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When SmartSelf was created, we had the vision of delivering a new way of thinking, a new approach to flexible packaging. And we were able to patent a technology that is now coming alive in part because of this grant, which is called Pure No Zero. It's a world's first zero waste, one hundred percent bio based, flushable, all natural, principal dissolvable substrate. There's a huge plastic pollution crisis. We're gonna have more than five trillion bags of plastic produced every single year and consumed, and much of that plastic unfortunately ends up in our waterways, in our oceans. We have a vision to make packaging no longer trash that's not only compelling, but it's wrestling with one of the world's greatest issues that we face in the foreseeable future. To be able to know that we're doing something of significance to tackle that, to move the needle forward on that, that just makes this work that much more enthralling. The r and d center will allow us to do blending and compounding of all sorts of biopolymeric substrates that represent this vision of being pure, and it will allow us to make some of that raw material innovation that allows us to commercialize that technology. We love Northwest Ohio for multiple reasons. It's a perfect location at the heart of America to get our goods shipped all across the country. But that's not the only reason. We think there's something special about Ohio and something special about the people of Northwest Ohio. They're humble. They're hungry. They come to work every day on time. They don't have to have the glitz and glamour or the lights. They really care about getting the job done, and they care deeply about our freshwater systems. We have a unique makeup of people who care passionately about making sure that the ecological system and the human health systems remain the way that they ought to be. Being located in Northwest Ohio means a lot more than geography, a lot more than the location. It's also about the people that live here, reside here, and make this happen.

Unwrapping a sweet treat shouldn't come at the cost of creating more waste. SmartSolve has created PureNil Zero, the world's first plastic free, one hundred percent bio based, water dispersing wrapper technology. You can rinse it down the drain, flush it, compost it, or worst case, if it accidentally finds its way into the environment, it quickly disperses and biodegrades completely, leaving nothing behind. Imagine a wrapper that never turns up in rivers and never contributes to ocean plastics, no litter, no cleanup. Better for people, better for the planet. And because the wrappers are fully printable, brands can showcase bold designs, fun graphics, or playful messaging right on the wrapper itself. We're inviting confectionery brands to rethink what packaging can be.

Sustainable agriculture shouldn't create more waste. SmartSolve's water soluble pouches give seed, garden, and natural fertilizer brands a cleaner, easier way to deliver their products without the mess. Each pouch is premeasured and sealed, ideal for seed packs, natural fertilizers, soil amendments, greenhouse nutrients, and gardening applications. Just drop the pouch into a planter box, seed trays, garden beds, or a watering can, and it dissolves instantly on contact with water. No measuring, no mess. SmartSolve is one hundred percent biodegradable, soil safe, and built for agriculture. And because every pouch is fully printable, brands can add instructions, mix ratios, batch info, or clean branding right on the pack. We're helping seed, garden, and fertilizer companies upgrade to a cleaner, more sustainable packaging solution.

Find out if consumers wanna see SmartSolve's packaging integrated into the agriculture market. Let's find out what people think. Alright. Have you ever heard of SmartSolve before? I have not. Okay. What if I told you there was a company that made paper pouch packaging and labels that disperse on contact with water, hundred percent eco friendly, what'd you think? I think that's amazing. Anytime we can get something that's eco-friendly, absolutely. It leaves no residue? No residue? I would probably be in residue. Yeah. Would you be, like, excited about that? I would. Waste eliminated. Waste eliminated. I like that. Okay. So I'm gonna have you hold this water here, and I'm going to put this paper pouch packaging from SmartSolve in the water. Now just give us kind of like a swirl here. That's pretty amazing. Check that out. Wow. That's pretty wild. And it's really breaking down. This is amazing. Do you think companies should implement packaging like this? Absolutely. Yeah. Definitely. Especially if it can dissolve in water. It's way more eco-friendly. Oh, yeah. Do you all so you have other products that are in the works for this? Yeah. Yeah. There's like different thicknesses of paper. So you could do, you know, like seed pouches. Where can I find this? Smartsolve.com. Great. This is amazing. Thanks for watching that video. And if you'd like to watch more, please give us a follow. We'll see you next time.

Hey, I'm Jonathan and I am back to talk about our culture at SmartSolve. One of our core values here is joy and it's undergirded by the statement we emphasize faith, family, and fun. And Fridays are a fun day for us. We come into work and usually we wear the hat of the team or organization that we support or we wear a shirt that represents one of our favorite teams. There's a lot of fun rivalries we have here between Ohio State and Michigan fans and all sorts of teams that we support and it's a fun way to demonstrate things that we care about bringing them into work and having a great time discussing those rivalries. I happen to be wearing not a team's hat today, but a ministry, an organization that we support in Champions in Action, and then representing, of course, my alma mater, BGSU. So one of the fun things about coming to work on Fridays is being able to work with the team you represent. Just another great way to emphasize how much we care about our teammates. Thank you very much.

