, SHOWA’s Eco Best Technology® (EBT) gloves are specially engineered with proprietary organic additives that promote accelerated biodegradation in biologically active landfills (which are growing in popularity by the way).

Single-Use Latex-Free EBT Nitrile Gloves
Available from SHOWA® Group are latex-free biodegradable gloves in colors green, blue and black that meetFDA food contact standards 21CFR, 177.2600, sustainable nitrile gloves certified for use with chemotherapy compounds, fatal toxins (fentanyl) and FDA approved medical exam gloves. Other planet-friendly gloves include a growing line ofreusable chemical-resistant glovesand the first ever biodegradablegloves 100% made and sourced in the USAthat boast TAA compliancy.TAA complianceis important for any company seeking to do business with U.S. government via GSA Schedules.