HeapsGood

HeapsGood HQ is located in Melbourne at 7/2-6 Independence St, Moorabbin. We're 100% Aussie-owned and operated.

Our compostable shipping mailers are made from a combination of cornstarch, PLA (vegetable-based plastic material) and PBAT (composting co-polymer). Want to learn more? Read our blog post on PBAT, which explains the key ingredients used in compostable packaging.

All compostable items are technically biodegradable, but biodegradable items are not always compostable. Both break down in the presence of microorganisms, fungi, or bacteria. However, items that are certified 'compostable' through Australian standards or elsewhere, will breakdown without toxicity within a given timeframe. The same cannot be guaranteed for anything labelled as 'biodegradable'. Read our blog post on the difference between biodegradable and compostable packaging here.

Our view is that home and industrial composting will become key environmental processes in the future circular economy, similar to the adoption of recycling over the last thirty years. This will help us reduce the amount of food and packaging heading to landfill, the methane production it causes, and also mitigate single-use plastic pollution. A significant body of scientific literature on the subject supports this perspective, which is informing government policies and regulations in Australia. So yes, compostable packaging is good and likely to get much better as the technology continues to develop.

Only if the packaging is certified compostable and recyclable can it be recycled. For example, our Hex Wrap can be both composted and recycled. Do not recycle products that are only compostable like our Ecomailers – they are meant for the compost!

Yep, it's true. We've teamed up with Ecologi to plant a tree for every order you place with us. To learn more about the initiative, check Ecologi out here.