Shop for SHOWA® Sustainable Gloves & Reduce Landfill

Did you know there are enough disposable gloves resting in landfill to stretch to the moon and back 30 times? Do you realize that takes over 100+ years for gloves to break down? Sadly it’s true, but the good news is we have an exciting portfolio of sustainable hand protection that’s making a positive impact and reducing landfill waste.

Taking the next step in sustainability, SHOWA® has expanded its biodegradable product range of hand protection products featuring Eco Best Technology® (EBT). Gloves with EBT offer the same protection, performance and grip as their regular glove counterparts, but are better for the planet!

SHOWA® LAUNCHES AN EXTENSIVE SELECTION OF BIODEGRADABLE HAND PROTECTION

Showa® Eco-Best Technology® (EBT) Gloves

GREENCIRCLE® VERIFIED

SHOWA® glove has achieved the GreenCircle® certification for a growing portfolio of protective gloves that meet all the necessary qualifications to be certified for biodegradable claims.

The ASTM D5526 test certification demonstrated that SHOWA® EBT gloves achieved 82% biodegradation in only 386 days, while gloves without EBT achieved only 1.9% biodegradation over the same period of time.

REUSABLE BIODEGRADABLE EBT CHEMICAL PROTECTION GLOVE STYLES

SINGLE-USE LATEX-FREE BIODEGRADABLE EBT NITRILE GLOVE STYLES


GENERAL-DUTY BIODEGRADABLE EBT WORK GLOVES

  • SHOWA® 383 MICROPOROUS NITRILE COATED SEAMLESS KNIT EBT WORK GLOVES

These SHOWA® EBT Gloves perform, fit and feel like the others and also comply with Federal regulations for food contact 21CFR, 177.2600. What are waiting for? Make a positive impact on the environment without sacrificing protection or performance.

We Can’t Change Earth's Past But We Can Change Its Future and It Starts With You! Divert Landfill, Stop Plastic Pollution and Go Sustainable Today.

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