Good morning, good afternoon or good evening, depending on where you are in the world. And welcome to today's Packaging Digest webinar, Microplastics Redefining Flexible Packaging for Brands, People and the Planet sponsored by SmartSolve and broadcast by Informa. I'm Ashley Hutz. I'm the Senior Director of Sales and Marketing at SmartSolve, and I have the pleasure of being your moderator today. And we have just a few announcements before we begin. So this webinar is designed to be interactive. There's a dock of widgets there on the bottom of your screen, which will allow you to learn about our speakers today, download resources, and share this webinar. And there's also a Q and A session that's going to take place at the end of our presentation. Towards the end of the webinar, we'll also ask you to complete a survey. If you wouldn't mind taking a few minutes to fill that out, we'd love your feedback. It's really helpful for future events. And lastly, if you're experiencing any technical issues, please feel free to click the help widget at the bottom of your screen or go ahead and type your issue into the Q and A and we'll be glad to support with one on one assistance. Now onto the presentation. I'm very excited to share with you our presenters. Discussing today's topic is Jonathan Jakobowski, Co Founder and CEO at SmartSolve. We have Vidya Nagpal, PhD, he's our Director of Flexible Packaging at SmartSolve. Then you have myself, Ashley Hutt, serving as the moderator and I'm the senior director of sales and marketing. Now onto the presentation. Beyond Microplastics Redefining Flexible Packaging for Brands, People and the Planet. We're really excited about this opportunity to share with you. So hello everyone, this is Vidu Nagpal. I'll be walking you through for next few slides. So starting with flexible packaging, as we know, flexible package, there are mainly two packaging formats, rigid and flexible. But flexible packaging has gone very popular, actually it is growing rapidly and right now it's what twenty one percent of one hundred and eighty billion dollars US packaging market. And the reason for that is that flexible packaging offers convenience, it offers performance and offers cost benefits as well. So speaking of convenience, we know flexible packaging in our daily lives is everywhere in all the different verticals and industries starting with food. We know it is when we go through drive throughs, we get this sachets in flexible packaging. We have candies in flexible packaging. Even in our household items, we have pots that come in flexible packaging. So it's fair to say that single use use of sachets has entered our society and it is here to stay. On the performance side, if we compare the flexible packaging with the rigid in terms of fossil fuel consumption, terms of GHG emissions, water use, product to package ratio, and as well as packaging that fills up the landfills. Flexible packaging wins hands down. Here is a table which is which was compiled by a flexible packaging association with the laundry detergent as an example. And I will not go through every metric here, but I'll draw your attention to the last one where you're comparing the laundry parts and flexible pouch versus in a PET container. And you can see here that in terms of the amount of packaging that ends up in landfill, the flexible packaging is less than half that of rigid packaging. And same story in cost, flexible packaging actually is at a fraction of a cost of rigid packaging. So very easy to see why flexible packaging has become so popular in our packaging formats. Good morning. My name is Jonathan, and pleasure to be with all of you today. Thank you, Vidu, and thank you for Ashley for the introductory remarks. I'd love to tell you a story, and, we know that flexible packaging, as Vidu outlined, is such such a significant piece of business. A large vertical is is, solved a lot of problems. But it also comes with a hidden price that we can no longer ignore. So I wanna take you back into the eighteen hundreds. Now my kids think I'm old because I often tell them way back in the nineteen hundreds, I'm a millennial. They they feel like that's really old. Well, I'm taking us back further from the nineteen hundreds into the eighteen hundreds. There was a major issue in large cities such as New York and London. New York City had over one hundred and fifty thousand horses in nineteen hundred. Each of those horses produced between twenty five and thirty five pounds of manure per day, leading to roughly three to five million pounds daily dumped in the streets. London faced similar conditions with over fifty thousand horses producing a thousand tons of manure per day. That led to all sorts of issues with mountains of waste piled up in the city streets and corners attracting flies, rats, diseases such as typhoid and cholera. The stench was overwhelming. The streets were slick with manure. During rain, it would turn to sludge and would literally fill every corner and cavern of the roads. It became a crisis. By the eighteen nineties, newspapers were predicting catastrophe. The Times of London famously said that within fifty years, every street would be buried with under nine feet of manure. Real estate prices began to drop and public health deteriorated. People began to look for solutions as they were trying to solve this crisis leaving the city. I'm gonna put a a peg in that story, and I'll circle back to it. But I I think that story in many ways equates the current challenges that we're facing in our earth with a plastic pollution catastrophe. We believe that not only are there, a growing amount of flexibles that are being used, but the amount of tonnage that's going into the oceans is not going to be solved through the current solutions of landfill recycling and compostability. If we maintain the trajectory that current rates demonstrate, we'll continue to have millions and millions and millions of metric tons of waste plastic pollution being placed into our waterways and oceans. You can see this next graphic here that talks about the highest ocean plastic producers, nations throughout the world, where we see a lack of ability to, create strong systems and infrastructure for collection leads to all sorts of metric tons, hundreds of thousands of metric tons be important to the oceans every single year. This is a staggering statistic. The reason why this number is not going to decrease anytime soon is because of all of the benefits that Vidya mentioned earlier with flexible packaging, and what it has done to help reduce costs and to create convenience. And in some cases, cost savings, like in some of the examples of the nations here on the screen, is leading to a tremendous growth of individual sachets. By the year twenty twenty seven, we will have an estimated one point three trillion, sachets produced every single year. That is a staggering amount, and I'm going to pass it to Vidu to talk a little bit more about what that number looks like. Hey, Vidu, you're on mute. Thank you, John. What we tried to do here was put it in perspective. So John mentioned eight fifty five billion SASHES were used in twenty eighteen in Southeast Asia alone. So if you do a quick math, if you think that on average size of sachet or very small sachets, eight centimeters by six centimeters, And let's assume its density and assume that with all the multi layers of plastic, it weighs about one gram, which is very reasonable number. So if you take that number, multiply that by eight fifty five billion sachets, we end up with eight hundred and fifty five thousand metric tons of plastic that was used in twenty eighteen. And this is just with the single serve sachets alone. We are not even talking about the secondary stand up pouches that actually hold these sachets. So this is a reality and we have to face that. Now in terms of putting it visually, what does that really mean? Eight hundred and fifty five billion sachets can fill and sixty eight football stadiums, and this was the volume produced in twenty eighteen. And as John mentioned, by twenty twenty seven, this will increase to one point three trillion sachets, and now we are talking hundred and four football stadiums. So really, I mean, we are talking sachets being produced in a staggering amount. And where do we think this will all go? We know that flexible packaging, especially these small single serve sachets, they're not getting recycled. I mean, let's be honest about it. Most of them will end up in landfill. It'll end up in our waterways, it'll end up in our rivers, in our oceans. So this problem has to be addressed heads on, because if we don't, it's gonna create all sorts of problems. And that one of the problem being microplastics, which actually is the topic our webinar today. So this is just a very good overview that was put together, where these plastic waste generated by plastic sachets and packaging was actually tracked and seen how much of it goes into landfill versus into waterways. It's a little bit of a busy slide. I don't want to take up too much of my time, but needless to say is, here is that most of it actually ends up polluting the environment. So the problem is real and it needs to be addressed now rather than later. The challenge that we face is not only ecological. The challenge that we face is also becoming a human health issue of significant magnitude. One of the statements you can see here is that micro and nanoplastics end up contaminating not just waterways, but also soil, food, and various supplies. If we look at what is being done to address this at the highest levels of government, we're starting to see even within the current administration's understanding of the agenda, there is more and more emerging research demonstrating how micro and nanoplastics are polluting human endocrine systems, digestive systems, reproductive systems, and respiratory systems. There's a significant pronounced effect, being demonstrated on younger children, especially younger females between the ages of eleven and fifteen. The developing research we think is just at the tip of the iceberg. We think there's more to come because primarily the nature of how plastics, such as the ones that remain in our bodies, will in our bodies and in ecosystems, they're not going away anytime soon. Many of these plastics will not degrade for dozens, if not hundreds of years, and in some cases, over a thousand years. I just saw a note yesterday of a piece of plastic that was found from the seventeen hundreds. I gotta figure that out because plastic wasn't supposed to be embedded until the nineteen hundreds, but it speaks to the nature of these materials and why they're so pernicious. And according to the laws of bioaccumulation, with us being at the top of the food pyramid, that means over time, the majority of these plastics will eventually end up in our systems if we don't do something about it. Thankfully, here at SmartSolve, we have a a real great inner inside view on some of the research that's being done here in our own backyard in the Great Lakes in Lake Erie. Ashlyn Malloy is one of our, interns here, and she's a graduate student at Bowling Green State University, where she's studying the effects of plastic leachates on zooplankton. So even in places where we have some pretty good systems of, landfill and recycling and compostability, even here, we're seeing a significant increase in proliferation. In fact, over the last decade, research was done from twenty fourteen to twenty twenty four. There was a ten x increase in the presence of micro and nanoplastics in Lake Erie alone. The research is demonstrating the effects that that's having on zooplankton. And once again, the story doesn't stop in the oceans. It's also here local. It's here now. Many of the concerns that we're seeing with the accumulation of these plastics is invading all sorts of systems of life, and it's a problem that needs to be addressed. On the next slide, we'll point out the nature of, what microplastics can do from an oral intake vantage point, inhalation, and skin contact. These are three ways that humans encounter micro and nanoplastics, and our own doctor Vidu Nagpal, wrote a blog that you could check out on our website that gets deep into this issue and why it's so significant. I think as I remain in this slide, I promised you I'd put a pin in that story of the eighteen hundreds, and you can tell now why I shared that story. I think the story of the situation with the horse manure is synonymous with the story of plastic contamination. It feels like a problem that's insurmountable. It feels like an issue that can't be overcome, and it's something that absolutely must be addressed. And that's where SMART Solve's story comes to play. Now one of our core values here at SMART Solve is that of humility. We know that we're not going to be the only solution nor can we be the only solution, But we hope that our solution is a part of addressing this existential issue that we all should be paying more attention to. And I believe, the issue that was solved through manure is telling in how we can also solve the problems of plastic pollution. The solution to manure wasn't done through governmental bodies or necessarily through regulation, although those are things that certainly discuss. The solution came through innovation. This this innovation specifically was the invention of, you guessed it, automobiles. The model t car, which came to market in in nineteen o eight. It changed everything. Within two decades, horses largely disappeared from the urban centers where all this manure had piled up and that manure crisis seemingly vanished overnight. There are solutions waiting to come to market that we believe can solve this microplastic solution pollution, excuse me, in a similar way. And one solution comes from SmartSolve. One of our, early chemists, his name is Freyo Gameda. He sat at his desk, we had a patent with a vision of trying to solve some of these issues that we saw, being ramped over time. And in this patent, we had a vision of creating a bio based water soluble, biodegradable, compostable, packaging technology that could be used for food, could be used for dish, could be used for laundry. You'll hear more about that in a minute. And he sat at his desk and began to pray. One of our core values at SmartSolve is also innovation. And with each core value, we have a scripture passage that's an anchor that gives us insight and guidance into how to live out these core values, in a in a way that, makes them more than just words on a wall. Well, the scripture passage for this particular core value innovation comes from Jeremiah thirty three three. We felt like we had come to a point where we we couldn't, solve the challenge of making this, flexible packaging solution that we'll share with you here in a moment. So doctor Gameda turned to prayer, and he started praying from this verse, Jeremiah thirty three three, which says, call to me, and I will show you the great and unsearchable things you do not yet know. And wouldn't you know it? But within that week, he was able to figure out the solution and the right biopolymeric combination to create a world's first innovation that we're excited to share with you today. So I'm gonna share a video to talk about this innovation. Hope you enjoy. Imagine a world with less waste, less single use wrappers filling up our landfills, less of the very packaging meant to protect us, leaching toxins and microplastics into our bodies. Imagine a future where packaging isn't just sustainable, it's revolutionary. You don't have to imagine anymore. SmartSolve has created a brand new world. Excited the the world. Excited that is redefining what packaging can be. Made from one hundred percent bio based materials, Pure nil zero empowers consumers with multiple end of life options. It can be added to your recycling, compost it at home, or even rinse down the drain. And if it does find its way into the environment, it quickly biodegrades, leaving nothing behind. Safe for direct food contact and applicable to the products we clean with and the care items we rely on daily, Pure Nil Zero eliminates plastic waste while protecting what matters most. Zero plastic, zero waste, endless possibilities. Pure Nil Zero. Brought to you by SmartSolve. So as we saw the PureNil Zero is kind, I think it's one of a kind of water soluble packaging technology. It is designed not to create waste and that's why we call it a zero waste packaging technology. In packaging, we talk about sustainability levers like recycling, compostability, biodegradation, all that. And those are all levers to manage waste. We actually are in the business of not creating waste. And and that's why I think we are very, very excited about what we have to offer and talk about it today. In fact, this is the technology that I think is one of the coolest. It was it was so impressive to me that I decided to leave my career in CPG packaging and and actually join SmartSolve to promote this technology because I truly believe that this has the legs and the excitement to actually make a difference in flexible packaging. As we know, not much is working out in terms of sustainability and flexible packaging, but actually this technology offers a way out. And it's not just about creating zero waste, actually it also engages the consumer. Because we think when the consumer now has the option to take the packaging that they have just used or taken the product out and instead of throwing it in the bin, actually they can now rinse it down in the sink and see the packaging disappear, which actually creates a wow effect or flush it down the toilet. So we strongly believe that this engages consumers. So in that respect, it's a win for the consumer, it's win for the brand. It's also a win for the environment, obviously. And so now this particular packaging technology can be applied to many different verticals. We are showing some of them over here. For instance, we can use it for our laundry, dishwashing pods or the laundry machines or the dishwasher pods, but also which actually are the natural fit for this kind of technology. But then it also lends itself in agricultural space where you can package fertilizers. It lends itself in candy space, in snacks where we are we are seeing explosion of on the go snacking. So I think this will become an important technology for that purpose. It's in the hygiene space. And so we are looking at it, we are getting a lot of good inquiries on from lot of different verticals, which is creating a lot of excitement within our company. If I may interject here, Vidyo, I would just like to highlight the huge opportunity in personal care, feminine care. We're actually going to be at hygienics next week, but there's a huge opportunity for removal of plastics in tampon and pad wrappers. So just something to think about. There's a tremendous amount of waste in that industry. So, yes, thank Thank you for that. So in terms of sustainability, we talked about its water soluble properties and how it does not create waste, but let's say if it does end up in the trash, so what are the other sustainability levers that can be utilized? So here we have put a list together for all the different claims that we make, which are backed by certification. Some of them have already been achieved, some are in progress. But as you can see, our Purneal zero is one hundred percent bio based that confirmed by ASTM standards. Since it is one hundred percent bio based, it has no plastic in it and so it does not create any microplastics. So it's microplastic free. It also has a direct food contact certification, which is in progress right now. It is prepared in a facility which is approved for food contact, which is FSC approved and certified. We talked about zero waste. We talked we also talked about drain for the sink drains and and sinks utilization. Actually, this is where the tests are in progress. We are actually doing that to test the flushability of that. We also talked about non eco toxicity. So there are variety of sustainability levers mentioned here in case depending on what the brand needs are and what their sustainability goals are. I think we've kind of meet all kinds of sustainability levers. So we believe that this is a complete solution in the marketplace. But before I share vision, I'd like to just go back one slide and touch on a couple of additional points. I I see some questions starting to come in, which we love and we encourage you please type in some questions. A couple of limitations of this material is it doesn't have very strong moisture barrier properties. It has decent oxygen transmission rate properties, a lot like PVOH. So think about PVOH films in the way that those have been used. So as you look at direct food opportunities, it's going to be in dry or powdered goods, shelf stable foods, things that don't, require significant barrier protection. However, SmartSolve is continually on a path of pioneering new innovation, and we are working on the next iteration of PureNil, which will allow us to have some additional barrier properties to solve more of those solutions. One thing that we are finding with a number of accounts that are beginning to adopt Pure Nil zero, it's currently in qualification phase. It will be fully ready commercial in twenty twenty six. So the accounts that have been testing with it, one of the ways that they solve for the added barriers by using a secondary package that delivers the oxygen and moisture protection that the goods need. And then the primary package would be our water soluble Purinil innovation. SmartSolve's philosophy is driven by a vision statement that's bold, that's provocative, and being honest, it's impossible to make packaging no longer trash. We know that that's something that we can achieve anytime soon or in my lifetime at least, but we know that that is our northern star. As a team, we spent a day, a culture day going to the planetarium here locally on Bowling Green's campus. And as we were looking at Polaris, the northern star, it reminded me of the nature within which, many of the captains of the past of the ships would have to use that northern star to guide them on their journey. So our northern star is to do this. And if our company ever deviates from that vision of accomplishing changing packaging and turning it into something that's beneficial to the environment, that's biodegradable, that has recyclability or compostability characteristics, well, we've experienced vision drift. And I'm sitting here and behind me, you see two of the most critical documents for the United States of America, one being the Declaration of Independence and the other, the Constitution. I like to compare the declaration to the vision statement of our nation with high and soaring language, things that we have never fully accomplished, but we have to continually, as a nation, work towards. In a similar way, SmartSolve's ethos is driven by this vision with a foundational vision and a purpose statement that is is really faith oriented. That's why our core values have scriptures anchored to them. Of course, we have all sorts of individuals that work for us and with us of different persuasions and different faith backgrounds, but it's that faith and belief that we are stewards of this incredible creation that God gave to us that motivates us every day to bring to the market solutions like PureNil Zero. And it seems as if the world is responding. This small company that started up in twenty sixteen, now nearly a decade old, passed that startup phase and into scale up phase as we've seen other innovations go to market. We've started to see all sorts of publications and journals picking up on this innovation that is beginning to demonstrate the solutions necessary, the innovation required to solve this plastic pollution crisis. So we'd love to work with you and, love q and a today, but also please connect with us at any time through our website. I think Ashley will probably share a little later, some of the contact information for us as individuals as well. I'm gonna go to Vidu now asking him to share about, the various categories and verticals that we sell through. So, yeah. Thank you, John. Just wanted to make be clear about the technology. It's a heat sealable packaging technology. So it can be formed into a variety of different flexible packaging formats. We have sketched out some of the formats here. Pillow packs and stick packs are natural. These are all vertically