Compostable Packaging Gains Speed as Green Business Trend

Compostable packaging isn’t new, but developing a set of standards for compostable packaging, particularly home-composting, is still fairly new.  A standard and logo has been in place (called the Seedling logo – pictured) that denotes packaging that is suitable for composting in centralized facilities (e.g., on ships), but starting in 2009, a new logo will appear on packages deemed suitable for disposal in home composting-machines.

Retailers are keen to jump on the bandwagon to reduce packaging waste, so don’t be surprised if you start to see the new logo more frequently as 2009 progresses.  It seems “biodegradable” is no longer good enough, and “home-compostable” is the term of the future. [Read more]