09.01.22
S-One Labels & Packaging has announced that ReEarth biobased films have been certified as Lomi approved. With a Lomi-approved package, one places the empty package into the Lomi countertop composter together with food scraps. This process will turn the items into dirt.
“The Lomi-approved certification creates an end-of-life solution for our flexible packaging and an affordable, efficient home composting solution,” states Tom Hauenstein, VP of sales, S-OneLP.
The latest EPA study reveals that over 30,000 tons of containers and packaging were landfilled within a 12-month period. Lomi-approved certification elevates S-OneLP’s commitment of offering more sustainable solutions to label and flexible packaging converters and commercial printers.
The following products were tested and certified:
“The Lomi-approved certification creates an end-of-life solution for our flexible packaging and an affordable, efficient home composting solution,” states Tom Hauenstein, VP of sales, S-OneLP.
The latest EPA study reveals that over 30,000 tons of containers and packaging were landfilled within a 12-month period. Lomi-approved certification elevates S-OneLP’s commitment of offering more sustainable solutions to label and flexible packaging converters and commercial printers.
The following products were tested and certified:
- ReEarth 2.2 mil Metallized Snack Web REE22MSW roll stock
- ReEarth 3.4 mil Metallized, Compostable StandUp Pouch Web REE34MSUP
- roll stock
- ReEarth 3.4 mil Metallized, Compostable StandUp Pouch Web REE34MSUP
- primed, printed, E-beam coated, and formed into a pouch
- Meet standard compost certification requirements, as well as be proven to disintegrate and biodegrade in a composting facility. This means it must transform into CO2 and organic matter in an aerobic composting environment.
- Not contain toxic chemicals that are harmful to the environment or hinder plant growth.
- Physically disintegrate to a minimum threshold size after a Lomi cycle.