form filled seal. We can also form stand up pouches, gusseted pouches, flat bottom pouches, quartz seal. So you can see here we have several different formats that are possible using this technology. At this point, I will also mention that we are in partnership with with converting companies and co packers who can get this format made for you or they can also co pack for you for you in a small to medium scale. So I think that helps a lot in bringing ideas or projects to life and if you want to go into the market at a small scale, partnerships would be perfect for that. So we are not just bringing the packaging technology to the table, but we are also through our partners, are here to bring it live in the marketplace. We mentioned about several verticals that this technology can be used. We talked about snack packaging where as I've mentioned before, the snacking on the go is on the rise, so this would be a perfect for those single juice sachets that will end up in the dustbin or and then eventually in the landfill. So there is an option to actually not do that and put it in the sink. If fem care also actually mentioned, this is a growing field for us. We are generating a lot of interest where tampon covers are being used using our technology where the covers can be actually flushed down the toilet. Laundry dish, I had mentioned before, which is a natural fit because here the product and packaging become one and the same. So the consumers, they can just take out the sachets and put it in their either laundry machines or dishwasher machines. Household cleaning, this is an interesting area where you see these spray bottles which are everywhere. And one company, PVA Hygiene actually uses our packaging technology to to use as to refill the spray bottles. So instead of putting liquid every time you can just have a concentrated sachet of powder, put it in the bottle and here you go. So this is also a very attractive application. I talked about agricultural space or vertical. This is also gaining a lot of traction where fertilizers can be put in the sachet, the sachet can then be just either put in a water can and you can water the plants plants or the sachets can be put directly on the plants and then you can water on top of it. And then personal and beauty care for packs which are travel packs or on the go packs. I think our technology would be perfectly suited for these kind of applications as well. So these are just some of the verticals that we listed here, but you can put your innovation hat or creative hat, and you can think of anything you want and come talk to us and we can we can help you and make it happen. Before I go to that next slide, Viddo, I'd like to actually ask Ashley to opine. You and I have done such a great job keeping our time condensed here, and I know we have some great questions coming through. But, Ashley, as the senior director of sales and marketing, can you talk about these markets and any other insight that you think would be helpful to individuals looking at, leveraging PureNail Zero? Yeah, we're actually at the cleaning show ISSA in Vegas right now. So as you see me in my hotel room, that is why. But there's just an extraordinary amount of interest, in the cleaning products industry where this can be an incredibly useful, very functionally, but also with sustainability claims. A lot of companies are looking to make really large bold statements on PAC as a way for both on the professional side, but also on consumer retail shelves as a way to stand out and a differentiator. So not only is this material zero waste allows you to make those aggressive claims, but one of the things we like to really talk about is the experience of our materials. This is exceptional. You're creating a brand impression with the user and that is a memorable experience. And so it's something we hear a lot from the brands that we're talking with as well. This is great from a claims standpoint, but also from an experience standpoint. So I think all of these markets are very relevant. Like I mentioned, beauty and personal care, there's a ton of opportunity there, especially feminine care products, household cleaning. So all of these are very relevant and yeah, I appreciate the opportunity to opine here. Very good. Well, before we get into Q and A, I just want to share one very exciting SmartSolve was announced as a JobsOhio research and development grant recipient only a few weeks ago. This million dollar grant is matched by a three point six million dollar commitment by our company in the development of a blending and compounding facility, which will allow us to produce more and more of these incredibly fascinating biopolymeric compounds that build the, the the material structure that we use to create technologies like pure nil zero. It was a pretty significant move for a company like ours. We're the first ever company in Bowling Green to receive this r and d grant, and it's a competitive process. The only one in the state, I believe, to receive an r and d grant this year. Usually, work with much larger companies than us, but the state of Ohio recognizes the plastic pollution crisis that we're facing and recognizes the potential of this solution. It's largely gonna be driven by the partners that we work with. So our aim is to work, with each of you, and your opportunity to make you the hero of the story. We're not the heroes. We talk about this all the time. We're here to aid and help our customers become successful at the integration of this material, whether that's working through the machinery to make sure that it can be run properly on form fill and seal presses, which is already happening all throughout the world today, or whether it's to talk about the barrier requirements that you may have or the limitations. Our brand promise is to be truth in green packaging. We don't wanna come forward with a claim that's disingenuous or misstating or overstated. Our aim is to be truthful about who we are and what our materials can do. And I'm confident today as we get into q and a that we'll be able to answer some of those early questions. And then afterwards, we'd love to follow-up with you. Our team is very excited about this technology and seeking to help anybody who's interested. So thank you very much for listening to the presentation. I'll pass it back to Ashley. Thanks, John. So I it appears with so many questions in the chat here that you all know how to do that. In case you don't, there is a question box at the bottom of your screen. If you click that, you can type that in, but we're already seeing a flood of those come in. But before we get into Q and A, I did just want to direct your attention to the webinar survey. It's next to the presentation window. If you closed it, you can reopen that by clicking on the icon at the bottom of your screen. We really appreciate the feedback. And so now on to Q and A. We are getting some questions in here which are really, really good. I can tell you guys are very curious and very much so engaged in what we're talking about. So one of the questions is from Rick. How quickly does a tampon cover or wrapper dissolve in water? Vidy, would you like to answer that one? Yeah, so the solubility is pretty fast, within eight to ten seconds, the packaging would dissolve and even we have tried that in cold water. So it is very fast dissolving material. Yeah, I would agree. I think it's actually even less. I mean, you look at dispersibility, it's probably that technically, but you're going to see pretty instant what that looks like. It's actually faster than toilet paper. We've got another question here from Steven. How cut and puncture resistant is that product? I can maybe take this one, guys. This is actually a paper based technology. So I don't know that we've done cut or tear resistance. We do have data sheets available on our website. There are some specifications there, but it is a paper based technology. So probably whatever standard paper characteristics you're used to is going to be very similar to the performance of our materials. But John, would you add anything to that? Yeah, we definitely have machine direction, cross direction tear, data and metrics for our materials. We have different sizes and thicknesses of the material. So we'll be launching what we call a two p n thirty and a three p n thirty substrate. The three p n is going to be stronger because the thickness of the water soluble paper, which is the raw material that's our primary foundation off of which we build all of our technologies. That thickness is going to drive the strength properties. In fact, we're going to be doing a five p n thirty where we have an even thicker version that will support stand up substrates, where we have a number of companies actually envisioning using that as a as a stand up pouch to contain inside of it as a secondary package, primary packages that are two p and thirty substrates. So we have the ability to move the needle a little bit on the strength properties. And like Ashley noted, as it pertains to running through your manufacturing equipment, it's going to be much like it will perform much like a paper flexible packaging substrate. And that performance is going to vary slightly. We have a guide for best practices using our materials and packaging them. Obviously, we have to be careful to prevent water from starting to lay on the material until that until the material is formed. Yeah, we also I'm seeing a question here on PFA. So, Oshio is asked, that there is there PFAs in Pyrnyl and can we explain? John, you want to take that one? Sure. Yeah, no, there are no PFAS, no BPA. It's PFAS, phthalate free. It's one hundred percent bio based and derived in that manner. Yeah, great. One of the questions is, if the material is water soluble, how can you hold liquids in household cleaning? I'll go ahead and answer this one. We're not. This is the very first of our innovation. And so we see this as PureNil as a family. PureNil Zero is the first product in that family, and there's a couple of different SKUs within that product. So PureNil Zero does not have super high barrier properties, so we're not going to hold liquids today. We do see a pathway there. We have some preliminary prototypes of materials where it sounds like an oxymoron. I recognize that, but it is possible. But today with Pure Nil Zero, we're really looking to hold, powders, dry solid type of materials. Yeah, and Ashley, I think that question is pertaining to Vidu's comments on PVA hygiene. So if you want to comment on what they're deploying. Yeah, great point. So what PVA hygiene is doing is, they're a UK, company and they're formulating and filling there and doing private labeling there. But they're using powder fill as their application for that market. So it's a powder formulation. It's filled into a very small sachet. That sachet is used in a trigger head sprayer bottle for cleaning solutions. So a lot of what people are really coming to realize is we are paying to ship water around the world. And so if we can eliminate our footprint in weight and in all of that, how easy would it be to really support reuse in a sustainable way with refill packs with powder fill and water? So another question is, what does bio based mean? What exactly are we talking about here? Vidy, would you like to explain that? Yeah, sure. So bio based here means that our sealant technology is derived from nature. Due to proprietary reasons, I cannot get into the chemistry of the material itself, but it is nature derived and hence we call it bio derived. But we know that it is different from bio derived plastics like PHA or PLA, which are polymers, which are considered plastics. This is none of that. But it is a hundred percent bio derived pure, but it does not fall under the definition of plastics. If I may opine further on that, Ashley. So in addition to that biopolymer, the substrate water soluble paper is, also one hundred percent bio based. And it's principally made up of wood pulp with the addition of an ingredient called carboxymethylcellulose. A few ingredients that we deem as grass generally regarded as safe. That makes the entire substrate one hundred percent bio based. Great. I see a question here from Penny. What is the most weight this material can handle? I assume this can't come in contact with moisture. Great question. Thank you, Penny. Go ahead, whoever would like to answer that. And I think it's also, tied to a few other questions I see on here, Ashley, regarding humidity. So our materials perform pretty well in environments of humidity. It does matter that when we ship materials out and usually shipped out in roll form, that we protect those with plastic from unnecessary, water introduction, but they perform in, most manufacturing environments where there is going to be a presence of humidity in the environment. The point at which that humidity condensates and turns into water and begins to affect the packaging, that's when the dispersion would begin. But for the most part, just like, PVA and Tide pods have been shipped all around the world and used all around the world in a similar way, except probably even more stronger. It responds very well to, humidity and environments of humidity, especially when you have packaging that protects it, in places where there's going to be a lot of humidity, say a kitchen or a place where there's significant amounts of water. Great. Yeah. So there's there's oh, go ahead, Vidyo. No. I was just going to add to that that the packaging format itself is stable under high humid conditions. It's only when it comes into direct water contact when you start seeing the material disperse. So as such, high humidity does not affect the format or the shape of the packaging. Sure. And did we answer the weight question that Penny had? I think we have seen is probably no, I think with anything we would recommend testing, but I would probably say no more than five to ten pounds, depending on each application specifically. What we're seeing is And Ashley specifically, yeah, I'm sorry for interrupting, but you're referring to the various thicknesses, right? Two p n to three p n to five p No, I think Kenny was actually asking how much weight can a package hold? Yeah. I think that would depend upon the thickness of the material. So if it's a two p and thirty, I don't think anything more than a pound would suffice. There's gonna be limitations, with the the strength of that substrate versus a five p and thirty. So if you have high weight applications to Ashley's point in the five to ten pound range, we would recommend that we go for a thicker substrate. Yeah. Great point. We have some questions here, from Ray. What is the standard heat seal temperature? Ray, we have a lot of resources on our website. I would really encourage you to check that out. But as far as the heat seal temperature, what would you recommend Vidu? Yeah, I think it's standard. That's standard in the industry, one hundred fifty C and the dwell time is half a second, which is again very standard in all the vertical form fill seal machines. So more data can be obtained on our website, but the temperature is one hundred fifty C and dwell time is half a second. Sure, Sean is asking, what are the expected MVTR and OTR of the package with the current thicknesses set up? So moisture vapor transfer rate and oxygen transfer rate for our 2PN30 and 3PN30, what would you say Vidu? Yeah, so since our material is water dispersible, we do not measure MVTR, it does not even lend itself to be measured because it does not have much MVTR. However, it has good oxygen barrier properties and they are typically in the range of twenty five to thirty cc per meter square per twenty four hours at fifty percent relative humidity. Great. So one question here is, explain more how SmartSolves flexible packaging is able to go down the drain. Someone's curious about the water solubility of this. Yeah, I'll take a stab at this one. So we actually had the, city of Bowling Green's municipal utilities in and their wastewater management team in to talk about flushability standards. This is an area of continued growth, across the world with different standards that have been used, and there's an effort to try and harmonize those primarily driven because of flushable wipes. And then the false advertising of companies that claim flushable wipes when they don't have them. And there was a lawsuit in twenty twenty two with Kimberly Clark that ended up being settled, which created a standard under what's called IWSFG guidance. In IWSFG, they created a minimum requirement for material breakdown such that it would go down through a sloshbox test, the drain, and then there's a settlement test, and then there's a biodegradation test and an anaerobic biodegradation test. So this whole test was created, and there's an industry called Inda. We're a member of Inda that is using an additional test called g d four to cover the comprehensive nature of claims that can be made for companies wanting to claim that their materials are flushable. Notably, all this test was made. All of these tests were created specifically for toilet paper and wipes, But we wanted to take our materials through that standard. The advantage Ashley referenced earlier, toilet paper is toilet paper actually doesn't disperse. If you put it in a toilet, you're going see it stick together. It's going to remain. And yet it is flushable. Well, water soluble paper, specifically pure Nil Zero breaks down rapidly dispersing into microfibers. And because of its high rate of biodegradation, that's worth me pointing out as well. Water soluble paper is more biodegradable than paper because it dissolves into smaller microfibers that create a smaller surface area for the microbials to get into it and to consume it. So it's highly biodegradable. Therefore, it passes all of those tests with flying colors, which is why we can say that it's flushable or drain safe, and we just, look at the the standard that we've used. In reality, there's no real true standard except for a few states that have created regulations and, mandated for companies that have gone through that IWS FG test or the g d four test and have failed. They have to label their material as do not flush. That's the only current regulation, but that regulation is growing. They're seeking to harmonize it. What we know is our innovation is significantly more dispersible than any flushable wipe or toilet paper or other convention that's out there in the market. And we, in talking with these wastewater management entities, they were very impressed. Yeah, great point. There's a couple of different testing methodologies. Just to add to that, There's the GD4 testing criteria, which is from Inda, the Nonwoven Association. But then there's also IWSFG, which represents more the municipalities. So our historic flagship original product, the X series, has passed all of the Inda GD4 testing criteria, which is what's used in certifying toilet paper and wipes. Whereas we're actually seeking to move towards IWSFG, which is a little bit more stringent with PureNil. So we're very excited and that testing is nearly complete. We've got a couple of other questions here. Minu, can this be used for the fashion industry? Yes. I'll take this one, guys. One of the things that we see a lot of is people wanting to find ways to eliminate single use plastic and that could be whether you're using our face material as a tag or whether you're looking to have maybe some void fill with printed tissue paper, things like that. Or it could just wrap a product. We've seen other apparel opportunities for high end clothing. So yes, absolutely. I think there's a lot of opportunity there. Let's see, we have a question from Valerie or maybe more of a statement. Then we can start helping cruise ships being more responsible for using this type of packaging so we don't have problems in our oceans with the slurries they're putting out there. So that's an excellent point. And yes, we love hearing about applications and we agree with you there. We have a question from Bonnie. What MVTR or WVTR level does the material bring at tropical conditions? I think where there's high humidity. John, would you like to answer that one? Yes, it's similar to our answer previously. There's, we don't even measure Mvtr or WVTR because the material is water soluble in nature and, is designed in that way. We would just, when using this material in tropical environments or environments of high humidity, we would work with you and your company to ensure that there is a strategy for protecting it, whether through secondary packaging or otherwise. But it performs a lot like PVOH or PVA, the tide pod concept. Well, again, once they're readily deployed all throughout the world and our materials being used all throughout the world as well in places like India and Southeast Asia and Latin America. Many companies have been able to navigate through those situations of high humidity with great success. Yeah, one important question is Purell zero available for purchase today? I'll go ahead and answer that. So we're really excited. We just announced released our marketing launch of this in October. We have qualification roles that we've done production runs of. We're moving into ramp stage. So this material is available today for purchase. And actually, we're excited about our commercial launch in January of twenty twenty six. So yes, you can get qualification rolls in twenty four inches wide, twenty three point five max by five thousand foot. And they can be run through any standard form fill and seal, horizontal or vertical equipment. Let's see, so like vanilla or prune has some water in them, so they would not work in this package even if you sealed it tightly. I think it's worth testing. This material is direct food contact. So while it is possible to hold food products, it's going to depend on the barrier requirements and shelf life requirements you have for your product. So I would say vanilla seems like I'm not sure if you're talking about the liquid or if you're talking about kind of the bean, but I think we could hold the beans if that's what you're looking at. But if it has any kind of liquid or moisture, yeah, this is maybe Purell zero wouldn't be the first product, but potentially Purell one or two future renditions could. So thank you for the question. Looking at the time, I have room for one more. So the question from James is again on moisture vapor transfer rate for products that are more hydrophilic. And I think it's an excellent question because there's very little barrier here. You do want to think about at a formulation level how hydroscopic your materials are. Our material is hydrophilic, so it will absorb moisture from the air. So if your formulation is intended to be a powder, but it is hydrophilic, you will want to be careful with that. So we like to work with companies at the formulation level where they're considering our materials in their barrier properties and formulating with them in mind. So I think it's a great question. Oh, please. No, I just wanted to add to that, Ash, that our customers are managing that by putting these sachets in secondary pouch or packaging. And that's how we protect it from outside moisture until the point it is ready for use. So there are ways to manage the moisture issue or barrier properties and and feel free to talk to us and we can help you with that. Yeah. I think that's all the questions we have and we really appreciate your time today and we're grateful for Packaging Digest allowing us to present this information to you today. And thank you to everyone in attendance. We appreciate your attention and participation in these excellent questions. Within the next twenty four hours, you will receive a personalized follow-up with details and a link to today's presentation on demand. Please feel free to invite your colleagues and peers who may not have been able to join today. But I'd also like to, on behalf of our guests here, Jonathan and Vidu, thank you very much. And again, please check out our website smartsolve dot com. That's S M A R T S O L V E dot com. Please follow us on LinkedIn. We're on Instagram and Facebook. And we're putting out content all the time on our website in the format of blogs. And so we're really excited about this product launch. We think there's a huge opportunity to innovate in this space. And so we're really excited about that. But I'm your host today, Ashley Hutz, and thank you very much for your time.

