Eco-Products

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020)

Installed an additional 25 KW of solar on our roof in Boulder, CO.
Offset Scopes 1 & 2 emissions associated with our headquarters in Boulder, as well as Scope 3 emissions from paper consumption, business travel, and employee commuting.
Restored 179,350 gallons of water with Bonneville Environmental Foundation, which was equal to the amount used at our HQ in Boulder in 2019.
Launched our new line of molded fiber products – Vanguard™ – which uses a proprietary chemistry combination that provides grease and water resistance without the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Vanguard™ was the first molded fiber foodservice packaging offering that achieved BPI certification under updated requirements.

Expanded our Operator Specialist team, with five positions across the U.S., to help more customers adopt Zero Waste practices.
Converted over 13 new Zero Waste operators in 2019.
Completed a study with local nonprofit, Eco-Cycle, that showed that compostable products and durables are the most effective approaches for capturing food waste with minimal contamination in the front-of-house.
Held a manager-level training to sharpen our people management skills, and grow as a team.
Over 55% of our employees used their paid time off to volunteer in their community.

Eco-Products officially became a certified B Corp in July 2016, and we were recertified in early 2019.
Our leadership team is represented on the board of BPI.

Short-term Goals:

Expand access to commercial composting in three communities by 2020 (Atlanta, Chicago, and Sacramento).

Expanding access to commercial composting in certain communities.
Ensuring compostable products are accepted by various composting facilities and technologies.

Continued to pursue aspirational goal of expanding access to commercial composting in Atlanta, Chicago, and Sacramento.
Saw meaningful progress toward this goal in all three communities, in addition to many others across the country.
Gained approval in two Compost Manufacturing Alliance (CMA) technologies for accepted foodservice packaging items at large-scale composting sites around the country.
Partnered with the Compost Manufacturing Alliance (CMA) for field testing of products.

Working with suppliers on ASTM and other appropriate verification for food trays and wooden cutlery.

Frameworks Used: B Corp

Certifications: BPI

2013 Package of the Year award from QSR Magazine and the Foodservice Packaging Institute
iF Packaging Design Award 2014 – Gold