The BPI Certification program is a third-party verification of ASTM standards for compostable products in North America, and the starting point for every company wishing to make compostability claims on products and packaging.

This site lists all BPI approved companies and their products, down to the item number. Today there are over 10,000 approved products ranging from compostable bags and foodservice items to resins and certified packaging materials.

BPI is the leading authority on compostable products and packaging in North America thanks, in large part, to its certification program that has been operating for over 20 years.

BPI is the leading authority on compostable products and packaging in North America. All products certified by BPI meet ASTM standards for compostability, are subject to eligibility criteria around the connection to food scraps and yard trimmings, meet limits for total fluorine (PFAS), and must display the BPI Certification Mark.

Resources to help your product become BPI Certified or to renew an existing certification.

While everything that is compostable is technically biodegradable (in a composting environment), not everything that is marketed as biodegradable is compostable because the time frame and environment must be specified for biodegradation.

The BPI Certification Mark indicates the end-of-life opportunity for a compostable product. BPI Certification guides manufacturers in designing items, understanding what ingredients they can use, and how to make an independent compostability claim …

The BPI Commercial Compostability Certification Scheme documents the standards, test methods, rules, and requirements used to evaluate items for BPI certification.

Sep 22, 2020 · The document, Guidelines for the Labeling and Identification of Compostable Products and Packaging, features category and material-specific recommendations designed to make it easier for end-users, consumers, and composters to distinguish between compostable and non-compostable items.

Consumers, End-Users, Composters and others use the BPI Certification Mark to determine whether finished items are compostable. Using it properly is essential to helping mitigate contamination from non-compostable products in organics streams.