Two parking lots in New Jersey are being refreshed, with the first waterborne traffic paint made with soybean oil.  The Medford Township school system continuously searches for sustainable initiatives, which lead the director of operations and technology, Joe Bilkuck, to BioStripe.  This soy-biobased traffic paint is being tested on two of the district’s parking lots, because in addition to being biobased, Biluck also requires products to meet his criteria.

“We won’t make a switch unless the products meet two important criteria: they must get the job done as well — or better — than the product they’re replacing, and they must be cost-competitive,” said Biluck.

In addition to the traffic paint, Medford now uses biobased spray lubricants, drain and septic treatment, mold and mildew remover, carpet shampoo, white board restorer, all-purpose cleaner, motor oil, and truck/bus wash as well as biodiesel and the soy-backed carpet.

U.S. soybean farmers have invested millions of dollars to research, test and promote biobased products. Much of this work was done through the USB, which is composed of 70 U.S. soybean farmers appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to invest soybean checkoff funds. To learn more about biobased products, visit www.soybiobased.org.