Articles for category Certified & Accepted Products
Webpage, Last Updated Apr 2015
The Biodegradable Products Institute's catalog of certified compostable products lists products that have been certified as meeting the compostability standards set forth by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) as being compostable in a commercial or industrial compost facility.
Webpage, Last Updated Apr 2015
A list of products that have been approved for their compostability by the commercial compost facility, Cedar Grove, of the Seattle, Washington area. The generic product list includes links to specific brand-name products.
PDF, Last Updated Jan 2015
City of Seattle's list of items accepted in Seattle’s residential food and yard waste cart. Includes images of sample material that goes in to food and yard waste cart, recycling cart, and garbage cart.
Webpage, Last Updated Jan 2014
This is an organics recycling webpage for residents in Hennepin County with information on how to use and where to find compostable bags and foodservice ware the organics bin.
PDF, Last Updated Jan 2014
Certification and extensive non-/acceptable product lists
Webpage, Last Updated Jan 2014
Portland's new organics processor no longer accepts non-food items EXCEPT approved compostable bin liners. This webiste lists the approved lines, and has good informational "how-to" videos
Webpage, Last Updated Jan 2014
The first link under the Compost Tab of this CalRecycle website is the State of California's Waste Manegment Board's (Calrecycle's) contact list of compostable products vendors. The list shows which products meet ASTM 6400.
Webpage, Last Updated Jan 2014
Bioplastic Update; Sonoma County Recycling Guide states bioplastics "neither recyclable NOR compostable" and not accepted at Sonoma Compost Facility
Webpage, Last Updated Jan 2014
Bioplastics 101 videos from BASF provides an overview of bioplastics in general, but also promotes the BASF bioplastic brands, named Ecovio and Ecoflex.
Webpage, Last Updated Jan 2014
"What is a certified compostable product?" BPI explanation of what products meet their certification requirements, as well as their compostable logo that is displayed on compostable products and packaging so consumers can easily recognize certified compostable products.
Webpage, Last Updated Jan 2013
The bottom of this Commerical Composter's webpage mentions they only accept BPI certified products
Webpage, Last Updated Jan 2013
The Cedar Grove Composting facility created their own brand of packaging products that are easily identifiable and compostable at their facility. This is the home page of their packaging website.
PDF, Last Updated May 2012
This is a list of accepted items in the City of San Francisco's compost and recycling collection system. The list specifically highlights what types of compostable plastics are accepted (must meet ASTM D6400).
PDF, Last Updated Jan 2012
Signage for bins that shows items accepted in commercial pickup, including acceptable compostable plastics