wanted to buy a phone case for a while but biodegradable ones are pricey. One cracked screen later and so glad them to come across these.
“Mobile phone case by eplanita is made from wheat straw that is completely biodegradable and recyclable TPU. This combination makes the mobile case kind to the environment. The iPhone case will only start the degradation process once under the soil or in a commercial compost.
- Resilient and Durable
- Shock Absorbing TPU
- Raised Edges
- Slightly Matted Texture
- Anti Fingerprints, Scratches, Stains
- 12 Months Warranty”
Prices are very reasonable iPhone XS Max eco case £9.99
The packaging is all recycled card
Also on Amazon Europe & USA
I had to buy mine from Amazon (I Know - reasons!), so the onward packaging was cardboard too.
on Amazon Europe & USA
You buy direct from https://www.eplanita.com/product-page/iphone-xs-max-eco-case
What is Wheat Straw Plastic?
Wheat straw plastic is a renewable and sustainable alternative to some solid plastics
is BPA free and is a food-grade material that has been approved by the FDA.
a natural by-product of wheat production.
is completely biodegradable. Better yet, wheat straw plastic products can also be melted back into a pulp and used again to create new products.
Wheat straw can be composted at home in a compost heap as well as commercially at a suitable recycling centre.
Advantages include…
“By using this agricultural waste product, there is less need to cut down forests to produce the paper we need.
Being a profitable source of income for agricultural farmers means they can sell this waste product instead of having to burn it. The benefit is less air pollution and less CO2 being deposited into the atmosphere.”
Read full article here https://wastenil.com/is-wheat-straw-biodegradable/
By Iain Pay / September 8, 2021 / Paper, Plastics
Composting
About Compostable Plastics
Compostable plastics come in various forms and could replace most non biodegradable plastics. You can read all about compostable plastics here
Home Compostable?
Many products ( especially compostable plastics), have been tested under industrial composting conditions. Therefore, while a product might be classed as both biodegradable and compostable, it might not break down in a backyard compost bin.
That said I have composted many such products in my own bin.
N.B.
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I wish this kind of thing was avaliable for every type of phone, not just the big names such as Apple and Huawei. I got myself a cheap Sony Xperia L3, which I’ve been using for years; I am not going to throw it away until using it becomes a pain, after which I hope to replace it with a Fairphone 3 (outdated, but cheap; performance is unnecessary).
I really wish every phone case was made like this. But no government has decided to go all out on plastic. I wish every government had something I call a Ministry of Sustainable Materials, so they see every product and think of ways to replace the nasty plastic in it or reduce its impact. I imagine a world where the only plastic is electronic devices and Lego pieces; nobody throws those to the landfills as far as I know.