NextGen Bioplastics makes food-service packaging from plant-based biopolymers, using Pennsylvania-grown hemp and other renewable materials to replace petroleum-based plastics. The family-run company draws on more than 35 years of American manufacturing experience and produces its compostable, food-grade packaging at a 350,000-square-foot facility in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. Its locally sourced, American-made approach connects industrial production with a regional agricultural supply chain.
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Bamboo YoshiBamboo Yoshi is a U.S.-based sustainable packaging company developing biodegradable and compostable alternatives to plastic, including food-service packaging made from renewable and regenerative materials. With more than seven years on the market, it pairs an online product range with research into circular packaging and materials that can be reused, recycled, or returned to the environment with less waste.BROOKLYN, NY
Lei TrayLei Tray makes fiber-based food packaging trays designed to reduce the plastic used in prepared-meal containers. Its compostable tray uses sugarcane fibers and a removable high-barrier liner, while its recyclable version is made to replace traditional polypropylene trays on existing sealing equipment. Based in Chalfont, Pennsylvania, lei® says using 1,000 of its trays can keep approximately 60 pounds of plastic out of landfills and oceans.CHALFONT, PA
Plastik USAFamily-owned for more than 15 years, Plastik USA manufactures food-service packaging through its 400,000-square-foot facility in Ningbo, China, with branch offices and warehouses in New York. The company develops custom packaging and in-mold labeling in-house, using virgin resin and a dedicated mold department to turn customer feedback and design changes into production updates. Its Ningbo operation is fully automated and solar powered, and the company says some of its products carry U.S. FDA certificates.GREAT NECK, NY
Us & HempFrom its Oneida, New York base, Us & Hemp designs and develops consumer products made with hemp plastic, including its Recoil beverage cooler. The start-up manufactures all of its products in the United States, sources its hemp from U.S. farms, and works with regional partners on development and assembly. Its hemp-plastic approach reduces the amount of conventional plastic used by 25%, while its Cultivate Us program directs part of each sale to people and organizations in need.