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Plastics Industry Association We protect, promote, and grow the plastics industry. PLASTICS produces North America’s largest plastics trade show, NPE: The Plastics Show.

To learn more about PLASTICS’ education initiatives, industry-leading insights and events, networking opportunities and policy advocacy visit plasticsindustry.org.

A hot dog tray, composted instead of landfilled. That's what happens when stadiums, manufacturers, composters, and foods...
10/04/2026

A hot dog tray, composted instead of landfilled. That's what happens when stadiums, manufacturers, composters, and foodservice providers work together. 🏟️

Levi's Stadium, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and many others are building compostable foodware into their sustainability programs, collecting food scraps and compostable plates, cups, and utensils together for commercial composting.

Compostable bioplastics create the most value when they're paired with the infrastructure to recover them. Stadiums are proving that circular systems can work at scale.

Support for bioplastics starts at the shelf. 🛒🌱Every time a shopper picks up a product with a certified compostable labe...
10/04/2026

Support for bioplastics starts at the shelf. 🛒🌱

Every time a shopper picks up a product with a certified compostable label, like the BPI Compostable mark, they're casting a vote for the materials ecosystem they want to see grow.

Consumer choice is one of the most powerful drivers of demand for bioplastics. Look for the label, choose the certified option, and dispose of it the right way. These are small decisions that add up.

10/04/2026

Bioplastics are more than materials. They're part of a shift toward smarter, more sustainable systems, and getting there takes collaboration across the board.

Here's how everyone plays a role:
🏭 Manufacturers can explore how bioplastics fit into existing processes
🛒 Consumers can look for trusted labels like BPI and USDA BioPreferred
🏛️ Policymakers can support funding, composting access, and smart EPR frameworks

Let's build a future where bioplastics complement traditional plastics and drive innovation, resilience, and responsible design.

Support smarter systems: share your favorite bioplastic product or policy idea that you think can make an impact using .

The bioplastics industry never stands still.It's constantly innovating to build materials that aren't just sustainable, ...
10/03/2026

The bioplastics industry never stands still.

It's constantly innovating to build materials that aren't just sustainable, but higher-performing than traditional plastics. 🔄🌱

A driving force behind this acceleration is CB2Center. They bring industry leaders and top universities together to solve the toughest bottlenecks in green tech.

Last year they funded research to combine biopolyesters with nanofibrillated cellulose to create extreme moisture and oxygen barriers for flexible packaging. Fully compostable, zero performance loss. 🛑💧

Learn more about what they are doing next on their website in the comments.

A 100% plant-based foam packaging? ZealaFoam is making it a reality.A big congratulations to ZealaFoam for earning the 2...
10/03/2026

A 100% plant-based foam packaging? ZealaFoam is making it a reality.

A big congratulations to ZealaFoam for earning the 2026 Innovation in Bioplastics Award. 🏆

ZealaFoam's breakthrough lies in making sustainability practical. Their 100% plant-based expanded particle foam delivers performance comparable to EPS while leveraging existing manufacturing equipment, helping reduce barriers to adoption across packaging, cold chain logistics, horticulture, construction, and other industries.

The award recognizes the kind of innovation that can create real market impact: solutions that are not only environmentally responsible, but also commercially viable and scalable. Congratulations to the entire team on this well-deserved achievement. 👏

🌱 Not all bioplastics are designed to break down.Many bioplastics are engineered for durability and performance, making ...
10/02/2026

🌱 Not all bioplastics are designed to break down.

Many bioplastics are engineered for durability and performance, making them suitable for applications in electronics, textiles, building materials, consumer goods, transportation, and more.

In fact, there are more than 33 types of bioplastic polymers available today, with new formulations continually being developed to meet evolving performance and sustainability needs.

Bioplastics aren't one material or one solution. They're a diverse and innovative family of materials designed for a wide range of applications.

Why are more companies turning to bioplastics? It usually comes down to a mix of these factors: 🌱🌾 Renewable feedstocks,...
10/02/2026

Why are more companies turning to bioplastics? It usually comes down to a mix of these factors: 🌱

🌾 Renewable feedstocks, reducing dependence on fossil-based raw materials
📉 Reduced carbon footprint from source to shelf
🍃 Compostability, for applications tied to organics
♻️ Some biobased plastics drop right into existing recycling streams
🔗 Less reliance on any single feedstock

No single reason drives adoption. It's usually several of these working together, which is exactly what makes bioplastics such a flexible tool in a company's sustainability strategy.

Link in comments to learn more.

10/02/2026

Bioplastics are helping diversify materials across industries, and the opportunities are bigger than most people realize.

Packaging still leads the way, accounting for about 45% of global bioplastics use. Applications in agriculture, electronics, and textiles are growing fast, offering manufacturers and suppliers low carbon, high performance solutions that meet today's sustainability goals.

The opportunity to get involved is right now!

Do you use bioplastics in your daily life? Snap a photo and share it with us using to help spread the word.

Policy shapes innovation, investment, infrastructure, and material choices long before a product hits the shelf. 🌱We sup...
10/01/2026

Policy shapes innovation, investment, infrastructure, and material choices long before a product hits the shelf. 🌱

We support policies that recognize the value of bioplastics, drive science-based innovation, strengthen supply chains, and stay grounded in circular economy principles.

A plant becomes a product in five steps. 🌽➡️📦CO2 gets captured from the air, converted into sugars, fermented into chemi...
09/30/2026

A plant becomes a product in five steps. 🌽➡️📦

CO2 gets captured from the air, converted into sugars, fermented into chemical precursors, built into monomers, linked into polymers, and finally molded into the product you use.

Same journey, every time. Link in bio to see the full lifecycle.

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