Compostable Packaging Resources & Guides
Welcome to the Pure Compostables resource library — a working set of in-depth guides written for the people who actually procure, evaluate, and switch to compostable packaging. You’ll find detailed certification breakdowns (BPI, TUV, EN 13432, ASTM D6400 and beyond), step-by-step playbooks for transitioning a business away from conventional plastics, and product selection guides covering bag sizes, materials, and use cases. Every article is written from the perspective of a manufacturer with thirteen years of operating experience — not a marketing team. Use the categories below to navigate by topic, or browse the most recent guides directly. If your question isn’t answered here, our team is happy to help — start with our wholesale page or send us a note via the contact page.
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Microwave Crumbs and Splatter: A Compost-Friendly Routine
Microwave cleaning is a small daily kitchen friction that often produces a paper towel or wet wipe headed for the trash. A composting-aware cleaning routine handles microwave crumbs and splatter with materials that all go to compost instead — and is actually faster than the conventional approach once you build the habit.
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What’s the Best Material for Cold Drink Straws?
Paper straws turn to mush, PLA straws hold up better but can soften in hot conditions, agave fiber straws are interesting but pricey, metal and bamboo are reusable. For cold drinks specifically, the comparison narrows substantially. Which compostable straw material actually performs best for cold beverages — performance, taste impact, supply chain, and cost.
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What’s the Difference Between Hot and Cold Composting?
Hot composting and cold composting are different approaches to the same basic biology. Hot composting is faster, gets richer compost, kills weed seeds and pathogens — but takes more work. Cold composting is the lazy approach that still works, just slower. The practical comparison for choosing which approach fits your situation.
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9 Compostable Innovations From Unexpected Industries
Compostable innovation isn’t just happening in foodware. From mushroom-based shipping packaging to seaweed plastic to compostable golf tees, several industries far from food service are experimenting with compostable materials in genuinely interesting ways. Nine compostable products from industries you might not expect, and what each tells us about the broader compostable category.
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Block Composting: Starting a Group Compost on Your Street
A shared neighborhood compost bin solves the problem for households without yard space, with too little organic waste to maintain their own pile, or with composting curiosity but inconsistent habits. The practical guide to organizing block-level composting — finding a host yard, sizing the bin, dividing responsibilities, and making the social side actually work.
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Halloween Pumpkins: Composting After the Carving
Roughly 1.3 billion pounds of pumpkins get carved for Halloween in the US each year, and the vast majority end up in landfill in early November. They’re some of the best compost feedstock imaginable — high moisture, high nitrogen, easy to break down. The practical guide to composting jack-o’-lanterns, including how to handle the scale…
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The Cardboard Hack That Soaks Up Compost Smells Instantly
A piece of corrugated cardboard sitting on top of your kitchen caddy contents can eliminate compost smell almost immediately. The mechanism is straightforward — cardboard absorbs both moisture and volatile odor compounds. The technique is one of the simplest and most-effective composting hacks for households where caddy smell is the main barrier to consistent composting.
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Compostable Microgreen and Herb Packaging Buying Guide: B2B Procurement for Specialty Produce in 2026
B2B buyer’s guide to compostable packaging for microgreens, herbs, edible flowers, and specialty produce — clamshell formats, ventilation requirements, retail display considerations, and pricing for farmers market and grocery distribution.
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A Compostable Beer Can Six-Pack Holder With Print
Plastic six-pack rings have a famously bad environmental reputation — the iconic wildlife-entanglement photos, ocean pollution headlines, decades of marine debris. Compostable molded-fiber six-pack holders (sometimes called PaperBoy or E6PR holders, with several brand variations) replace the plastic with renewable agricultural fiber. The category, including the printed-branding versions, is one of the more visible successes…
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Compostable Soup Cups: A B2B Buying Guide for Soup Service Operations
Soup cups — the dedicated containers for hot soup service across delis, salad chains, soup-focused operations, and cafes — represent a specific procurement category with distinct specifications. Compostable soup cup procurement supports sustainability programs in this high-volume category.
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The Compostable Confetti at the Tour de France Finish Line
Major sporting events generate impressive volumes of confetti and visual celebration material. The Tour de France, like other large outdoor events, has shifted some elements toward compostable confetti and biodegradable celebration products. The story of how that shift happened, what’s involved technically, and why it matters for event sustainability broadly.
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Becoming a Compost Bin Power User: Habits to Build in 90 Days
Composting at home goes from awkward newcomer struggle to second-nature routine in about 90 days, given the right structure. Week-by-week, the habits that compound into power-user fluency — what to do in the first week, what to add in weeks 2-4, what to refine over the second and third months.