From Minneapolis to Berkeley to Atlanta to Detroit, the BPI Summit conversation has continued to evolve. 2023 was about the intersection of compostable products, food waste, and climate change, highl...
As more states look for ways to reduce contamination in organics recycling, one question keeps coming up: How do we make it easier for consumers to know which products are actually compostable? Minne...
Do certified home-compostable products really break down in a backyard bin? The science of home composting, realistic timelines, and how to succeed....
Compostable, biodegradable and bioplastic aren’t the same. We debunk five myths about certified compostable packaging, from microplastics to PFAS and oceans....
Disintegration, biodegradation, ecotoxicity: the three benchmarks every certified compostable product must pass, the lab methods behind them, and why all three matter. ...
How do certified compostable products actually break down? The microbial science of biodegradation and mineralization, and how it maps to BPI certification....
One of the country's largest baseball stadiums created its system through partnerships, strong operational design, and an emphasis on compostable packaging. Every game or event at a major league stadi...
Consumers are increasingly looking for products that are better for the environment, and terms like “biodegradable” and “compostable” are often used interchangeably. While they may seem similar, there...
As compostable packaging becomes more common, understanding the science behind how these materials break down and under what conditions is key to protecting compost quality and building public trust. ...
In 2018, the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) took a decisive step to protect the integrity of compost and the trust behind its certification mark: a phased ban on PFAS in BPI-certified products...
You might be wondering why one plastic item—say, a take-out container holding your Chipotle burrito bowl—can linger in the environment for decades, while another nearly identical, certified-compostabl...
For years, sustainability leaders have asked the same question: Will consumers actually show up for this? According to consumer data shared by Suzanne Shelton, Founder and CEO of Shelton Group, the a...
