Gardners has launched an pollution eating print range called ReactivAir - a specialty coating that can be used on a wide range of print applications to significantly improve air quality, while also keeping the surface cleaner for longer.
The ReActivair coating, which is made of naturally occurring minerals, purifies air by using energy from natural sunlight to breakdown pollutants and odour molecules in the air. When sunlight hits the ReActivair coating, it prompts a series of reactions taking humidity and oxygen from the air turning them into cleaning agents that scrub the air of volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) and Nitrious oxides (NOx)- smog.
“ReActivair is one of the many initiatives we are delivering to positively impact climate change. So, we’d like to ask you - if you could clean the air by coating your print, why wouldn’t you?” said the company.
“Investing in this air-purifying technology is minimal when the benefits are so great - from out of home print applications including building wraps, backlights and rail and roadside billboards to fleet graphics, ReActivair, can convert a range of outdoor assets into strategically placed air purifiers…we can all play our part in creating cleaner air for everyone.”
Gardners said results from Sheffield University show one square coated meter can take out about 2g of NOx per day - so, a banner (of around.50m2) could reverse the effects of the pollution created from a bus or about 20 cars every single day.