One that dares to tackle one of the world's most pressing ecological and human health crises, that of plastic pollution. Your belief in us fuels our belief that innovation born in Ohio can truly change the world. This grant will power SmartSolve's new research and development center, which will serve as the heartbeat of innovation and collaboration for years to come. It enables us to deliver on three major commitments that align directly with JobsOhio's mission and the future of our state. First, innovation for impact. It will allow us to commercialize at least one new zero waste packaging technology every single year, empowering our customers to not only navigate and tackle some of the most difficult sustainability questions, but also to confront the challenge of plastic pollution head on, literally dissolving the problem away. Number two, it will support regional workforce growth and an educational pipeline. While we partner with universities, we partner with trade schools, high schools, and workforce programs throughout Northwest Ohio. We have evidence of that today with middle schoolers from Otsego. They're one of many that have come through these doors, and we're excited to partner with more throughout the years to come. Third, awareness and action. We wanna raise public awareness on sustainability by addressing practical challenges and bridging the gap between ideation and action. So that everyone from students to CEOs can join together in tackling this difficult challenge. Through this center, we're not just building a facility, we're building momentum for a movement. But what a task lies before us. Each year, there are an estimated five trillion plastic packages poured into the environment that surrounds us. According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish by the year twenty fifty if all of our current sustainability metrics remain stable. Not only are we seeing effects on the ecosystem, we are now seeing emerging research demonstrate the problems to human digestive health, endocrine systems, reproductive systems. There has been numerous years also demonstrating now a new link potentially to cancer. The least amount of plastic that you'll ever be exposed to is the plastic that you're exposed to today if something doesn't change. This problem is growing exponentially, and it demands innovation powerful enough to meet this challenge head on. But here's the good news. Ohio has always been a state to tackle the impossible. From flight to manufacturing to material science, impossible is what we do best. If you've seen the mural on our west facing wall, you've seen the words that inspire us here at SmartSolve every single day, which is the motto of the state of Ohio. With God, all things are possible. We believe that no enemy is too big, no obstacle too tall, and no plastic too ubiquitous that it cannot be overcome through human ingenuity and God giving creativity. This belief, this conviction led to a tremendous breakthrough, a world first right here in Bowling Green, Ohio. The innovation called PureNil 0. Is the world's first all-natural, dissolvable, drain safe, bio-based packaging substrate. At SmartSolve, we have six core values, character, drive, innovation, joy, humility, and growth. Every employee that joins our team has to have those memorized. You can do me a favor and test them to make sure that that isn't the case. I'm confident they'll pass. No challenge is too big when people of purpose come together. To JobsOhio, to our partners, to our entire team, thank you for believing in this vision. Together, we're not just solving problems. We're building the future smarter, sustainable, and right here in Northwest Ohio. Indeed, with God, all things are possible. Thank you.

