Biodegradable Products: Food Containers Including Cups, Plates And Tableware That Are Biodegradable

Biodegradable Products: Food Containers and Tableware

With Genpak, you can be assured that when we talk about food containers and products that are easier on the environment, they really are easier on the environment. We mean our containers are biodegradable when we say they are. Many companies these days practice what is know as green washing, or making things sound greener than they really are. They tell half truths and not the whole story when marketing their "green" products.

We believe our green products should fall into one or a multiple of the three R's of sustainable food packaging. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Whether it's our plates, cups or containers, if one of these three objectives is not met, we won't market them as a green solution.

Nothing falls into this category better than our brand new Harvest^® products. Harvest^® Fiber is fully BPI certified compostable and 100% natural, made from annually renewable resources. There is no petrochemical resin source at all used in these bowls, plates, containers and trays! Harvest^® Starch is produced from a hybrid material that replaces 60% of the traditional plastic material with natural, annually renewable starches. This eco-friendly line includes hinged containers, bowls, plates, cutlery and more for many food service applications. Now that is source reduction that you can really sink your teeth into! With great biodegradable products, these lines have become very popular among our customers across all industries.

For other food containers and products that fall into the three R's of sustainable packaging, be sure to check out our clear PET plastic containers produced from up to 50% post consumer recycled content as well as our Smart Set Pro microwave safe containers that are source reduced by up to 20% versus our competition.

Be sure to contact us whenever you are looking into biodegradable products and food containers or environmentally friendly solutions. We're happy to let you know about the latest compostable products and answer any questions you may have about them.