HID Launches Bamboo Access Security Cards

According to reports, 30 million kg of PVC (one of the world’s most widely produced plastics) is used every year for credit and access cards worldwide. Unfortunately lots of these end up in landfill. HID has further committed to sustainability by launching a new highly durable and PVC-free credential, the Seos access security cards.

HID’s Seos Bamboo credentials are made from sustainably sourced bamboo instead of plastic and they are certified by the Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC). The credential is part of HID’s award-winning Seos security solution and is the first in a range of physical access security Eco Cards.

We met Spencer Marshall (pictured left), HID’s head of Europe for physical access control at IFSEC. He talked us through why Bamboo – and not recycled plastic or other materials; how does it fit on HID’s access cojntrol ecosystem and why now.

The beautiful, light and tactile bamboo cards come with HID’s Seos software-based access technology, providing best-in-class