PAPER AND FIBER PRODUCT INNOVATION

The Range Of Certified Industrially

COMPOSTABLE PRODUCTS available in our portfolio has increased markedly in response to demand from our customers and their consumers. Expanding the availability of compostable products can drive greater interest in packaging that is certified for commercial composting and lead to more investment in commercial composting infrastructure.

Nourish Molded Fiber Coffee Cup Lids : Commercially compostable molded fiber cup lids were introduced by Vegware under the Nourish brand and are made with no added PFAS.

Tackling Food Waste

Creating food packaging that can facilitate food waste diversion away from landfills is extremely important because food waste is one of the largest contributors to global methane emissions. Novolex seeks commercially compostable certification to assure our customers and their consumers that applicable products meet industrial composting standards and can be composted at commercial facilities. Our New Product Development teams partner with customers to design products for commercial composting and advise on the best methods of sortation and labeling to educate consumers.

Nourish molded fiber containers: Our Vegware business based in the U.K. introduced Nourish™, a line of molded fiber plates and bowls made from bagasse. Similar to Vanguard®, a molded fiber product sold by our Eco-Products business based in the U.S., Nourish is made without added PFAS that had traditionally been used to resist oil and grease absorption. Both Nourish and Vanguard are certified commercially compostable. In 2022, EcoProducts expanded the choice of Vanguard products, which were introduced in 2019.

Paper Cutlery: an award-winning alternative: Vegware’s new paper cutlery range of products is a solution in markets that ban use of plastic cutlery. In 2022, Vegware cutlery received the Packaging Award at the Free From Expo in Barcelona and was runner-up at the Sustainable Food Awards in Amsterdam.

Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) certification : In 2022, the Novolex Duro® brand announced it had achieved BPI certification for numerous products in its Dubl Life® line of paper bags and sacks. The products are among the first on the market to receive this leading certification, further expanding the portfolio of certified compostable products offered by Novolex.

Recycle if Clean & Dry

Compost* if Food-Soiled

Bag

*Not in backyard; Composting programs for this bag may not exist in your area.

The use of the dual How2Recycle®/ How2Compost® label is designed to increase proper waste disposal by including clear instructions that direct consumers to discard our products into the correct waste stream.