Maybe...maybe not. 

I'm concerned about the biodegradable part. Polypropylene is usually 
considered appropriate but I have to wonder what chemicals are added to 
make it biodegradable and how they'd react with my collections. 

There is no legal, or even standardized, definition for "archival" and it never 
hurts to have material tested. Or to buy from a reliable supplier that typically 
supplies the museum industry. 

If it's too cheap to be true....

Diane Gutenkauf

On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 16:18:11 -0600, Martha Davies <[log in to unmask]> 
wrote:

>Do these products, available at Office Max, qualify as archival quality?
>
>"Ecovue binder [3-ring binder] 100% recyclable, 100% biodegradable, 70%
>Post Consumer Waste Content, No V.O.C.'s (Volatile Organic Compounds),
>Made with Biodegradable Polypropylene"
>
>"Office Max sheetprotectors standard weight, clear poly, archival safe
>& acid free"
>
>I'll appreciate hearing....
>
>==martha
>

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