Larry's Beans, a Raleigh North Carolina coffee company announced it is using a new 100% biodegradable coffee bag.
The bag is made by another North Carolina-based company, Maverick Enterprises from a proprietary plastic product called Green Film.
Green Film is made by combining "proprietary pellets" with the plastic during the production process which forms a material that according to Maverick biodegrades and composts in normal landfill conditions.
Larry's Beans notes their entire bag is made from the Green Film material as opposed to just certain layers of the bag like other companies have recently produced.
The bags are certified landfill degradable or compostable (ASTM 5511 and ASTM 5338.98). Unlike regular plastics, Maverick says its Green Film will completely break down into humus in nine months to five years.
The company also notes unlike some other biodegradable films on the market, their Green Film is certified by the EPA to leave no dangerous heavy metals in the soil or water.
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Aside from regular biodegradable bags, I flush my dog's poop down the toilet with a flushable doggy waste bag. Most eco-friendly way to get ride of dog poop.
The company is called Flush Doggy.
There are flushable dog poop bags. The best answer probably because dog poop can get treated just as your poop is.
FlushDoggy, is a fully biodegradable, flushable(water soluble) dog waste bag that is very eco-friendly.
Dog doodies are best to be flushed down the toilet and degrade naturally , just as our own doodies. Stop destroying our earth and start educating the public, one poop at a time. Be a responsible owner and go green for our pets.
Posted by: michael | July 01, 2009 at 12:59 PM
This is new. I never know that a certain kind of plastic is compostable. Interesting, I wonder what technology that Maverick use in making product.
Posted by: Jacob | September 30, 2011 at 12:33 AM