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5 May 202528 April 2025

Ahlstrom receives home compostable certification in Australia and New Zealand for Sulpack® Flexible packaging

Sulpack® is a PFAS-free parchment paper specifically developed for fresh and greasy applications and offers a natural grease barrier for packaging


29 October 202425 October 2024

First 7,5 million drinking straws in the US to be made of compostable material from Gaia Biomaterials

Biodolomer is developed and manufactured in Sweden by Gaia Biomaterials


9 October 20242 October 2024

Seda North America introduces compostable Double Wall cold cups with EcoFit lids for a superior consumer experience

A new way of drinking sustainably - these cups and lids have been specifically designed to meet the demands of rapidly changing legislaton that increasingly favors more sustainable packaging solutions


2 July 202425 June 2024

Eco-Products offers new compostable products to help businesses comply with Colorado law starting July 1

Veridian cups, bowls, and cutlery are easily identifiable as compostable, meeting all requirements of the state's upcoming labeling law


7 June 20243 June 2024

BPI-certified compostable, touch-free, cutlery & dispenser

The Touch-Free Arrow Cutlery Dispenser is the most thorough solution aiming to enhance operational efficiency and promote environmental responsibility within a variety of dining establishments


30 April 202424 April 2024

GAIA Biomaterials receives US compostability certificate for limestone based bioplastic

The current BPI Certification mark covers Biodolomer, which is used for a variety of film-based applications


21 March 202415 March 2024

CARBIOS Active, the enzymatic solution for 100% compostable PLA, added to FDA Inventory of Food Contact Substances

PLA packaging integrating CARBIOS Active is 100% compostable even at ambient temperatures, supporting Food & Beverage brands in achieving their sustainability commitments


1 February 202424 January 2024

Melitta® Launches New Packaging for Cone Coffee Filters, Featuring Forest Stewardship Council® and Biodegradable Products Institute® Product Certifications

The certifications demonstrate the brand’s ongoing commitment to sustainability in its operations


2 December 202230 November 2022

Eco-Products Launches New Line of Compostable Straws Made from Plant-Based Plastic

New straws are compostable in commercial facilities and home compost piles


28 April 202222 April 2022

Frito-Lay Achieves Ambition for a Quieter, Industrially Compostable, 100% Bio-based Snack Bag

The Off The Eaten Path bag is unique in that the entirety of the materials used—the print web, barrier sealant webs, inks, and adhesive—had to meet current, often stringent, third-party certification requirements for industrial compostability


19 October 202017 October 2020

Dunkin’ Tests Biodegradable Straws at Select Stores Across the U.S.

About 250 Dunkin’ restaurants in select markets throughout the U.S. have begun testing a new biodegradable straw


23 September 202018 September 2020

Maxwell House Launches New Zero Waste Single-Serve Coffee Pods

Great aid for Canadians to reduce their waste without missing their single-serve-pods


Maxwell House bringt kompostierbare Kaffeekapseln auf den Markt

Hilfe für Kanadier, ihren Abfall zu reduzieren, ohne auf die Bequemlichkeit von Single-Serve-Kapseln oder den runden Geschmack von Maxwell House Kaffee zu verzichten


20 May 202015 May 2020

“Biodegradable,” a magic word for environmentally-minded consumers, isn’t always a green panacea

Environmentally-conscious shoppers tend to be drawn to such labels, but might not be aware of a critical drawback


23 April 202020 April 2020

The Essential Connection Between Food Waste and Compostable Products

A reminder for everyone to keep the essential connection between compostable products and food waste top of mind when assessing the value of compostable products


10 September 20198 September 2019

Labeling Compostable Products and Packaging

The threat of contamination is often cited as a major factor by composters for not accepting certified products and packaging


21 June 201915 September 2019

US PIRG Report: “Composting in America: A Path to Eliminate Waste, Revitalize Soil, and Tackle Global Warming”

Composting could reduce the amount of trash sent to landfills and incinerators in the U.S. by at least 30 percent


20 December 201815 September 2019

Field Testing of Compostable Products and Packaging

Increases in the diversion of food scraps and other organic waste streams are essential if we hope to make meaningful progress on the road to zero waste


4 December 201815 September 2019

Value of Compostable Packaging as “Feedstock”

This study used full-scale parallel field tests at two commercial composting facilities  located in two geographies, with two of the most common composting methods


3 November 201815 September 2019

Online Database of Certified Compostable Products

An online database where anyone can go to determine whether a product is certified or not, and that is what BPI maintains on our newly updated website


25 April 201815 September 2019

Why “Certified” Compostable?

Certification is critical for making sure claims are clear, consistent, and scientifically based


20 November 201716 November 2017

BPI Taps DIN CERTCO For Third-Party Compostability Verification

Partnership with World Leader will Solidify North American Certification


BPI gewinnt DIN-CERTCO für die Verifizierung der Kompostierung von Drittanbietern

Der BPI Verwaltungsrat gab heute bekannt, dass die DIN CERTCO GmbH ab dem 1. Dezember 2017 mit der Verwaltung der technischen Überprüfungen im Rahmen des BPI Zertifizierungsprogramms beauftragt wird


1 September 201630 August 2016

100 Percent Compostable Single Serve Coffee Pod Wins International Innovation Award

SPI Announces Club Coffee as Winner of its Innovation in Bioplastics Award


22 August 201618 August 2016

ASTM Plastics Committee to Revise Key Composting Standard

Specification does not describe contents of products or their performance with regards to compostability or biodegradability


20 July 201620 July 2016

Creation of Evertree, a new international actor in renewable chemistry

Avril Group teams up in JV to produce bio-VOCs


17 May 201611 May 2016

Compostable packaging label helps expand end-of-life options

One of the main goals of How2Compost is to help educate those needing to source-separate food scraps and compostable packaging


26 February 201625 February 2016

The World’s First 100% Compostable Single-Serve Pod

PurPod100™ Available from Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA in March 2016


21 January 201620 January 2016

Molder kickstarts compostable garden pot invention

New material feeding the plants whilst breaking down


1 October 201530 September 2015

Club Coffee set to release biodegradable pod

Paper-capped PurPod, invented by Guelph researchers, uses a brown-flecked bioplastic ring made of coffee bean chaff


2 March 201527 February 2015

European Bioplastics Members portrait: Kjell Ivar Bache, CEO BioBag International

Main strategy behind our partner concept is “Think Globally – Act Locally”


4 April 20143 April 2014

Bio-plastics Not so Good at Biodegrading: Ohio State Study

Researchers find some "green" plastics may not be better for the environment than petroleum-based plastics


25 September 2013

Compostable plastics may help boost cities’ food-waste programs

California's progressive labeling law to prohibit use of the term 'biodegradable' on all plastic products


17 September 2013

BPI Launches New Catalog of Compostable Products; First with Item-Level Product Details

Composters, consumers and foodservice companies will now have unprecedented detail – and confidence -- in BPI Certified Compostable Products thanks to the industry’s first item-level online database of products


21 July 2011

Consumers confused by terms like ‘bio-based’ and ‘renewable’

Consumers think that bio-based/renewable also means biodegradable


8 July 20111 December 2015

Biodegradable Products are not major contributors to Methane Emissions from landfills, as claimed in 5/27 ES&T article

The Biodegradable Products Institute refuted publication results


18 April 2011

Clean Idea develops North America’s first biodegradable dental products

Cleaner teeth and cleaner planet with vegetable based toothbrushes and flossers


19 January 2011

Bioplastics Leader Forms North American Company

Novamont’s strategic development plan constitutes a major step for the composting industry

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