Compostable or
Biodegradable Disposable Products
Goals and Aspirations
It′s easy to ignore, but shrinking landfill space is quickly becoming a serious issue
affecting communities around the globe.
We offer an alternative to putting yet another disposable plate or bowl into those landfills.
Traditional paper and plastic disposables are part of the growing demand for community landfill
space. Restaurants now have alternatives by switching to compostable disposables.
These natural plates and bowls offer a practical and economical way in helping to reduce dependence on
growing landfills.
Our plates and bowls are made primarily from sugar cane pulp and other natural fibers, the
byproduct of the sugar processing industry. Because sugar cane is harvested annually it supports
sustainable business practices. Our products are produced with 90% sugar cane bagasse,
10% wood pulp. Every item in our product line reduces our dependence on wood based material by 90%.
By switching to sugar cane based material we reduce our dependence on wood based and petroleum based materials. Plus, your disposable plate can go straight into your home or community compost bin. Within 90 days the material degrades into a compost soil rich in nutrients and great for use around the garden or for planting that next tree.
Because these disposables are water, grease and cut resistant; food service operators can utilize these plates and bowls with confidence.
We understand that we may not be able to change the outcome of this global waste dilemma overnight, but with each bowl and each plate we keep out of our landfills we take part in a small but growing movement to “. . .put our earth first”. We want to help you learn more about the exciting changes happening in the world of alternative resource materials as well as explore
realistic and easy ways to create a composting program for your home or community.
|
An Environmentally Friendly Alternative
- Our products are made from 90% sugar cane pulp,
an abundant annually renewable resource.
- A 100% compostable material
- Helping to close “nature′s loop”
The plates and bowls degrade to a resale compost material in roughly 60 days.
|
Our goals and aspirations are clear - provide the world food service disposables market, especially in the United States, with an alternative line of compostable products that reduce waste and address a number of environmentally critical issues.
Our compostables products offer:
- Verifiable and certifiable compost testing
- Products that meet or exceed the most demanding food handling requirements
- Products manufactured in facilities that provide workers with fair wages, acceptable working and living conditions
As the demand for convenience foods requiring disposable packaging grows, the landfills appear to grow proportionately.
We truly believe our compostable products will play an important role in the future of food service packaging and recognize our corporate and social responsibilities that go along with this mandate.
We are not looking just to sell compostable products. We believe that the development of this line of compostable products is a start in offering waste solutions to a very large and expanding industry responsible for putting a lot of tonnage into landfills.
The Market
A. Awareness that paper and plastic disposables are a serious environmental issue has been around for a long time. High
profile consumers like McDonalds® were forced to make changes away from expanded
polystyrene more than a dozen years ago.
B. Cost versus environmental concerns has always been an overriding issue but public
pressure appears to be gaining attention and the timing for the introduction of new environmentally friendly products is apparent today.
C. The huge demand for convenience foods requiring disposable packaging continues to be a source of growing environmental concern as the market grows.
D. What appears to be environmentally acceptable packaging: poly coated paper, coated paper pulp products or P E T (number 1 recycling symbol) containers universally do not degrade in a landfill; no less in a compost.
E. Using packaging from recycled materials is only the first step in
finding a waster solution. The recycling infrastructure for many disposable products is virtually inoperable.
F. Alternative compostable materials have been available for a half dozen years or more but there seemingly has been no concerted effort to make the switch because of either cost or lack of public pressure.
G. In the past compostable plates, bowls and other food service disposables have not been available. Today, it makes good business sense to provide alternative environmentally friendly products, particularly in specific areas of the United States where the environment is a very high profile issue.
Compostable's Products
A. A wide array of plates, bowls, trays and hinged containers are now available.
B. Until a “green” lid can be sourced, the only functional compostable (non bleached) package will be our hinged containers. These will be 9 inch by 9 inch hinged containers providing a covered and secure package.
C. At this time our compostable products are available in traditional food service bulk packaging and retail put-ups.
Our Focus
Our focus is to promote sustainable manufacturing practices, implement advanced technologies free of chlorine chemistry, help educate
consumers on alternatives and work to develop world markets for sustainable produced third party certified products and services.
|
