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Compost at Home
Green Cell Foam is certified home compostable by TUV Austria, the global leader in product labeling and environmental certifications. Composting enriches the soil and avoids the creation of methane, which occurs when biodegradable products go to landfill.
Compost at a Municipal Site
If home composting is not an option for you, Green Cell Foam is also certified industrial compostable. a growing number of cities collect food scraps and packaging for industrial composting. Here’s a map from the Sustainable Packaging Coalition.
Dissolve Down Drain
Dissolve Green Cell Foam in your sink. Green Cell Foam passes ISO 14853 standards for aqueous anaerobic biodegradation, meaning it breaks down in wastewater environments quickly and safely. Heads up: Starch can be sticky when it gets wet and can stain or damage concrete, asphalt, decks, and other surfaces. If you rinse it away in a bathtub, dissolve it thoroughly, and be careful because the surface might be slick.
Recycle the Film
If the panels you received were encapsulated in a plastic wrap, please take the plastic to a local collection site - just like plastic grocery bags. Given the condensation that occurs in a refrigerated or frozen package, the encapsulation is essential to maintaining the integrity of the panels and the safety of the shipment.
Step 1: Ensuring Proper MRF Sorting with How2Recycle®
The first step in the recycling process is making sure a product sorts with like materials. ClimaCell's primary material is kraft paper, which sorts alongside cardboard. It's flat design allows it to glide over star screens at Material Recovery Facilities just like cardboard, ensuring it sorts properly.
Step 2: Certified Repulpable by WMU's Pilot Plants Program
The final step in recycling involves 'can the material actually be reused after sorting?' In the repulping process the bio-based starch insulation inside dissolves and the useful fibers from the kraft paper are retained for use in new paper-based products.
Closed Loop Partners Backed
We worked closely with the Closed Loop Partners, an investment firm focused on supporting and developing products and practices that support a circular economy to ensure that ClimaCell meets all of the needs of both MRFs and paper manufacturer companies.
FAQs
Have more questions? Here are some answers to one's we get most frequently.
We recommend using enough water to completely dissolve the foam until there is no residue.
The encapsulation film is not compostable. To responsibly dispose of the film, your options are to drop it off with grocery bags at a local recycling or collection center that collects LDPE or put it with garbage.
The foam is made of a proprietary blend of vegetable starch and is USDA Certified BioBased.
Green Cell Foam is not intended for human or animal consumption. Please dispose responsibly and keep away from pets.
Unlike some other compostable packaging, Green Cell Foam does not contain PLAs (polylactid acid).
Get in touch
We developed Green Cell Foam to be the best compostable alternative to expanded polystyrene foam (also known as Styrofoam®). We’re engineers at heart and are always working to improve our products. If you have feedback or questions for us, please leave us a message.
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