• The Hohenstein Quality Label is issued for merchandise which were rigorously examined and meet outlined minimal necessities. Testing standards is predicated on a long time of scientific analysis and considers sensible, real-use conditions. All testing is performed in Hohenstein’s accredited testing labs.
• Greenbutts has licensed a biodegradable answer to the world’s most littered plastic merchandise, cigarette filters, assembly the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #12 for Responsible Consumption and Production.

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ – Greenbutts LLC. (“Greenbutts”) publicizes it has been granted the Hohenstein Quality Label for a novel biodegradable filter expertise designed to interchange probably the most littered single-use plastic merchandise – cigarette filters. 

An all-natural and fiber-based answer to cellulose acetate filters, Greenbutts’ expertise turns into one in every of few options licensed as biodegradable by Hohenstein Laboratories (“Hohenstein”), a distinction requiring supplies to attain full biodegradation to attain certification. By totally biodegrading, our novel filter expertise permits multinational companions and our rising buyer pipeline to handle their product sustainability whereas materially lowering the damaging affect on our oceans and communities.

“Receiving this certification of biodegradability from Hohenstein is validation of all the hard work over the past decade to develop and optimize our Greenbutts filter technology to be a truly eco-friendly replacement for cellulose acetate. We are excited to offer this certified material to a variety of filtration media products in the near future to help eradicate single-use synthetics used in the filtration industry,” mentioned Tadas Lisauskas, CEO of Greenbutts.

Luis Sanches, Chief Strategy Officer of Greenbutts, mentioned “We have put our best minds towards delivering a transformative solution for the global tobacco industry. Our world demands high corporate responsibility coupled with measurable impact, and no matter where our customers may be, we all can do our part. At Greenbutts, we are inspired by our industry peers who are establishing bold and responsible practices towards replacing single-use plastic in their product with a better alternative.

We are dedicated to designing a bright future, inspiring the way we, our customers and our partners grow with our collective goal to lead our industry with sustainable values,” Sanches continued.

Greenbutts expects with this licensed expertise to contribute towards fixing the issue of cigarette filter air pollution which continues to be some of the widespread single-use plastic issues dealing with the world’s waterways and setting.

On Behalf of the Board,

Tadas Lisauskas

CEO, Director, and Chairman of the Board

About Greenbutts™️ 

Since 2010, Greenbutts has labored with R&D establishments, multinational tobacco firms, and business consultants to develop a pure filter expertise, able to changing probably the most littered plastic on this planet, cigarette filters. Driven by the brand new single-use plastic (SUP) laws enforced by governments, the Company is actively engaged within the international commercialization of its proprietary, plastic-free and trademarked materials expertise, Greenbutts™, fulfilling the worldwide business demand for biodegradable filters. The expertise makes use of totally patented materials science and is biodegradable, plastic-free, and water dispersing; designed to scale back the numerous environmental affect brought on by plastic cigarette filter air pollution. The sustainable design of the Company’s filter expertise features a pure, quickly degrading cigarette filter utilizing a proprietary mix of meals grade fiber supplies. The distinctive mix of supplies is designed to permit for the same buyer sensory expertise and filter manufacturing course of as acetate filters and offers a seamless transition away from plastic filters for the worldwide tobacco business. Greenbutts filters will disperse in water inside a couple of minutes and can degrade in compost inside days, versus 10-15 years as is the case with conventional cellulose acetate filters. Greenbutts’ pure filter expertise is totally patented within the U.S., U.Okay., Canada and is patent pending in further nations, protecting key geographies within the cigarette business. Greenbutts’ totally patented biodegradable filter is one in every of a form and solves the most important pain-point that multinational producers endure from: a necessity for another filter with out compromising sensory, style, or buyer expertise. The Company’s trademarked Greenbutts™ delivers an identical sensorial expertise of conventional cigarette filters with out the plastic waste left behind, providing a viable various to plastic filters whereas assembly the brand new SUP laws initiatives.

SOURCE GreenButts