Biodegradable Foodservice Products
This is a list of some of the companies manufacturing biodegradable foodservice packaging and products. See the BPI link at the bottom of the page for additional companies and products. The information and description of the following companies was taken from their own web site. Sustainable Foodservice Consulting makes no claims of quality or accuracy of the companies claims or their products.
Arrow Tableware
http://www.arrowtableware.com/home.html
Bagasse food containers
Be Green Packaging
http://www.begreenpackaging.com/
Bulrush food containers
Biobag USA
http://www.biobagusa.com/
Mater-Bi bags and films (See
Bio Green Products
http://www.biogreenproducts.net/Contact.html
Oxo-Biodegradable products
Biosphere Industries
http://www.biospherecorp.com/
Starch based (tapioca, potatoes and grass fibers)
biodegradable packaging
Cereplast
http://www.cereplast.com/ce/
Bio-plastics developer
Cereplast
http://cedargrovepackaging.com
Bio-plastics developer
Cedar Grove Packaging
http://www.earthclearpkg.com/main.htm
Biodegradable foodservice packaging
Earthcycle Packaging
http://www.earthcycle.com/
Palm fiber packaging
EarthShell
http://www.earthshellnow.com/
Disposable plates and bowls made from potatoes, corn and
limestone
EATware
http://www.eatware.com/
Bamboo, sugar cane and starch food packaging
Eco-Products
http://www.ecoproducts.com/
Wide variety of biodegradable and recycled content foodservice ware
Ecoworld
http://www.bioplates.com/
Bowls and plates made from Areca leaves
Eco Zen
http://www.eco-zen.com/
Bowls and plates made from Areca leaves
Express Green Pak
http://www.expressgreenpak.com/
Bamboo and bagasse foodservice containers and bio-plastic
bags
Fabri-Kal
http://www.f-k.com/
Bio-plastic and recycled PET packaging
GenPak
http://www.genpak.com/
Bio-plastic food containers
Green Good
http://www.greengood.com/
NatureWorks bio-plastic, bagasse
and recycled content food containers
GreenPak Products
http://www.greenpakproducts.com/
Reeds, bagasse, bamboo and wheat foodservice products
Greenware Products
http://greenwareproducts.com
Birch wood cutlery
Heritage Bag Company
http://www.heritage-bag.com/products/biotuf.asp
BioTuf bio-plastic garbage bags
Innovia Films
http://www.innoviafilms.com/markets/biodegradable/home.htm
Biodegradable films
Metabolix
http://www.metabolix.com/
Bio-plastics developer
Nature Friendly Products
http://nfpco.com
Bagasse, PLA and bio-resin foodservice products
NatureWorks
http://www.natureworksllc.com/corporate/nw_pack_home.asp
Bioplastics developer. Subsidiary of Cargill.
Nat-UR
http://www.nat-ur.com/
Biodegradable cutlery, bags, and cups
Novamont
http://www.novamont.com/
Bio-plastics developer
Packaging for Perfection
http://www.pwpindustries.com/j/i/21970/SustainablePackaging.html
Post-consumer recycled plastics and agricultural biomass food
containers
Primeware
http://www.primelinksolution.com/
Bagasse tableware
Stalk Market
http://www.stalkmarketproducts.com/
Bagasse foodservice products and packaging
Taterware
http://www.taterware.com/
Potato starch cutlery, tableware and foodservice containers
Vegware
http://www.vegware.com/
Corn and potato starch cutlery and bagasse
foodservice containers
Verterra
https://www.verterra.com/default.aspx
Tableware made from leaves
Wheatware
http://www.wheatware.com/shop/splash-index1.php
Wheat and corn based bio-plastics
Additional Biodegradable Product Resources
Biodegradable
Products Institute
http://www.bpiworld.org/
Certifier of biodegradable products. Site contains a list of certified products and companies.
Sustainable Food Service Ware Distributors
http://www.ci.millbrae.ca.us/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=393
Chart produce by the City of Millbrae CA, listing
biodegradable product distributors and the products they sell.
