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  • Backgrounds & Definitions
    Introductions to compostable plastics; why they are used; examples of bioplastics; summaries of potential advantages compostable plastics offer and challenges they pose, etc.
  • Policies & Legislation
    City, State, Federal regulations, policies and guidelines on the use of compostable plastics, labeling of compostable plastics, product bans, program regulations, etc.
  • Education & Outreach
    Business, event, and residential outreach material: purchasing guides, flyers, fact sheets, print advertisements, online toolkits, etc.
  • Analysis & Field Research
    Reports, and results from testing compostable plastics and their potential to degrade; testing protocols and methods, economic analyses.
  • Certified & Accepted Products
    Compostable items accepted by compost facilities, haulers or specific programs - often accompanied by lists of companies that sell compostable plastics.
  • In the News
    Recent discussions of compostable plastics in the news, on radio shows, in blogs, etc.
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Backgrounds & Definitions
Backgrounds & Definitions
Introductions to compostable plastics; why they are used; examples of bioplastics; summaries of potential advantages compostable plastics offer and challenges they pose, etc.
Policies & Legislation
Policies & Legislation
City, State, Federal regulations, policies and guidelines on the use of compostable plastics, labeling of compostable plastics, product bans, program regulations, etc.
Education & Outreach
Education & Outreach
Business, event, and residential outreach material: purchasing guides, flyers, fact sheets, print advertisements, online toolkits, etc.
Analysis & Field Research
Analysis & Field Research
Reports, and results from testing compostable plastics and their potential to degrade; testing protocols and methods, economic analyses.
Certified & Accepted Products
Certified & Accepted Products
Compostable items accepted by compost facilities, haulers or specific programs - often accompanied by lists of companies that sell compostable plastics.
In the News
In the News
Recent discussions of compostable plastics in the news, on radio shows, in blogs, etc.
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Brown is the New Green

Cedar Grove PackagingSeattle, WA

The Cedar Grove Composting facility created their own brand of packaging products that are easily identifiable and compostable at their facility. This is the home page of their packaging website.

About the Author
Since 1989, Cedar Grove Composting, Inc. has diverted over 4 million tons of organic material from landfills, preventing 3.72 million metric tons (C02e) of greenhouse gas emissions—the equivalent of removing approximately 670,000 cars from the road. Their mission is to be the national leader in developing, educating and selling foodservice and retail packaging solutions that accommodate a commercial composting facility and curb side composting.

Categories: Certified & Accepted Products
Format: Webpage
Last Updated: 2013


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