BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCTS INSTITUTE - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/62127.xml BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCTS INSTITUTE - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 The Biodegradable Products Institute sponsors "Zero Waste" Barbeque at the US Composting Council's 2007 Annual Meeting http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/11/prweb478035.htm The Biodegradable Product's Institute (BPI) will host the "All Compostable" BBQ at the US Composting Council's (USCC) annual conference and exhibition, January 21-24 in Orlando Florida. This marks the first time that the USCC has held a "zero waste" event at its annual meeting. (PRWeb Nov 15, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/11/prweb478035.htm Earthcycle Packaging Gains BPI Approval http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb386471.htm The Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) announced today its approval of Earthcycle Packaging’s products. These products are derived from palm fiber—an annually renewable agricultural biomass. The BPI’s certification demonstrates that Earthcycle’s products meet the specifications in ASTM D6400 and ASTM D6868 and will biodegrade swiftly and safely during municipal or commercial composting. (PRWeb May 23, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb386471.htm Plastic Supplier’s EarthFirst PLA Film Earn BPI Certification http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb379027.htm Plastic Suppliers’ EarthFirst® PLA film line of sustainable films was approved by the Biodegradable Products Institute to carry the “Compostable Logo”. Plastics Suppliers’ EarthFirst PLA films can be used in flexible packaging, floral sleeves, folding window cartons, shrink sleeve labels and other labeling applications. EarthFirst PLA film will augment the growing array of compostable materials and facilitate the development of innovative compostable packaging. This specification assures packagers that the microorganisms in the compost can quickly break down EarthFirst PLA films, using them as a food source and converting them to carbon dioxide and water. (PRWeb May 2, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb379027.htm Grenidea’s Agroresins Approved by the Biodegradable Products Institute http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/02/prweb347910.htm The Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) announced its approval of Grenidea’s AgroResinTM materials derived from renewable agricultural biomass. The BPI’s certification demonstrates that Grenidea’s products meet the specifications in ASTM D6868 and will biodegrade swiftly and safely during municipal or commercial composting. (PRWeb Feb 20, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/02/prweb347910.htm BPI Approves “Great Green Earth” Compostable Bags http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb278849.htm The Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) granted its "Compostable Logo" to "Great Green EarthTM Compostable Bags," marketed by Zerust Consumer Products and manufactured by Marshall Plastics. This continues to expand the choices of BPI approved bags available to retailers consumers, and others The BPI’s "Compostable Logo" is awarded only after independent tests confirm that bags meet ASTM D6400, "Specification for Compostable Plastics" and will biodegrade swiftly and completely, when composted in commercial or municipal facilities. (PRWeb Sep 1, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb278849.htm “COMP-LETE” Compostable Bags from Fortune Plastics - the Newest Approval by the Biodegradable Products Institute http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/05/prweb243064.htm Today, the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) announced its certification of Fortune Plastics “COMP-LETE”TM Compostable Bags. These products offer superior strength and compostability, as well as availability through Fortune’s established distributor network. BPI’s “Compostable Logo” is awarded to products that meet ASTM D6400, assuring end users and composters that the bags will biodegrade swiftly and safely during municipal, commercial, or household composting. (PRWeb May 31, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/05/prweb243064.htm Heritage’s “BioTuf” Bags Approved by the Biodegradable Products Institute http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb216847.htm The Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) announced its approval of Heritage Bag’s new “BioTuf”TM Compostable Bags. Heritage’s new technology enables it to deliver a bag to customers which has superior strength at a price point that is very competitive to other products that meet ASTM D6400. This assures that the bags will biodegrade swiftly and safely during municipal, commercial, or household composting. Heritage’s large distributor network is targeting yard waste programs as well as the increasing number of food waste diversion. (PRWeb Mar 11, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb216847.htm The First Compostable Logo for Cutlery Goes on NAT-UR® Utensils http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/02/prweb204376.htm The NAT-UR® biodegradable plastic cutlery has just received another international honor. The Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) this week granted its first "Compostable Logo" to NAT-UR, Inc. for compostable utensils. NAT-UR® utensils are made of NAT-UR resin which incorporates NatureWorks PLA™. The BPI’s symbol demonstrates that NAT-UR’s cutlery meets ASTM D6400 “Specifications for Compostable Plastics”. (PRWeb Feb 3, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/02/prweb204376.htm Biosphere Industries New Biobased Packaging Certified by the Biodegradable Products Institute http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/01/prweb199924.htm The Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) announced its approval of Biosphere Industries’ unique starch based packaging technology-PPM100. Biosphere’s new materials are biobased, moisture resistant and can be used in food service items as well as general packaging. The BPI certification demonstrates that this new material meets the specifications in ASTM D6868 and will biodegrade swiftly and safely during municipal, commercial, or household composting. Biosphere’s new packaging is one of a growing number of materials approved by BPI that is composed mainly of natural, annually renewable raw materials rather than synthetic polymers that have been engineered for biodegradability. (PRWeb Jan 25, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/01/prweb199924.htm BIOTA Spring Water’s Bottle Marks the First Water Bottle Approved by the Biodegradable Products Institute http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/11/prweb177481.htm BIOTA is the first premium spring water use a to be sold in a compostable bottle-one approved by the Biodegradable Products Institute. Also, it is the first premium spring water packeaged in a bottle derived entirely from corn, a renewable resource. (PRWeb Nov 12, 2004)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/11/prweb177481.htm Cortec’s Eco Film™ & Eco Works™ Receive BPI Certification http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/04/prweb118254.htm Cortec Corporation of White Bear Lake, MN is the latest addition to Biodegradable Product Institute’s (BPI) growing list of ASTM D 6400-99 certified compostable product manufacturers. (PRWeb Apr 14, 2004)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/04/prweb118254.htm BASF's Ecoflex® resins earn the Biodegradable Products Institute's emblem http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/06/prweb69860.htm (PRWeb Jun 23, 2003)

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