Certificate

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We supply an environmentally friendly alternative designed to mirror the functionality and uses of traditional plastic based products – minus the negative environmental impacts associated with plastic products. Our biodegradable and compostable products are scientifically developed to break down within weeks in a compost environment, without leaving any harmful residues in the process. Additionally, all of our products are certified to the various worldwide standards of Compostability including the the European Standard EN13432-2000 and the American Standard ASTM D6400-2004.

All our products have undergone extensive environmental testing at ows lab, Belgium, and have received certification at every stage of the production process, from the manufacture of our resin bead to finished products. The printed logos and certication stamps on all of our finished products are achieved by using soy-based inks that have been specifically developed for our compostable products.

Compostable Plastic is plastic which is “capable of undergoing biological decomposition in a compost site as part of an available program, such that the plastic is not visually distinguishable and breaks down to carbon dioxide, water, inorganic compounds, and biomass, at a rate consistent with known compostable materials (e.g. cellulose). and leaves no toxic residue.” American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM). In order for a plastic to be called compostable, three criteria need to be met:

• Biodegrade – break down into carbon dioxide, water, biomass at the same rate as cellulose (paper).
• Disintegrate – the material is indistinguishable in the compost, that it is not visible and needs to be screened out
• Eco-toxicity – the biodegradation does not produce any toxic material and the compost can support plant growth.