Eastman Aventa™ compostable products: biobased with recycle content

The value of Eastman Aventa™ Renew compostable products can be discussed in three distinct stages: the beginning of life (BOL), in use performance, and end of life (EOL). This presentation will use Aventa™ FT1200, the first commercially available compostable product in use to manufacture drinking straws, to discuss all three aspects that enable a truly circular economy.
This presentation focuses on the beginning of life, specifically the renewable content, consisting of bio content and recycle content. This formulated product consists of cellulose, glycerol, and acetyl and is nearly 100% renewable. The various ways of calculating renewable content, including biocarbon, will be shown.
The performance of the product has two distinct aspects, namely the ease of use by the converter, making the Aventa™ pellets into straws, and the consumer experience. In both cases Aventa™ was directly compared with the familiar polypropylene straws.
The end of life, which is the reason behind the entire program, should be composting. Straws made from Eastman Aventa™ FT1200 are certified for industrial composting and home composting. The impact of compost on global warming and quality of soil to grow our food cannot be overstated. Someone noted that our ability to live depends on 6 inches of good topsoil and the fact that it rains every now and then. Aventa™ FT1200 is not only renewable itself, but through diversion of food waste from the landfill to the composter reduces methane emissions and also renews our soil.