Alright. Let's talk about trash. Specifically, what happens when we throw paper packaging into a landfill versus when we just flush it. Nature has this really clean loop. Plants grow, they pull carbon dioxide out of the air. Later, when they break down, they release that carbon dioxide back, in and out, balanced. But here's a twist. In a landfill, that same paper doesn't just turn back into carbon dioxide. Deep down, without oxygen, it makes methane. And methane is nasty, about twenty eight times more powerful than carbon dioxide at heating the planet. Think of carbon dioxide as a bedsheet and methane as a giant weighted blanket. We can literally see methane pouring out of landfills from satellites and aircraft. One study measured forty eight metric tons of methane per day leaking from a single site. That's like leaving a blowtorch on full blast into our atmosphere. Now here's where SmartSolve's flushable packaging changes the game. Instead of burying paper that might turn into methane, you just flush it. It dissolves, biodegrades aerobically, and only cycles back as carbon dioxide, staying in balance. Let's put this into perspective. Imagine one million paper cartons stacked up. Do the math. If you landfill a million paper boxes, their warming effect can be up to four times worse than a million SmartSol flushable packs. That's a fifty percent climate impact cut just by changing how we toss the package. So the next time you see a simple sachet, remember, flushable packaging keeps the carbon cycle balanced. Methane's a monster we don't need more of.

