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The World's First Sustainable Bio-Based Ear Plug

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PIP® understands the importance of reducing waste to lower costs and minimize environmental impact. Our new, sustainable ECOSeries™ BioSoft™ ear plugs are the first to be made from bio-based technologies.

The BioSoft™ ear plug foam material provides the same fit and performance as conventional polyurethane or PVC materials, but with a lower carbon footprint. This innovative technology not only reduces emissions during manufacturing, but it contains bio-based materials making BioSoft™ more environmentally friendly at end of use.

BEGINNING
OF LIFE

REPLENISHABLE
SOURCE

SUSTAINABLE
MATERIAL

CO₂ EMISSION
REDUCTION

MADE FROM 82% BIO-BASED MATERIALS

IN-USE

> Without sacrificing performance or comfort

BSF-1

MEGA BULLET™
BIOSOFT

32

NRR

PF-1

PINCH FIT™
BIOSOFT

32

NRR

MATERIAL	BIO-BASED FOAM	PU or PVC FOAM
SHELF LIFE	SAME	SAME
SLOW RECOVERY FOAM
BIO-BASED PACKAGING

END OF LIFE

> BioSoft^™ ear plugs will decompose 76% in 180 days*. Traditional PU or PVC ear plugs will remain unchanged.

PU ^or PVC

DAY

1

DAY

180

CARBON FOOTPRINT COMPARISON

Equivalent CO₂ Emissions
per 10,000 pairs of disposable ear plugs

Disposable Ear Plugs
Made with PU Foam

98.05 lbs

Disposable Ear Plugs
Made with BioSoft™ Foam

17.49 lbs

BioSoft™ foam earplugs emit 5.6x less
CO₂ Carbon Emissions than traditional polyurethane foam earplugs

ITS ALL ABOUT CHOICE

PIP® offers convenient foam ear plugs designed to provide superior comfort and noise-blocking performance.

Soft, smooth, low pressure for excellent comfort
Bio-based materials made in North America
All parts—the earplug, the cord (BSF-30 only), the stem, even the bag—are bio-based
Traceable metal detectable (Blue) style available for use in the food industry

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	BSF-1	BSF-30	BSF-1B	BSF-D
USE	Single	Single	Single	Single
CORDING	Uncorded	Corded	Uncorded	Corded
MATERIAL	BioSoft™ Foam	BioSoft™ Foam	BioSoft™ Foam	BioSoft™ Foam
SIZE	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard
SHAPE	Bullet	Bullet	Bullet	Bullet
COLOR	Green/White	Green/White	Green/White	Blue
DETECTABLE	No	No	No	Yes
PAIR PER BOX	200	100	500	100

ATTENUATION CHART (ANSI S3. 19-1974)

FREQUENCY	125	250	500	1000	2000	3150	4000	6300	8000
MEAN ATTENUATION (dB)	35.3	33.4	38.7	37.7	39.7	44.2	45	48.2	48.2
STANDARD (db)	3.9	2.9	3.5	2.4	3.1	4.5	4.0	3.6	3.1

Revolutionary design requires no rolling and provides an easier, more hygienic fit
Bio-based materials made in North America
All parts—the earplug, the cord (PF-30 only), the stem, even the bag—are bio-based
Soft, smooth, low pressure for excellent comfort
Traceable metal detectable (Blue) style available for use in the food industry

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	PF-1	PF-30	PF-D
USE	Single	Single	Single
CORDING	Uncorded	Corded	Corded
MATERIAL	BioSoft™ Foam	BioSoft™ Foam	BioSoft™ Foam
SIZE	Standard	Standard	Standard
SHAPE	Push-In	Push-In	Push-In
COLOR	Yellow/Orange	Yellow/Orange	Blue
DETECTABLE	No	No	Yes
PAIR PER BOX	100	100	100

ATTENUATION CHART (ANSI S3. 19-1974)

FREQUENCY	125	250	500	1000	2000	3150	4000	6300	8000
MEAN ATTENUATION (dB)	39.3	37.8	42.9	40.6	39.1	44.4	46	47.8	46.2
STANDARD (db)	5.5	5.4	5.8	3.8	2.6	4.1	3.7	3.5	4.5

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