Biodegradable additive
OwnerJarod D. Wenrickinventor
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Abstract
A biodegradable additive is provided to enhance decomposition of a packaging material and/or to release nutrients into the soil as the packaging material decomposes. The biodegradable additive can be applied to a surface of the packaging material as a coating and/or as an adhesive to bond two or more layers of the packaging material together. The biodegradable additive includes an organic fertilizer having one or more nutrients such that the biodegradable additive can release the one or more nutrients when the packaging material decomposes.
Claims20
A packaging material for transporting one or more goods, wherein the packaging material comprises one or more layers and a biodegradable additive applied to at least a portion of a surface of the one or more layers, wherein the biodegradable additive comprises an organic fertilizer having one or more nutrients such that the biodegradable additive is configured to release the one or more nutrients when the packaging material decomposes.
An adhesive for bonding one or more layers of a corrugated material, wherein the adhesive comprises a biodegradable additive, wherein the biodegradable additive comprises an organic fertilizer having one or more nutrients such that the biodegradable additive is configured to release the one or more nutrients when the biodegradable additive decomposes.
A method of manufacturing a biodegradable additive for application to a packaging material, the method comprising the steps of:
- mixing an organic fertilizer with water until the organic fertilizer is substantially dissolved;
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- straining the mixture to form a biodegradable additive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.