Biodegradable Packaging for Bars

BAR-U-EAT has released its new Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) Certified Compostable Packaging for their individually wrapped bars. With this release, they have become the first bar company in the world to offer packaging which carries the certification for the entire package — a move that ensures that their packaging will break down properly in commercial compost systems and not contaminate the environment. 

The new packaging is composed of plant-based materials from FSC Certified sustainably managed forests. It additionally complies with the specifications established in the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D6400 to be aerobically composted and is biodegradable.

Every year over 2 billion pre-packaged snack, protein, and energy bars are consumed, almost all of which come in single use plastics or multi-layered wrappers. This creates millions of pounds of waste from a non-renewable, non-biodegradable resource. BAR-U-EAT’s new packaging being made from renewable, sustainably sourced materials can break down to become nutrient rich soil. This type of packaging is at the forefront of where sustainable packaging technology is headed and where it needs to go to combat waste and the use of finite resources.