Today's choices influence tomorrow's world. Feminine care packaging creates over two hundred thousand tons of waste every year. Around ninety percent of the tampon and pad products on the market today are made out of nonrecyclable petroleum derived plastics. So we partnered with Day to create the world's first flushable water soluble tampon wrapper, merging sustainability with enhanced consumer experience. Imagine a world where packaging is no longer trash, While traditional plastic wrappers contribute to landfill waste, our water soluble materials disperse in water effortlessly and are safe for the environment. Our materials have passed the highest standards for flushability and are safe for the environment. By using existing infrastructure such as household drains, we can create a better end of life for product packaging. We're challenging brands to reconsider their packaging by making the switch from single use plastic to a zero waste solution. Join us in making packaging no longer trash for feminine care products.

By the year two thousand and fifty, there's gonna be more plastic in the ocean than fish. And we're seeing now increasing levels of plastic, microplastics, nanoplastics present in human endocrine systems, digestive systems, productive systems. I think it's an understated issue because the growth curve of plastics getting into our oceans and waterways is only ever increasing. As the world grows, supply chains increase. So we are very aggressively pursuing this, not just from an ecologically advantageous perspective, but also from a human health perspective. What can we do to bring innovations to market that begin to reduce and move that needle in the right direction? And a lot of the use cases that I'll talk about do exactly that. For example, we're working in dish and laundry, where you'd bring in all natural solution. We have companies very interested in moving from any plastics derived content towards all natural solutions to eliminate or reduce plastics. We have agricultural opportunities where plastics are heavily proliferated in fertilizers or pesticides or herbicides. We see huge opportunities there. We also have opportunities in the food segment.

