GreenPack Green and Biodegradable Packaging and Tableware Products

Green Pack is an importer and wholesaler specializing in environmentally sustainable products.  We supply biodegradable and compostable tableware and packaging, and a fantastic new range of non-toxic, petrochemical free wax crayons and paper twine.

 

  Our product range includes: Areca palm leaf plates, sugarcane fibre (bagasse) tableware, GM-free starch cutlery, plantation timber cutlery, PLA Bioplastic cups and containers, PLA coated coffee cups, paper straws, recycled napkins and lots more

 

Green Pack caters for a wide range of customers. From wholesalers, hospitality, general business users to schools, hospitals, airlines and the general public. We also specialise in green event supply from the small private event to the supply of large organised public events.

Via: greenpack LINK

HIP Labels: BioTag and EcoTag Compostable / Degradable Labels

HIP - Horticultural Identification Products produces a number of green labels and tags ... to make your garden greener and reduced the amount of plastic used in labeling potted plants.

"BioTag is produced using a ... polymer technology that relies on bio-based products such as corn, soybeans, sorghum, tapioca, and potato starches rather than fossil fuel-based resins. ... natural composition that is biodegradable in the soil in approximately one year. ... meets or exceeds all ASTM standards for compostable plastics and aerobic biodegradation."

" ... EcoTag, a degradable alternative to traditional plastic nursery tags. ... Manufactured using wind power ... is environmentally friendly ... rigid nursery tags retain their integrity until buried in compost or disposed of in a landfill. The buried degradation process takes 1 to 5 years."



Via: hiplabels LINK

Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI)

Composting is a way to reduce demand on landfills and create great soil for plants in your own back yard.

Want to learn more about composting? check out BPI ...

" ... a not-for-profit association ... from government, industry and academia ... Through our innovative "Compostable Label" we educate manufacturers, legislators and consumers about the importance of "Scientific standards for biodegradation" for biodegradable materials. ... promote the use and recovery of compostable materials through municipal and backyard composting."

" ... the amount of waste that has been diverted from landfill disposal through composting has quadrupled since 1990, from 2% of total MSW to 8.4% today ... 62% of all yard trimmings are composted in more than 3,500 municipal yard trimming composting programs in the US and 23 states ban at least some organics disposal in landfills, mostly leaves, grass and other yard debris. "



Via: Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) LINK

SunChips® are Powered by the Sun in Modesto, California

In addition to packing SunChips® in plastic bags made from plants and working on a compostable packing bag ... SunChips® are made with solar energy ( see LINK).

" ... plant in Modesto, California, solar collectors track the sun from dawn to dusk, gathering all the energy they can ... transfer that energy into heat, ... you get a snack that's not only better for you, but better for the planet as well."


CLICK to download a pdf to learn how they did it !


Via: Sunchips® LINK

Sunchips® - Plant Based Plastic Bags and Soon to be Compostable Bags !!

SunChips - made by Frito Lay - is committed to lessening their impact on the planet ... in this example they are addressing packaging.

Their new bags are made with plant based plastic and by next year then plan to have a fully compostable bag ... 14 weeks in a well tended compost pile and it is ... compost !!

" ... we dream of a world with less waste ... we knew we had to create a better bag. ... found the answer in nature ... 33% of every 10 1/2 oz. size SunChips® bag is made with renewable, plant based materials. ... first step to reduce the amount of non–renewable materials we use for packaging."

"... in 2010, we plan to introduce the first fully compostable chip bag of its kind. ... are designed to fully decompose in about 14 weeks when placed in a hot, active compost bin or pile."

Check out the cool video on their website at this LINK ... click on compostable packaging on the right.



Via: Sunchips LINK

Biosphere Industries 100% Compostable / Recyclable Food Packaging

While shopping recently I found peppers packed in something other than a PS (#6) plastic foam tray. The paper-like trays were labeled as 100% compostable and 100% recyclable.

Biosphere Industries " ... Renew-a-Pak® and Blueware™ product lines are ... ultra earth friendly starch based packaging systems. We do not convert starch into plastic, but bake it... successfully optimized this ... technology to manufacture rigid packaging products that perform unlike anything else on earth."

" ... made primarily of starches such as tapioca and potatoes and a smaller percentage of grass fibers ... advanced technology used ... is a clean process - no harsh chemicals, no plastics used. Steam is the only by-product ... For towns and cities without composting facilities, Renew-a-Pak biodegradable packaging materials may also be disposed of in paper recycling streams."


Via: Biosphere Industries, LLC LINK