Reduce Carbon Footprint
The ENVIRO-TEC® consists of sustainable and renewable polymer solutions which help reduce the carbon footprint.
Colloids Sustainable Compounds
the environmentally friendly way to colour plastics
Colloids have partnered with 
the UK’s largest recycler of coffee grounds, to offer a sustainable solution.
Colloids have developed a world’s first, innovative 
range of coffee compounds which are compatible across a broad range of polymers, from bio-based and recycled to standard oil-derived polymers.
When incorporated into a polymer, the coffee produces a natural, dark brown colour with a dark speckled effect. Colloids can optimise formulations to mask or enhance this effect, with the addition of pigments, to suit your design specification. When processed our compounds will produce a subtle coffee aroma.
In the UK, it is estimated that over 13 billion eggs were consumed in 2019* and this figure continues to rise each year.
The resultant environmental impact is that millions of tonnes of eggshell waste are being sent to landfill each year, causing a huge environmental affect. Eggshells primarily consist of calcium carbonate, making it a great alternative for chalk and therefore reducing the need for mining.
Colloids can incorporate powdered eggshell at concentrations from 10-50% (by weight) into various polymers.
The inclusion of eggshell powder gives a light speckled effect to the finished product. The eggshell compound can be used in a range of polymers with a wide choice of colours to mask or enhance the unique effect.
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