Explore the Bioplastics Ecosystem

Buyers & Users
Converters & Packaging Makers Turn polymer grades into packaging or other finished goods for brands and retailers.
Composting Facilities Treat accepted organic waste under controlled facility conditions.

Organizations to Explore
Cedar Grove Composts accepted organic materials and directs commercial customers to CMA’s tested-item lists. CMA identifies Cedar Grove’s covered in-vessel composting process. Acceptance at a commercial facility differs from drop-off rules at landscape yards, which exclude several materials. Customers must check the receiving site and exact item; its products for sale have separate listings. Geography: Washington, United States.
Envar Composting Processes food and garden waste with specified compostable packaging at its Cambridgeshire facility. It describes shredding, mixing, controlled in-vessel treatment and later stabilization. It limits accepted packaging to stated certification criteria. Sister company Countrystyle collects materials; both sit within Heathcote Holdings and count as one group here. Confirm the item and receiving site before collection. Geography: Cambridgeshire, England; collection arrangements in parts of the United Kingdom.
Recology Operates composting facilities in California and Oregon and collects organic waste through local services. Acceptance varies by service: its San Mateo County page allows BPI-certified bioplastic bags but rejects other bioplastics even when labeled compostable. Do not apply that local rule to every Recology service or infer that certification guarantees collection. Geography: California and Oregon facilities; the quoted acceptance rule is specific to San Mateo County, California.

How They Connect
Converters & Packaging Makers — Converters & Packaging Makers Outputs Output: Converters & Packaging Makers Outputs.
Composting Facilities — Composting Facilities Outputs Output: Composting Facilities Outputs.
Converters & Packaging Makers — Polymer Conversion Uses: Polymer Conversion.
Composting Facilities — Industrial Composting Uses: Industrial Composting.
Compostability Standards and Schemes — Converters & Packaging Makers Applies to: Converters & Packaging Makers.
Polymer Conversion — Converters & Packaging Makers Outputs Method for: Converters & Packaging Makers Outputs.
Industrial Composting — Composting Facilities Outputs Method for: Composting Facilities Outputs.
Bioplastic Resin Makers Outputs — Converters & Packaging Makers Outputs Feeds into: Converters & Packaging Makers Outputs.

Products & Services
Composting Facilities Outputs Compost from accepted waste streams.
Converters & Packaging Makers Outputs Finished plastic goods for brands and buyers.
Bioplastic Resin Makers Outputs Resins for converters and compounders.

Methods & Technologies
Industrial Composting Treats accepted biodegradable waste under controlled conditions.
Polymer Conversion Forms resins into packaging and goods.

Standards & Rules
Compostability Standards and Schemes EN 13432 and ASTM-based schemes define conditions and tests; confirm the exact product certificate.

Sources
BPI: Certification Read the source for scope and details.
Compost Manufacturing Alliance official page Read the source for scope and details.
Cedar Grove official evidence Read the source for scope and details.
Cedar Grove official evidence Read the source for scope and details.
Cedar Grove official evidence Read the source for scope and details.
Envar Composting official evidence Read the source for scope and details.
Recology official evidence Read the source for scope and details.
Recology official evidence Read the source for scope and details.
European Bioplastics: Biodegradable Plastics Read the source for scope and details.
NatureWorks: About Names renewable feedstocks, converters, brand owners, retailers and end markets.