Nygaia has received the “OK Compost Industrial” certificate from TÜV Austria. It means the innovative substrate has proven its full degradability in industrial composting plants.
This high-tech product from Klasmann-Deilmann and Maan Biobased Products consists of biobased and biodegradable polymers and is considered to have great potential to become the sustainable substrate fibre of the future. Biodegradability was at the forefront of the fibre’s development. It ensures that no residues remain after a product’s life cycle that have a negative impact on compost quality or are even visually recognizable as waste.
Five different tests were conducted to prove whether the product contained heavy metals or toxic residues and how quickly it decomposed and degraded. The conclusion was Nygaia leaves nothing behind except water and CO2 and therefore does not form microplastics. It is fully industrially compostable and has no negative impact on compost quality.
Nygaia substrate fibre has also received the “OK Biobased” certificate, officially confirming that it consists of 58% organic materials, namely polymers derived from materials such as sugar cane or corn. It follows that the fibre has a naturally low carbon footprint. The developers are not satisfied with this yet, but the goal is a Nygaia formula based entirely on bio-based materials.
Klasmann-Deilmann explains that for the growing media sector Nygaia is ideal for growing young plants in a controlled environment, such as hydroponics or vertical cultivation. The high-tech substrate fibre is inert, salt- and nutrient-free and has excellent water-holding capacity. These are optimal conditions for root growth.
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