the June 2008 Issue in PDF Format - Trade Show Executive
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<strong>Trade</strong> <strong>Show</strong> <strong>Executive</strong>’s<br />
<strong>2008</strong><br />
INNOVATION<br />
AWARDS<br />
Kleertech and <strong>the</strong> Vanish<strong>in</strong>g Name Tag<br />
Kleertech, a producer of biodegradable<br />
products for <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>dustry, received<br />
a <strong>2008</strong> Innovation Award from <strong>Trade</strong> <strong>Show</strong><br />
<strong>Executive</strong> for offer<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> ultimate <strong>in</strong><br />
disappear<strong>in</strong>g name badges for greenm<strong>in</strong>ded<br />
trade show organizers.<br />
The St. Louis-area company unveiled<br />
its BIOTECH Badge System (patent<br />
pend<strong>in</strong>g) at <strong>the</strong> IAEE EXPO! EXPO!<br />
last December. Its 100% biodegradable<br />
nature could make it <strong>the</strong> ultimate answer<br />
for show organizers seek<strong>in</strong>g to cut down<br />
on <strong>the</strong> amount of long-last<strong>in</strong>g trash<br />
produced at <strong>the</strong>ir events.<br />
From <strong>the</strong> lanyards to <strong>the</strong> clips, <strong>the</strong><br />
BIOTECH badge will completely break<br />
down and disappear with<strong>in</strong> a few months<br />
of be<strong>in</strong>g produced, leav<strong>in</strong>g beh<strong>in</strong>d<br />
not even <strong>the</strong> smallest traces of plastic<br />
or metal. “It is a totally biodegradable<br />
event ID consist<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>the</strong> holder, <strong>the</strong><br />
attachment and <strong>the</strong> lanyard,” said Scott<br />
McKye, owner of Kleertech.<br />
The base material for <strong>the</strong> badge is<br />
polyactide, a corn sugar biopolymer<br />
that will break down <strong>in</strong> fewer than 120<br />
days. The metal clips have been replaced<br />
with a biodegradable plastic while <strong>the</strong><br />
plastic cover is an oxo-biodegradable<br />
polyethylene or polypropylene that can<br />
last as long as five years or disappear<br />
<strong>in</strong> a month. The lanyard is also made<br />
from corn-based plastic fiber. Throw <strong>in</strong><br />
some eco-friendly <strong>in</strong>k and organizers will<br />
have all of <strong>the</strong>ir bases covered so far as<br />
protect<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> environment.<br />
All <strong>the</strong> materials have been<br />
<strong>in</strong>dependently verified with a K<strong>in</strong>etic<br />
Assay analysis by an ASTM certified lab <strong>in</strong><br />
St. Louis.<br />
Kleertech says it has a number of<br />
related biodegradable products for <strong>the</strong><br />
events <strong>in</strong>dustry com<strong>in</strong>g down <strong>the</strong> pike.<br />
The BIOTECH badge is an <strong>in</strong>novative<br />
way to get <strong>the</strong> ball roll<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Reach Scott McKye at (636) 677-6610<br />
x116 or scottm@kleertech.com<br />
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