Australia's Cardia Bioplastics has secured two significant contracts into the United States market for its compostable films and bioplastics technologies.
Global appliance manufacturer Breville has chosen the Cardia film to produce compostable juicer bags to be sold as accessories with its Juice Fountain range of fruit juice extractors in the US market and online.
The Australian company has also signed a deal with Custom Bioplastics, based in the Pacific Northwest state of Washington, which is to use Cardia's Biohybrid technology to manufacture dog waste bags for the US pet market.
Breville is a leader in juicer sales in the US market and has launched the compostable bags in packs of 30 under the name “Clean & Green” juicer bags.
“We recognised that consumers are always looking for even faster clean-up when they’re using a juicer and that most were using their produce bags in their pulp bins to help with the clean up,” Breville’s USA category manager for food preparation products, Michelle Smith-Aiken, said.
“We saw this as an unhealthy disposal of plastic and wanted to come up with a more environmentally responsible way. The Clean & Green juicer bags are the solution for a faster clean up while providing a fully compostable, biodegradable option to dispose of the pulp.”
Cardia chairman Pat Volpe said the contract confirmed his view of a global shift by major brand owners and packaging companies wanting to transition from conventional oil-based plastic packaging products to bioplastics that have and environmental benefit and a lower carbon footprint.
“Partnering with a global consumer products company such as Breville on this project and the successful launch by Breville to its customer base in the USA, is an endorsement and credit to Breville as they lead the way to environmental friendly practices,” Volpe said.
“It also demonstrates Cardia’s versatile Bioplastics technologies as Cardia wins the confidence of a world class designer and maker of kitchen appliances.”
Custom Bioplastics, meanwhile, an established manufacturer of blown and cast film plastic packaging, is to offer a new “Bio-buddy” dog waste bag as a lower carbon footprint alternative to conventional oil-based dog waste bags.
The number of dog waste bags used in the US runs into the hundreds of millions of annually, the company said.
The waste bags use both Cardia's Biohybrid technology as well as some recycled plastics.
US appliance maker Breville has adopted Australian company Cardia Bioplastic's compostable films as part of its offerings for its juicer products.
