BA
BASF · Supplier
The first compostable biopolymer at industrial scale, twenty years on the market.
Supply/purchaseIn-development
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Updated Nov 2, 2026
Biodegradable packaging covers packaging that breaks down after use, and the barrier it carries until then. On Halo, the solutions cover compostable resins and pellets, coatings from cellulose and chitin, PFAS-free coatings for paper and fiber, and paper as the substrate. Sign up to search the full network and post your specific need.
Compostable resins and pellets
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TU
Mango Materials · Startup
PHA pellets formulated to behave like conventional resin in rigid packaging.
Pilot/trialIn-development
Sriloy Dey
The Ohio State University
PHBV blended with natural rubber and upcycled waste modifiers.
Sponsored researchIn-development
Coatings from cellulose and chitin
CW
University of Missouri, Columbia
Nanocellulose coating replacing a multilayer, on the line that exists.
In-development
MN
Kitocoat AB · Startup
Chitin coatings that block gas and UV, and hold produce seven times longer.
In-development
PFAS-free coatings for paper and fiber
TW
Graphene oxide, FDA and EPA cleared, giving strength as well as barrier.
Co-developmentIn-development
MX
IPChapter · Supplier
PFAS-free, repulpable, and it takes high temperature on a fast line.
LicensingIn-development
Films, foams and edible formats
Alba Molina Puerto
BZERO Materials · Startup
Home-compostable films claiming to match fossil plastic on price.
Supply/purchaseIn-development
Mitra Ganewatta
A seaweed film certified 100% biobased and home compostable.
In-development
Paper as the substrate
Jiangxi Ruize Paper-based New Materials Co., Ltd. · Supplier
62gsm barrier paper built as a drop-in for foil composite packaging.
Supply/purchaseIn-development
Jiangxi Ruize Paper-based New Materials Co., Ltd. · Supplier
High-barrier paper substrates made as plastic-free flexible packaging.
Supply/purchaseIn-development
What happens afterwards
Zachary Damato
A 1% masterbatch for PE and PP that sets off biodegradation in landfill and industrial compost alike.
Pilot/trialIn-development
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Coatings are most of the work on Halo. Fifteen entries put a bio-based barrier onto paper, fiber or a compostable film, using cellulose, chitin, clay nanoplatelets or a PFAS-free polymer. Behind them sit the resins themselves, and a small set of entries asking what happens to the material afterwards. On Halo it spans five groups, including compostable resins and pellets, coatings from cellulose and chitin, and PFAS-free coatings for paper and fiber.
Stage of development. Work on biodegradable packaging on Halo comes mostly from companies. 30% of the solutions are in market. Co-development and sponsored research are the usual partnering routes, and about 60% of the solutions that state terms offer licensing.
Three trends in biodegradable packaging solutions on Halo
PFAS is the constraint doing the work. Ten entries advertise a barrier coating and most name PFAS directly, alongside California SB-54 and EPR rules. What replaces the fluorochemistry varies: water-based acrylics, clay nanoplatelets, graphene oxide cleared by FDA and EPA, chitin, cellulose. The regulation is the same on every one of them, which is why the cluster exists at all.
Compostable resins sold on what they are missing. The resin entries do not argue for compostability, which is assumed. They argue about ductility, barrier and heat: an impact modifier for PLA and PHA, PHBV blended with natural rubber, cellulose nanofibers added for oxygen barrier, a CO2 process that retunes a film that already exists. Every one names a mechanical shortfall and closes it.
A few entries ask what happens next. Most of the set stops at the material. Four do not: PLA packaging designed to be recycled along with the food waste it arrives with, solvent recovery that pulls intact polymer out of a multilayer bio-based film, and carbon dots from spent citrus peel put back into a pectin film. Biodegradable is a claim about disposal, and disposal is where it is usually left unexamined.
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1,256solutions listed
74%from startups and companies
30%in market
Frequently asked questions
What are biodegradable packaging solutions?
Biodegradable packaging covers packaging that breaks down after use, and the barrier it has to carry until then. It spans compostable resins and pellets, coatings drawn from cellulose, chitin and clay, PFAS-free barrier chemistry for paper and moulded fiber, compostable films, foams and edible formats, high-barrier paper substrates, and the end-of-life routes that decide what happens to any of it. Brand owners and packaging converters are the buyers.
What are examples of biodegradable packaging solutions?
Five examples of biodegradable packaging solutions on Halo include:
- The first compostable biopolymer at industrial scale, twenty years on the market. (BASF)
- Nanocellulose coating replacing a multilayer, on the line that exists. (University of Missouri, Columbia)
- Water-based PFAS-free coatings tuned for a cellulose substrate. (Era PolyCare llc)
- Home-compostable films claiming to match fossil plastic on price. (BZERO Materials)
- 62gsm barrier paper built as a drop-in for foil composite packaging. (Jiangxi Ruize Paper-based New Materials Co., Ltd.)
What are the latest biodegradable packaging innovations?
Over the past 90 days, researchers and innovators on Halo have added these biodegradable packaging solutions:
Which companies and suppliers are developing biodegradable packaging solutions?
There are 1,006 organizations with biodegradable packaging solutions on Halo, 253 of them universities and research institutions. Among them are BASF, Mango Materials, and The Ohio State University. Most offer co-development or sponsored research. Sign up to see every organization working in the area and to send them your specific need.
How do I find biodegradable packaging research partners?
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