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Hey, guys. It's Joe with SmartSolve. And today, we're going to be interviewing people, asking them what they think about recycling, and we're gonna show them SmartSolve's awesome paper pouch packaging. So what if I told you there is a company that sells paper packaging that's a hundred percent biodegradable and dissolves on contact with water? I would say that I believe it when I saw it. That's awesome. That sounds really nice. Sounds good. Yeah. Yeah. Would you be like interested in something like that? Absolutely. Awesome. Let's can I show you real Would you mind holding this? Yeah. Awesome. Okay. So I'm gonna throw just a ton of paper in here just to prove how awesome it is since you're you question it, which is okay. So check this out. Now give it a good shake. Spin it spin it up. Oh. Oh. That's nice. That's awesome. Oh my god. That's crazy. Oh, wow. Instantly gone. Mhmm. So would you switch to using, like, a different brand if you knew that you had packaging like that? Yes. Yes. Would? Yeah. Sure. Yes. No way. I would definitely switch to it. Yeah. Packaging. That way they can help save the world. I wanna help save the planet and the ocean too. Awesome. Well, thanks for coming on, and we'll see you around. Thank you. Alright. Thanks for watching that video. If you'd like to watch more, go ahead and subscribe and follow, and leave us a like and comment. Thank you.

Welcome back. Today, we're at USI, and we're going to ask people what they know about flexible packaging and show off Smart Solve's awesome product. Let's go. Did you know that most flexible packaging is not recyclable? No. I did not. I did not know this. I did not know that. I didn't know that either. I know you didn't. So check this out. Imagine if your packaging was made out of this. And give this a shake. Oh. It's gone. Wait. It's gone. That's nice. That's so, like, good for the environment. That is. I love Check that out. There we go. Wow. Hundred percent eco friendly, biodegradable. Wow. Go dump it on a plane. It's okay. It's not bad for the environment. That's pretty cool. Pretty cool? Yeah. What is your favorite snack product? Probably like Cheez Its. I don't know. Imagine if it is your favorite snack product or a feminine care package. You can just flush it down the toilet. That is I would love that. That is a game changer because that doesn't mean you have to take out that little bathroom trash next year. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Also save some time. That's awesome. Yes. Because those are things that you use daily. Yeah. And you feel bad having so much waste. So definitely. Would you spend more on, like, a few pennies more on a product if you knew the packaging was made like that? You could just run it down the sink, flush it down toilet, instant dissolve it? Yeah. No way. Yes. Yes. Totally. Ten out of ten product. Probably, actually. Yeah? Yeah. Definitely. Oh, for sure. For sure. For sure. Imagine this product, like, if people were littering Yeah. And then it rained and it all disappeared. That'd be nice. It'd be sick. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. What do you think? That's pretty cool. Yeah. Yeah. Awesome. What brand would you like to see implement Smart Solve's packaging? Please comment below and if you like the video, give it a like and we'll see you next time.

Welcome back. Today, we're going to show off Smart Solve's dispersible packaging, and we're gonna see what people think about it. Let's get to it. Did you know that most flexible packaging is not recyclable? No. I did not know that. I did not know. Oh, no. Did not know that. No. I did not know that. I did not. Yes. You did know that? Yes. I don't did you actually? No. No. He didn't. Okay. Here, hold this. Alright. I'm gonna have you take this paper from smart solve and put it in this water and just give it a good shake. Alright. Oh my goodness. Oh. Oh. Oh, that's sick. Wow. That's so cool. Now imagine if your favorite brains product was wrapped in that paper packaging, and you could just throw it down the drain, and it's completely eco friendly. Oh, that's cool. That's so cool. Oh, yeah. Dude, why isn't every packaging made out of this? Heck, yeah, man. I love the world, and I wanna save it. I would. I'd spend a dollar more. A dollar more? A dollar more? Oh, okay. That's a big statement. What about you? Oh, most definitely. Yeah? Yeah. One hundred percent. One hundred percent. Yeah. That would be good. It'd be good? Yeah. Does that excite you? That does excite me. I mean, it's all right there. It's right there. And now it's dissolved. It's gone. Zero waste, zero hassle. You you're like, oh, the I've run out of trash space. I'll just wash it down the sink. I like that. Yeah. Sick. Thanks for watching that video. Please comment below how much you would spend on packaging like this. Alright. We'll see you in the next video.

Imagine if fem care packaging dispersed on contact with water. Let's go see what people think. Imagine if laundry or cleaning supply packaging can dissolve on contact with water. What would you think about that? I think that would be really cool. That would be pretty nice. That'd be pretty cool. So like you didn't have to like throw it away. You could just wash it down the drain or flush it down the toilet and it's a hundred percent eco friendly. Interesting. I can't first I feel like I visually would have to see it. I mean, I'm very interested. I don't know if I'm, like, jumping out of my seat to go try it, but maybe if, like, I saw it, I would be like, oh, that's cool. Awesome. Well, we can demonstrate it right here. So I'll just have you hold this and then this is the stuff. So this is eco friendly, hundred percent biodegradable. Okay. I'll drop it in for you, and just give it a good swirl in the water. Okay. And check this out. It's dispersing. That is super cool. That's pretty cool. That's pretty useful too. Right? Oh, wow. That's actually so cool. Imagine if a company like it could be like a cleaning supplies company or like feminine care products implemented that into their packaging. What would you think? That would be great. How much more money would you spend on a product if you knew it was made out of that? A bit more. A bit more? A bit more for sure. Few pennies, a dollar more? Probably a dollar more. Yeah. I think I would. Sweet. What do you think? Yeah. I would too. No way. That's awesome. This is cool. I will. For this, I will. Totally. I don't think so. Really? Okay. Why not? I'm so sorry. It's not that it's an inconvenience. It just, like it doesn't, like it's not that big of a deal to me. Just because okay. Just throwing away the trash is just two steps, and I wouldn't pay an extra three bucks for a product like this. What about, like, a dollar? If it was a dollar and cheaper, then yeah, go for I'm all for it. Sweet. Thanks for watching the video. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe, we will see you next time.

Hey. I'm Jonathan Jacobovsky. I am the president of SmartSolve. I'm excited to bring to you another monthly innovation video. This month, I'm excited to highlight one of our favorite partners. We have some incredible customers. Some of the innovations that come through our inbox or over our phones every day excite us like you wouldn't believe. One of our core values at SmartSolve is joy, and there are a few things that bring us more joy than new innovations leveraging the incredible nature of our technologies. So today, the partners we wanna highlight are our partners at Punchgunk. Punchgunk was cofounded by Cameron and Nadine, and they needed a simple solution that would allow them to eliminate the plastic waste that you would inevitably find in the bathroom. They wanted to make the experience for their customers easy and zero waste, And that's why they came knocking on SmartSoft's doors. What's pretty cool about Punchgunk is I've used this stuff and it works. What you do is you have sore muscles after you workout, joint inflammation, other issues that are common to athletes. And what Cameron and Nadine created was a pretty innovative formula that does the following things. One, it relaxes sore muscles. Two, it reduces inflammation. Three, it fights free radicals. Four, it detoxifies cells. And five, it moisturizes skin. I'm sure like me, you wanna try some of this stuff. Well, the issue they had with trying it out is they wanted to make that experience zero waste. So that's when they came calling SmartSolve and we recommended to them on the basis of hearing what their idea was, our three x fifteen material. So a few years ago, SmartSoft had an idea of taking our base technology set and creating creating innovative solutions. Some of what you can see back here with some of our other customers who could place their materials, shelf stable materials, powders, dry goods, toys, into some of that packaging technology so that they could have readily biodegradable flushable technologies that would allow those solutions to be simplified for their customer base. So what I wanna do is show you what happens once Cameron and Nadine and Punchgunk place their innovative powder into our formula. Now we've simulated conditions that are like a bathtub inside of the sink. So come here. I'm gonna show have Dana show here what happens. So you just simply put it in the bathtub. As you can see with it just sitting there by itself, the edges start to dissolve. They break apart. And before long, as you start to add a little bit of agitation into the bathtub, you're going to see the powder coming out and foaming. That's evidence that the material is beginning to work. I mean, it's just like that. We're talking within seconds, you start to see the materials function. Now we guided, Cameron and Nadine toward this technology specifically because we wanted to have enough stability and strength to be able to hold the amount of material that they wanted to put into our packaging. But we do at SmartSalt have several different technologies. We have what we call the two x fifteen technology, which is the fastest to dissolve. The three x fifteen, which is a little thicker, just a little bit slower as you could see the the material breaking apart. And then we have a two x sixty and a two x thirty material, all of them with differing properties for the speed of dissolution, the speed of biodegradation, and enabling you to work with your specific solution set that you desire so that you can have a magic formulation like you see here with Punchgunk's muscle therapy. So if I speed this up just a little bit, you're gonna see now as we get the the pouch to go once you drop this in your bathtub, you're gonna see what happens with that material. And the next step for the customer would be as simple as laying inside of that bathtub and letting those muscles relax. Again, speaking from personal experience, we can't recommend their materials enough, their innovation of Punchguck, but also our innovation to be a part of casting your future dreams. So this innovation is something that we at SmartSoft are really excited about for the future. We have companies every day considering ways that this material might benefit them, whether you're into muscle relaxation like our friends at Punch Kunkar, or you're into some other crazy innovation, feminine hygiene care, toys, industrial powders, foods, we have a whole solution set that's ready and available for you. Have a wonderful month. Month.

