Eco Products
Eco Products
🏭 US (Colorado)
What we like about Eco Products: Large catalog of compostable foodware with low minimums. Please note that compostable PLA beverage cups often create more issues than they solve from a sustainability perspective, but the molded fiber clamshells can serve as a good option when used as a vessel to bring any food waste into the composting stream.
Cups
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PLA looks and feels like a traditional thermoplastic.
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This would not be our first choice for a material. While PLA is technically industrially compostable, the majority of US households do not have access to curbside composting that accepts these types of materials.
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PLA is industrially compostable.
GreenBlue’s urban compost map is a helpful resource to see if industrial composting makes sense for your use case.
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Since bioplastics look and feel like traditional plastic, proper disposal information should be an important part of the design so that they don't end up in the wrong waste stream. Let customers know if they should recycle or compost the plastic. If composting is the best case scenario, it's good to let customers know that if they can't compost it, that it's best if the plastic is reused or thrown in with the trash. Tossing bioplastic in with recycling just adds an extra step on the way to landfill.
You could consider a takeback program. If you can work with an industrial composter that accepts bioplastic, you can bulk compost your packaging on behalf of customers.
Containers
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Sugarcane fibers make these a little softer to the touch than traditional molded fiber.
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EcoProducts Vanguard line does not use any toxic PFAS in the waterproof lining.
Traditionally molded fiber has a high carbon and high water footprint in processing. This should be considered before selecting any molded fiber packaging.
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For food use-cases, we’d recommend composting so that the packaging serves as a vessel to deliver nutrient rich food waste into the composting stream.
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Stock sizes do not allow for much in-mold customization. But designs can be customized with sticker. If composting is the expected use case, compostable stickers are suggested.
Food Service
Poly Bags & Films
Trays & Inserts
Paper Mailers
Cushioning
Jars & Bottles
Corrugated
Folding Cartons
Inks & Coatings
Raw Materials
Labels
Specialty Papers
