WHY THESE PRODUCTS?

RICE HUSK

Rice is the cereal consumed by a greater number of people. In Japan, in China, in India and in Indochina, traditional food for billions of people is based on rice. 95% of the world production of this cereal is concentrated in Asia. Rice has been grown in these countries since time immemorial.

The oldest historical testimony about rice is an edict about the planting of this plant, issued 5,000 years ago by a Chinese emperor.;However, the rice we eat "is naked." In other words, without shell. The shell that covers the seed is 20% of its weight and is indigestible to man. That is why it has to be removed before consumption.

The materials that make it up are very useful properties, it is composed of 15% silica (present in many vegetables to increase its resistance) and 85% of organic material (cellulose, lignin, D-Xylose and a small proportion of D-Galactose). One of its few current outlets is combustion to produce rice husk ash (RHA). Most of this ash is used in cement production. Being aware of this, biobased plastics have been developed in collaboration with Oryzite. Oryzite is a new material based on functionalized rice husk (not a wood-plastic) is an additive, a bio-filler and in itself, a method for incorporating rice husk into our products.

With this we offer the market the possibility of recovering a waste that would otherwise end up in the form of ashes or in landfills.So that:

We improve mechanical properties.
It acts as a natural flame retardant.
Improves dimensional stability.
It has a low moisture absorption.
And it brings greater surface hardness.

CM Plastik Recycling is constantly searching for new products and technologies in order to provide our customers with the most technically appropriate solutions, more cost-efficient, and more environmentally friendly.

BAMBOO FIBER

Bamboo is a super plant. If the next Avengers movie stars ‘Bamboo Man’, I wouldn’t be surprised. Bamboo is often labeled ‘the world’s most renewable material’ and is the fastest-growing woody plant in the world. It can grow up to four feet in one day, no joke. The panda’s kryptonite absorbs five times more carbon dioxide and produces 35% more oxygen than a similar group of trees.

To thrive like this, bamboo requires no pesticides and little water especially compared to cotton crops. When bamboo is harvested, the plant regenerates itself in a flash. A panda would also tell you it’s delicious, and I could go on to talk about its erosion reducing and soil nourishing qualities, but you get the point.

So are bamboo products eco-friendly? Bamboo as a plant is naturally pest resistant, 100% biodegradable, antifungal, antibacterial, and regrows to its adult size in 3 to 5 years. Clearly, bamboo is a very eco-friendly solution to all types of scenarios when it comes to household items and construction.While bamboo products are eco-friendly overall, there are some nuances to this. Depending on the types of products you purchase and from which manufacturer, you could be helping the environment in a big way or not.

When it comes to bamboo products that are still in solid form, you’re almost guaranteed to have a sustainable, eco-friendly product.

Think bamboo serving trays, cups, bowls, utensils, containers, and almost anything else around the house.Bamboo has a strong, natural fiber that has shown to be superior to similar materials, especially wood. It has an amazing quality that allows it to be very flexible due to its naturally long fibers, so it doesn’t break as easily.

These are all very impressive, positive qualities of a plant that we hardly use in our everyday life. You’d think we’d have more products in the world using this magical plant so we could leave a better mark on this beautiful green earth.

WHET STRAW

Wheat is normally used to make bread or flour. Thank heaven there are special people on this beautiful planet who care about it and have great ideas to protect it. Once the wheat has been harvested, what would have been garbage and burned so that it does not bother, today it is a very valuable resource and taking advantage of it contributes to the philosophy of "zero waste".

To create eco-plastic with wheat straw, the cellulose it contains must first be decomposed, thus obtaining different polymers. Polymers are monomer chains, and are used as strong "building blocks" to create a substance. The artificial plastic that we know of is made from artificial polymers, but the polymers created from wheat straw are 100% natural.

There are also natural polymers in your body, such as nails and hair.Another way to create products using wheat straw is to turn it into a paper-like substance. The straw is converted into pulp and then pressed into a plate. It is strong and non-allergenic and does not even contain gluten!
These materials have many benefits for us, but also for the environment.It is biodegradable. In a home that composts they need 3 to 6 months to compost completely, in processes at the municipality level the time is reduced to 1 or 2 months. Normal plastic takes up to 1000 years to degrade and as it decomposes, it creates microplastics that are ingested by humans and animals and absorbed by plants. It is renewable and sustainable.

Since these products are completely natural, they can be broken down and used as fertilizer. They can also be melted back into pulp to create different products over and over again.

Less energy is required to produce eco-plastic from wheat straw and much less CO2 gases are released than with normal plastic processes (it generates tons of CO2 and methane gases and even its recycling produces more CO2). In addition to this, they require fewer toxins, like some oils, because their natural fibers make the material durable enough.

It helps save our forests because wheat straw can also be used to create paper. This material can replace the paper that is typically used for disposable cups, plates, etc.