Hi. Hi, I'm Jonathan from SmartSolve and, we've realized over the course of years of doing this that the the best thing we can do, for all of our stakeholders is to show how stuff dissolves. We have a pretty amazing innovation and we take it for granted every day because we get to work with it on emails and conversations and samples, but in many cases the innovation itself, sometimes isn't demonstrated. So we wanted to bring you a new series that we're putting on which is going to be a monthly innovation series where we demonstrate various ways that SmartSol materials are making an impact in this world. The first of those videos is one that comes on the heels of a very exciting announcement that we just received APR recognition as the first water soluble label to be approved for enhancing the recyclability of PET plastics. An example of that innovation is right here in my hands. You can see is a pretty traditional PET package, in this case for strawberries. And unfortunately many of the labels that are used on these plastic containers end up making this container no longer recyclable. When the material itself goes to the recycling center and it runs through the recycling stream and then these PET, the plastic itself, has turned into resins, those flakes end up being corrupted by the inks and the label itself because the adhesive doesn't dissolve away. So we did an in-depth study. We spent months of research where we showed and demonstrated how a water soluble label, a smartsolv water soluble label, when it goes through that process would dissolve away, enabling the PET resin that comes from the flakes of these plastics to have, purity to be able to be recycled and reused once again. It was a huge and monumental moment for us and it's one that we wanted to celebrate. So we thought in our first innovation video, we would demonstrate on camera here the nature of our water soluble label, what happens to it, and then obviously we're not in a recycling center, but we are going to have some video content coming for you soon that will show you what actually happens in a facility and why what I'm about to show you here is so groundbreaking and so innovative. There are no other paper labels in the entire world of the how to recycle label that have achieved this status. We really have a novel innovation here and we're excited to show it to you. So I'm going to turn on some water. As you can see it with the regular innovation, we'll put this under the sink and you'll notice why if this goes through a washing screen with water, that label is going to remain affixed to the PET plastic container, which therefore when that plastic container runs through the process of turning into individual flakes and, is extruded that, unfortunately, that material will be corrupted. So now let's exchange this label for the smart salve label. Watch what happens. Now, the nature of the dissolvability of our label varies depending upon the temperature of the water, the amount of water in which it's in, and the amount of obviously material that's on the container. But as you can see with our tray secret dissolvable adhesive, a little bit of water at a warmer temp. What you now have in front of you is a clear PET container fit to be recycled. So I hope you enjoyed this initial video and what will be hopefully a series of videos where we continue to demonstrate the power of water soluble materials. And it's why at SmartSalt with our mission statement of enabling people to better care for the planet by pioneering zero waste packaging technologies. That's why our aim with this zero waste packaging, example is something that we think will help you create a better world. Thank you very much.

The little things we do today make a huge impact on tomorrow. Out here, and in here. Hey. SmartSolve is determined to create change. Now our water-soluble flexible packaging materials are safe for drains, readily biodegradable, and even compost able. Hold on, honey. This one goes in the sink. But what sets us apart is our patented water dissolvable technology. Sustainability is our mission. What we do here makes life better for us here. We are a team of nature lovers. Scientists, and product designers with one goal in mind, enabling people to better care for the planet by pioneering zero waste packaging technologies. We are SmartSolve.

Plastic detergent bottles are bulky, messy, and often end up in landfills. Mono dose pods helped, but most still rely exclusively on PVOH, a synthetic polymer. At Smart Solve, we've developed a water-soluble paper based material that's 100% biodegradable. It disperses in your wash, contains no microplastics, and is safe for drains. Unlike traditional pods, our material is printable so brands can add clear instructions, safety messaging and bold designs without compromising sustainability. It's safer too. No more bright plastic pods mistaken for candy. And we didn't stop there. We're excited to announce the world's first one hundred percent bio based, all natural, zero plastic material. It is compostable, biodegradable, and has no PVOH. Welcome to the next generation in detergent packaging. Smart Solve proudly offers water-soluble materials that meet brands where they are and move them towards zero waste.

Dishwashing has come a long way from scrubbing in the sink to simply tossing in a packet. Single use dish pods gained popularity for convenience and product portioning. PFOH based formats have faced scrutiny over their ability to fully break down. At SmartSolve we've developed EPA tested, drain safe, water soluble packaging that's paper based and contains no microplastics. And because it's printable, brands can include warning instructions and display their branding. Finally, you can have the product portioning you love, but with print characteristics you've never been able to achieve with PVOH. This one hundred percent biodegradable material integrates seamlessly into existing form fill in seal. No new equipment or operational changes needed. And we didn't stop there. We're excited to announce the world's first one hundred percent bio based, all natural, zero plastic material. It is compostable, biodegradable, and has no p v o h. We're challenging brands to rethink their packaging. Let's move toward a plastic free future with biodegradable, compostable, and soluble alternatives that benefits people and the planet, join us in leading the way to a zero waste, plastic free future, one clean dish at a time.

The bathroom is a place to relax, refresh and now rethink packaging. The self care experience often starts with packaging that ends up in the trash. But what if your packaging could disappear effortlessly? Designed to dissolve on contact with water. Our x series pouch stock is EPA tested, drain safe, and one hundred percent biodegradable, no microplastics, and zero waste. It's the cleanest delivery yet for both your product and the planet. And because it's fully printable, brands can include directions, warnings or beautiful branding right on the pouch. Even better it works on your existing form, fill and seal equipment. And now we're going further. Introducing pure nil zero. Zero plastic. Endless possibilities. We're challenging bath and body brands to rethink packaging and create products that are sustainable as they are soothing.

Home cleaning shouldn't mean handling harsh chemicals or measuring messy powders. With Smart Solve's water soluble packaging, there's no pouring, no scooping, and no direct contact with cleaning products. And because it's pre measured and sealed, it's perfect for both powder and tablet formats. Just drop the pouch into your spray bottle, toilet, or garbage disposal, and let it dissolve on contact with water. No gloves, no mess, Keeping your hands free of chemical residue. Smart Solve's packaging is one hundred percent biodegradable, drain safe, and EPA tested. Safer for you and your home. And because it's fully printable, brands can include directions, warnings, or beautiful branding right on the pouch. We're challenging cleaning brands to rethink packaging.