Biodegradable hospital curtain and curtain system, method of making and composition

Biodegradable hospital privacy curtain hardware comprising:

• curtain hardware comprised of:
• a non-biodegradable polymer;
• and
• an additive comprising a blend or copolymer of (1) a first polymer selected from a poly-lactic acid (PLA), a polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) or a combination thereof and (2) a second polymer which is a poly-terephthalate.

A biodegradable hospital privacy curtain and curtain system comprising:

• a. a curtain;
• and
• b. curtain hardware, wherein one or both the curtain and curtain hardware are made from a material comprised of:
• i. a non-biodegradable polymer;
• and
• ii. a biodegradable additive,
• wherein the curtain has a first hardness on the durometer scale and the curtain hardware has a second hardness on the durometer scale, different than the first hardness on the durometer scale.

A biodegradable hospital privacy curtain and curtain system comprising:

• a. a curtain;
• and
• b. curtain hardware, wherein the curtain and curtain hardware comprise a non-biodegradable polymer selected from a group consisting of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinylchloride (PVC) and combinations thereof;
• and
• c. an additive comprising a blend or copolymer of (1) a first polymer selected from a poly-lactic acid (PLA), a polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) or a combination thereof and (2) a second polymer which is a poly-terephthalate.

A method of making a hospital disposable, the method comprising

• a. adding 0.1 to 10 wt. % of an additive consisting of a biodegradable polymer to a mass of solid 90-99.9 wt. % polypropylene beads, thereby producing an admixture of the solid polypropylene beads and the additive;
• b. mixing the admixture until a homogenous mixture is produced;
• and
• c. forming the homogenous mixture into a hospital disposable.