A pouch that goes back to the soil
Cotton and rice paper with a compostable PLA barrier. Home compostable — no industrial facility, no plastic laminate to peel away.
It has to work on a kitchen counter too
Stands up on its own, reseals with a hidden pocket zipper, and stays quiet in the cupboard — no crinkle, no plastic sheen.
Nothing hidden in the layers
Rice paper, a compostable PLA barrier, a degassing valve, a pocket zipper. Four parts, and they break down together.
The fibre is the finish
Uncoated, unbleached, slightly translucent. You can see the paper — and faintly, what is inside it.
Order a sample, hold it in your hand
Paper feels different in person. We send unprinted and printed samples so you can judge the texture before you commit.
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Pouch Eco · science-backed sustainability
Sustainable packaging, with receipts.
Every material we sell states its exact standard — Seed logo (industrial) or AS 5810 (home) — and every product page lists what it is not certified for. Start with a $40+ sample kit, credited to your first order.
Seed logo · EN 13432AS 5810 · homeMono-PE #4ASTM D6866 bio-based
Home Compostable
Recyclable
Industrial Compost
PCR Recycled
Bio-PE
Now playing: Home Compostable
Don't take our word for it — take the certifiers'
Seed logo
Industrial compost · EN 13432 / AS 4736
AS 5810
Home compost — the “AS number under the leaf logo”
FDA 21 CFR 177
Food-contact compliance docs on request
BPI logo?
Needs ~US$3,000/yr sublicense — we flag it before artwork
Trusted by brands who started at 500 units
$40+ kits. Fully credited to your first order.
Fill them with your actual product. Shelf-test them. Then decide — the kit fee comes off whatever you order next.
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Coffee Starter Kit
6 pouch formats · valves installed · compostable + recyclable + Bio-PE options
Roasters testing 250g–1kg formats
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Snack & Dry Goods Kit
Stand-up + flat-bottom + 3-side seal · zipper and tin-tie closures
Granola, nuts, treats — fill-weight tested
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Liquid & Spout Kit
Spout pouches in 3 fitment sizes · leak-tested to 3kg internal pressure
Sauces, oils, purees, refill brands
Materials Lab
Data first. Claims second.
Every material claim below is paired with its boundary. We print what is true — and we state what is not.
Certified Compostable
Kraft/PLA and cellulose builds
Seed logo (EN 13432 / AS 4736) for industrial, AS 5810 for home
Barrier caps at ~70% of foil. We say so on the page.
Limit
Industrial composting requires a facility. Home-compostable (AS 5810) is a different tier. Kraft/PLA won't survive 6+ month shelf life with high-fat contents.
Recyclable Mono-PE
Single-polymer structures
Enters the #4 store drop-off stream whole
Not curb-side. We print "where facilities exist" because that is the truth.
Limit
Not compostable — never. Calling it so would contaminate the organics stream. Mid-barrier; months, not a year.
Bio-PE (Sugarcane)
Same PE molecule, renewable carbon
ASTM D6866 tested bio-based percentage on every spec sheet
85%+ of foil O₂ barrier when laminated
Limit
Not compostable — and we won't let your artwork imply otherwise. "Biodegradable" is a claim we reject on press proof.
PCR Recycled
Post-consumer resin
GRS 4.0 chain-of-custody — the % you print is auditable
30–90% recycled content available
Limit
A recycled-content claim, not a recyclable one. Different axes. Color and clarity vary by batch. Not for direct food contact without FDA testing.
All data from ASTM / ISO / EN test reports. Certification numbers available on request.
Buyer voices
All 13 voices What buyers say after the first run.
Verified brands — real first orders, real outcomes
“The packaging looks and feels wonderful, matches my design almost perfectly. It's the main thing customers compliment about our products.”
Ruby Mayer
Owner, EMU Elixir
Transcript
Industry words, translated.
“Biodegradable”
Legally meaningless without a standard and a timeframe. We never print it bare.
WE WON'T
“Compostable”
Only valid with the facility type attached: industrial (Seed logo / AS 4736) or home (AS 5810). We print which.
WE PRINT IT
“Eco-friendly”
A vibe, not a claim. Every material page lists what it is NOT certified for.
WE WON'T
“Bio-based”
Where the carbon comes from (sugarcane), not where it goes after use. Verified by ASTM D6866 test.
WE PRINT IT
“Plastic-free”
If it seals like plastic and barriers like plastic, ask what it actually is. We publish full layer stacks.
WE WON'T
“Recyclable”
Valid only with the stream: store drop-off #4 for our mono-PE. Never curb-side. We print that distinction.
WE PRINT IT
Made by a real factory
Shot on our floor. Not stock footage.
Featured Project
Side Gusset Rice Pouch
Balloon-style side gusset with no vertical side-sealing edges. Clear window for product visibility. Matte finish with soft-touch laminate. Designed for rice, grains, and bulk dry goods.
- Recyclable Mono-PE structure — whole pouch enters #4 stream
- Balloon gusset expands uniformly when filled, no corner creases
- Clear window + matte finish + optional foil print
- Laser scoring tear notch for clean consumer opening
- Available in 500g to 5kg sizes
Sample first. Then design. Then scale.
01 · Sample
Touch it before you commit
$40+ kit, ships in 48h, fully credited. Fill it with your product — not our promises.
02 · Design
Free 3D studio, no sign-up
Your dieline is pre-loaded. Mock up your artwork in the browser; a 355ml reference can keeps scale honest.
03 · Produce
500 pcs to start, gravure when you outgrow it
Digital print from 500 pieces, 2–3 weeks DDP. When volume justifies it, we move you to gravure and unit cost drops ~45%.
"First order was 600 bags. Nobody else would even quote under 5,000. Eight months later we reordered 4,000 — same factory, same contact person."
Founder, snack brand, Canada — first order 600 pcs (anonymized from real correspondence)Straight answers
Is your compostable packaging home compostable?+
Only the cellulose line (AS 5810 / OK Compost HOME). Kraft/PLA is industrial-only (EN 13432 / AS 4736, Seed logo). Each product page states which — we never blur the two.
Why is your MOQ 500 when other factories ask 10,000?+
Digital printing removes plate costs, so short runs are economical. Gravure starts at 10,000 and costs less per unit — we quote both when your volume justifies it.
Compostable or recyclable — which should my brand choose?+
It depends on your customer's disposal reality: subscribers who compost → compostable. National retail → recyclable mono-PE. 6+ month shelf life → recyclable or conventional; compostable barriers cap at ~70% of foil.
Do you charge for the certification logos?+
We never mark up certifiers' fees — but some logos carry their own sublicense (BPI ≈ US$3,000/yr, paid to BPI). We map which mark your market recognises and flag any fee before artwork starts.
Your first run should prove the product — not drain the account.
Start with a $40+ kit or 500 custom pieces. Scale when it sells.
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