Articles for category Certified & Accepted Products
Webpage, Last Updated Jan 2014
This guide helps residents place the proper items in their compost bin and mentions using approved compostable items.
Webpage, Last Updated Jan 2014
The City of Leduc is south of Edmonton, Canada. This is a Leduc City webpage that shows what is acceptable in their organics recycling cart, including a list of what is considered organic material. It also lists which compostable bags are acceptable to use in aiding the collection of organics, and lists where to purchase compostable bags.
Webpage, Last Updated Jan 2014
Canadian Plastics Industry Association webpage that explains the benefits of certified compostabe bags and the role of compostable bags in diversion of yard and organic wastes.
PDF, Last Updated Dec 2013
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 Dec 2013
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 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.
Webpage, Last Updated Nov 2012
This is the acceptable materials page from commercial composter, Silver Springs Organics, 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
Webpage, Last Updated Jan 2012
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 2011
This is an on-line 1-page sorting guide for San Francisco residents.