BPI Members with expertise in Life Cycle Analysis contributed to this review of the "Compostable" portion of Oregon DEQ's August 2018 report looking at the environmental impacts of packaging and food service ware. Take a look here: bit.ly/DEQReview

Science Journal - Nature Compostable coffee pods break down “within 46 days, proving composting to be a feasible waste stream option and a sustainable marketing edge while treading the path toward a circular economy.” go.nature.com/2YmUlbt #composting #research #sustainable

"In short, USCC and PBPC want consumers to know that through the monitoring of composting processes, and if producers follow all of the routine precautions, it is unlikely that COVID-19 is transferrable in commercial compost piles.."

"All selected test products scored positive with regard to their disintegration rate, showing substantial fragmentation and loss of mechanical strength within the two composting cycles. " Read about the Wageningen University disintegration study here: bit.ly/disintegration…

Awesome and fun idea by Novamont to launch this game app to help teach the value of food waste recycling, composting and household waste source separation!

Thank you for not feeding the recycling cart. Only clean & dry items please. Consider composting food waste. #Recycle #ReduceReuseRecycle #Recycled #RecyclingMatters

One of BPI's members, Club Coffee , is featured in a new podcast episode on all things coffee and sustainability. Check it out!

Happy #BioplasticsWeek!

Today we're happy to introduce what we hope to be a big next step in the effort to curb contamination from non-compostable packaging in organics streams. Learn more about BPI's new guidelines for labeling and identification here:bit.ly/bpilabeling

Thanks @BioCycleMag for covering our new labeling guidelines! “The Guidelines lay out all the options and will get the conversations started.” bit.ly/bclabeling

Pandemic-induced constraints have led to an uptick in takeout and delivery, and proponents of compostables hope the guidelines could prove useful given the timing of their release. Story by Ev 🤠 wastedive.com/news/bpi-guide…

Thanks to @wastedive and Ev 🤠 for this great coverage of BPI's new labeling and identification guidelines for compostable products and packaging...

Certifications matter more than ever and brands should be promoting them greenbiz.com/article/certif… via Green Biz

To protect the climate, banning all single-use plastics is not the answer thestar.com/opinion/contri… via Toronto Star

Atlas Organics Joins BPI Board of Directors as First Composter Board Member Atlas Organics wastedive.com/press-release/… via Waste Dive

Composter Joins BPI Board Of Directors biocycle.net/composter-join… Atlas Organics

To gain a deeper understanding of perceptions of #sustainable packaging, Smart Design asked 300 green-leaning people to evaluate the #environmental pros and cons of materials and #packaging. Read Perceptions of sustainability; four insights for brands. bit.ly/3iqM3cn

New Roadmap Tackles Compostable Packaging Barriers biocycle.net/new-roadmap-ta…

🎉Today Novamont North America is celebrating #EarthDay2021 with a large slice of "compost" cake! 😋 You can download the recipe sheet and watch a video on how to make this fantastic cake in our Earth Day news article here 👉 northamerica.novamont.com/leggi_news.php… #EarthDay #cake

Happy Earth Day 2021. npr.org/2021/04/22/989…