Ecosandbags
Posted by Bryan Lauer, LEED AP in GoGreen on 04-08-2009
This article was written by Keith Johnson.
The HighTech Alternative to Traditional Sandbags
Easy and affordable – your best defense in flood control
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Dry weight 14.5 oz. each (sandless sandbag)
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Simply submerge in water for 3 to 5 minutes and bag will inflate to 35 lbs.
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10 year shelf life
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Can be deployed in a fraction of the time of traditional sandbags.
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Each bag absorbs & contains over 4 gallons of water.
Environmentally Safe
- Biodegradable. Requires no special disposal.
- Can be burned or buried after use. Product dissolves naturally in the ground.
Efficient
- Eliminates the material cost, time and manpower required to construct traditional sandbags during a flooding emergency.
- Easy to ship and move.
- All bags weigh the same and are the same size, producing more efficient stacking, requiring less bags.
- The Polymer Gel contained in the bag is more flexible, resulting in a better seal between bags.
- Ready for rapid deployment in minutes, unlike traditional sandbags.
- The sandless sandbag is approximately 1/3 the cost of traditional sandbags.
Multiple uses - Residential Protection, Factory Protection, Critical Infrastructure, Construction Sites and Soil Erosion Protection for Landscaping, Underground Parking Protection, Water Diversion, Water Leaks
