Okokuqala, uma kuqhathaniswa nenqubo yendabuko yokwenza iphepha, ukukhiqizwa kwesilinganiso sephepha le-Bio akubangeli ukungcola kwamanzi, ukungcola kwegesi noma ukuqongelela kwezinsalela zemfucuza, futhi umkhiqizo ungonakaliswa ngokwemvelo. Uyiphepha lokuvikela imvelo elingenakungcola.
Okwesibili, uma kuqhathaniswa nokwenza iphepha lendabuko, kungonga amalitha ayizigidi ezingu-25 amanzi ahlanzekile njalo ngonyaka ngesilinganiso sokukhiqizwa komkhiqizo waminyaka yonke wamathani angu-120,000 e-Bio-paper. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kungonga izihlahla eziyizigidi ezingu-2.4 ngonyaka, okulingana nokuvikela amahektha angu-50,000 ezitshalo eziluhlaza ezinamahlathi.
Ngakho-ke, i-Bio-paper, njengohlobo lwephepha elingenamahlathi elenziwe nge-calcium carbonate, kodwa ukusebenza kwayo kufana ne-PVC, ithandwa kakhulu ekwenzeni amakhadi okhiye ehhotela, amakhadi obulungu, amakhadi okulawula ukufinyelela, amakhadi asezitimeleni, amakhadi okudlala njalo njalo. Iyikhadi elingangeni manzi futhi elingadabuki elinokuphila isikhathi eside kunekhadi le-PVC elivamile.