Vital Eco Tree Sleeve
Details
- Regions Australia, New Zealand
Contact
- Vital Chemical 732883500
- Website Visit
- Email enquiries@vitalindustries.com.au
ISupplier
- Company Name Vital Chemical
- ISupplier Profile Visit
About
Vital Eco Tree Sleeves are manufactured from certified compostable resin* that naturally breaks down in soil without leaving harmful residues.
The product is designed to promote the establishment and growth of tube stocks and young plants. The simple installation process provides an efficient means of protection against wildlife and environmental factors.
Vital Eco Tree Sleeves provide a compostable alternative to traditional tree guards and tree sleeves, free from microplastics and other toxins, and will break down naturally and safely into the environment.
The product’s certified compostable properties break down naturally and safely into the environment
RECOMMENDED APPLICATIONS:
• Revegetation and environmental restoration
• Urban landscaping
• Mine site rehabilitation
• Streamside and riparian restoration
FEATURES:
• Compostable;
• Certified non-hazardous;
• No polyacrylamide or polyurethane resins;
• No microplastics and other harmful toxins;
• Completely environmentally and workplace safe product.
* Vital Eco Tree Sleeve is made from resin certified compostable by the Australasian Bioplastics Association (ABA) to standards AS4736 for industrial composting.
Sustainability Outcomes
Vital Eco-Nett is a certified compostable alternative to traditional tree guards and tree sleeves, providing a sustainably sourced and developed product for the creation and management of purpose built landscapes. When used as solution for revegetation, landscaping, land rehabilitation and riparian restoration, Vital Eco Tree Sleeves may help toward achieving Dis-1 ISv1.2 and Env-1 ISv2.1.
Vital Eco Tree Sleeve has been tested and certified to not contain any toxins like PFAS, heavy metals or plasticisers and to not show any toxic effect on plants and earthworms as per OED 207/208 standards and the disintegration process does not generate any persistent microplastics. Using Vital Eco Tree Sleeves as a replacement for traditional tree sleeve and tree guard products may help toward achieving Mat-1 ISv1.2, Mat-2 ISv1.2 and Eco-1 ISv2.1.
Applicable Credits
| IS v1.2 | Discharges to Air, Land and Water (Dis)-1, Ecology (Eco)-1, Materials (Mat)-2, Materials footprint measurement and reduction (Mat)-1 |
| IS v2.1/IS v2.2 | Environmental Impacts (Env)-1, Legacy (Leg)-1 |
| Mat-1 (ISv1.2) | Materials footprint measurement and reduction | Using Vital Eco Tree Sleeve will provide an ethically sourced and certified compostable alternative to traditional tree guards and tree sleeves, which when once installed and in contact with soil, moisture, microbes and fungi will start to degrade. |
| Mat-2 (ISv1.2) | Environmentally labelled products and supply chains | Using Vital Eco Tree Sleeve will provide an ethically sourced and certified compostable alternative to traditional tree guards and tree sleeves, which when once installed and in contact with soil, moisture, microbes and fungi will start to degrade. |
| Dis-1 (ISv1.2) | Receiving water quality | Vital Eco Tree Sleeve is a sustainably developed solution for use in streamside and riparian restoration, which when installed will break down naturally and not leave behind any plastics or microplastics that can cause harm to waterways. |
| Eco-1 (ISv1.2) | Ecological value | Vital Eco Tree Sleeve provides a compostable tree sleeve with certified compostable properties allowing the product to naturally degrade without allow the product to degrade without generating any persistent microplastics. |
| Env-1 (ISv2.1) | Receiving Water Quality | Vital Eco Tree Sleeve is a sustainably developed solution for use in streamside and riparian restoration, which when installed will break down naturally and not leave behind any plastics or microplastics that can cause harm to waterways. |
| Leg-1 (ISv2.1) | Leaving a Lasting Legacy | Vital Eco Tree Sleeve provides a compostable tree sleeve with certified compostable properties allowing the product to naturally degrade without allow the product to degrade without generating any persistent microplastics. |
| Inn-1 (IS v1.2) | Innovation | Contributes to Innovation Challenge 8: Sustainable Suppliers and ISupply. |
| Inn-1 (ISv2.1) | Innovation | Contributes to Innovation Challenge 4: Sustainable Suppliers and ISupply. |
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