Sabert Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of innovative and sustainable food packaging solutions, announced a significant achievement in its long-standing commitment to sustainability. All products using the company’s molded Pulp Plus鈩� and Pulp Ultra鈩� formulations, which are manufactured at the Greenville, Texas facility, have been awarded certification from the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) and meet ASTM standards for compostable products in North America. This third-party verification solidifies Sabert as a leading BPI certified domestic manufacturer of molded pulp foodservice packaging in the United States.
Composting plays a crucial role in achieving sustainability and promoting a circular economy.聽 The BPI certification indicates that Sabert’s molded pulp products from Greenville can be properly composted in industrial facilities and will disintegrate into a nutrient-rich soil amendment at the required rate. This provides brands, food companies, foodservice operators and consumers assurance that the packaging is certified compostable and can be diverted from landfills through commercial composting channels.
“Earning BPI certification for our state-of-the-art Texas facility is a major accomplishment that reinforces Sabert鈥檚 commitment to advancing packaging sustainability through proprietary innovation,鈥� said Paul McCann, CEO of Sabert. 鈥淭his prestigious certification is extremely important to our customers who want environmentally responsible food packaging solutions. At Sabert, we believe in supporting third-party certifications to help move the food packaging industry towards more sustainable practices.鈥�
The 350,000 square foot Greenville facility, which officially opened in 2022, utilizes Sabert’s proprietary pulp formulation chemistry and processing techniques to manufacture a broad range of molded fiber packaging items that are 100% free from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
鈥淭hrough continuous innovation and our relentless focus on eliminating PFAS from pulp manufacturing, we have solidified our position as a leading supplier of certified compostable molded fiber packaging in North America,鈥� added McCann. 鈥淥ne of our key strengths in the pulp market is that because we work with multiple substrates, we can design and manufacture our own lids, ensuring superior lid fit and design.”
In addition to manufacturing BPI-certified molded fiber packaging solutions, Sabert鈥檚 Texas plant features extensive lab and engineering capabilities to conduct developmental research in material science and production technologies to continue to push innovation forward.
“The foodservice packaging industry is quite complex, which is why Sabert’s ability to be a one-stop solutions provider of multiple sustainable substrates across a wide portfolio of products is so valuable,” added Rebecca Locker, Director of Sustainability at Sabert. 鈥淥ur definition of a sustainable product 鈥� composed of at least 25% recycled or bio-content and recyclable or compostable 鈥� sets a high bar to have an immediate impact on climate and circularity. Receiving this third-party certification supports Sabert鈥檚 goal of increasing the volume and breadth of our sustainable products to help increase food waste diversion from the landfill and promote the responsible disposal of packaging at its end-of-life.鈥�
Along with molded pulp, Sabert maintains an industry-leading pipeline of other innovative packaging solutions designed 鈥榮mart from the start,鈥� prioritizing sustainable measures like using renewable resources and recycled content, increasing production efficiencies, and ensuring products avoid landfill disposal.