The Happy Bag Co.
The Happy Bag Co.
🏭 US (Los Angeles)
What we like about The Happy Bag Co.: Concentrated offering of poly bag alternatives made from home compostable material.
PBAT, PLA Bags
Home compostable. Customization available.
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Their bioplastic inner bags are translucent with a bit of a soft touch feel.
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The Happy Bag’s PLA (Polyactide) is made from corn starch. PBAT (Polybutyrate Adipate Terephthalate) is added for flexibility and it’s partly made from a petroleum-based material.
While this film is not entirely free of fossil fuels, it relies less on fossil fuels than poly mailers made from traditional plastic.
Their PLA/PBAT bags and mailers will compost in home compost settings within 190 days.
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The Happy Bag Co’s bags are home compostable. If they’re not composted, they should be disposed of with regular trash.
Composting certifications:
• SEEDLING / TÜV AUSTRIA, in compliance with EN 13432.
• BPI (for industrial composting)
• OK COMPOST HOME, based on the European standard EN 13432.
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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, but it's good to let customers know that if they can't compost it, that the plastic should be 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.
PBAT, PLA Mailers
Home compostable. Customization available.
-
Their bioplastic inner bags are translucent with a bit of a soft touch feel.
-
The Happy Bag’s PLA (Polyactide) is made from corn starch. PBAT (Polybutyrate Adipate Terephthalate) is added for flexibility and it’s partly made from a petroleum-based material.
While this film is not entirely free of fossil fuels, it relies less on fossil fuels than poly mailers made from traditional plastic.
Their PLA/PBAT bags and mailers will compost in home compost settings within 190 days.
-
The Happy Bag Co’s bags are home compostable. If they’re not composted, they should be disposed of with regular trash.
Composting certifications:
• SEEDLING / TÜV AUSTRIA, in compliance with EN 13432.
• BPI (for industrial composting)
• OK COMPOST HOME, based on the European standard EN 13432.
-
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, but it's good to let customers know that if they can't compost it, that the plastic should be 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.
Poly Bags & Films
Trays & Inserts
Paper Mailers
Cushioning
Jars & Bottles
Corrugated
Folding Cartons
Food Service
Inks & Coatings
Raw Materials
Labels
Specialty Papers
