Radical Catalyst
Radical Catalyst
A Radical Solution to Plastic Pollution
The Problem
The Plastic Mess
Plastics are one of the most important inventions of the last century. They’re strong, lightweight, cost-effective materials that have transformed our lives. That's why plastics is a $650 Billion industry.
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But plastics have a problem. They don’t go away. In fact, around 80% of all the plastics ever made are still here.
We produce around 380 million tons of plastic each year and only around 4% of that is being recycled. And it's estimated that over 8 million tons of plastic ends up in our oceans each year, threatening wildlife and human health.
This is a problem that requires a radical solution.
Our Technology
At Radical Catalyst, we’ve developed a patented technology that involves blending conventional plastics with our proprietary, naturally occurring catalyst. When properly compounded, this catalyst has the ability to render regular plastics biodegradable in the natural environment.
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Items made with the Radical compound perform just like regular plastics. But if they end up in the environment, the free radical catalyst converts the plastic into a material that microbes recognize as food. This allows them to metabolize the material turning it into biomass, COâ‚‚, and water. Radical Catalyst compounds biodegrade fully in the environment leaving no residue, no toxic substances and no microplastics.
Agricultural Film
Radical Catalyst has made significant progress towards the development of soil biodegradable mulch films. The films are made by blending conventional polymers with our patented regenerative catalyst, which renders the plastic fully biodegradable in the natural environment.
These films function just like conventional mulch, but at the end of the growing season, they can be tilled into the soil where they fully biodegrade leaving no residue, no toxic substances and no microplastics. This eliminates the labor and cost associated with film removal and disposal. As an added benefit, the minerals used in the proprietary catalyst formulation have even been found to be beneficial for the health of the soil.
Replacing conventional plastic mulch film with soil biodegradable films made with Radical Catalyst is a big step to reduce plastic pollution
Our
Story
Get to Know Us
After seeing the impact on the environment, Radical's founders worked to find a new method to prevent microplastics. After extensive testing of their discovery, they started a small company, named it for the level of impact it will have, Radical, and developed their game-changing solution to plastic pollution.
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Radical is providing a drop-in replacement for conventional plastics that is economical, recyclable AND fully biodegradable.
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Radical is women- and veteran-owned.
Our Vision
The free-radical catalyst technology from Radical Catalyst can make a significant contribution to the battle against plastic pollution. By replacing existing, non-degradable plastics with biodegradable compounds from Radical Catalyst, converters and brand owners can enjoy the outstanding properties and economics of conventional plastics with the added benefit of complete biodegradability.
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Let's Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and REDESIGN plastics for a healthier planet.
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