FAQs

If consumers are choosing to pay more to reduce their environmental impact then it’s our job – as manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers – to honour that. We must all ensure our products live up to the environmental claims and offer a real environmental benefit – not just lip service that makes consumers feel good whilst inadvertently continuing to pollute the environment.

Environmental claims around biodegradability are often used in ways that are confusing or misleading with certification often omitted and time frames to decompose undefined, so it is important to back up any claims with third-party certification.

At GreenSwitch, we only make real-world environmental and sustainability claims that can be independently verified through a robust and rigorous scientific process. We go to great lengths to ensure our packaging products align with the principles of a circular economy, and our compostable products are certified to Australian and international standards.

Most GreenSwitch products are certified industrially compostable to the Australian AS4736 compost standard. AS4736 requires that the product disintegrates after 12-weeks in industrial compost conditions and completely biodegrades after six months. That means that 90 percent or more of the material will have been converted to CO2 and the remaining share is converted into water and biomass. AS4736 also requires that the quality of the compost is not hindered by the products and is safe to be applied to land.

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ISO 14000 is a series of environmental management standards developed and published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for organizations. The ISO 14000 standards provide a guideline or framework for organizations that need to systematize and improve their environmental management efforts.

FDA certification is a validation indicating that a product has met FDA standards and is approved for sale in the US¹. It is vital for any producer, importer, or distributor of goods intended for commercial distribution in the United States². The FDA’s certification process includes pre-market evaluation, registration and listing, labeling requirements, post-market surveillance, and a certificate of registration².

The Red Dot Design Award is a German international design prize awarded by Red Dot GmbH & Co. KG¹. There are prize categories for product design, brands and communication design, and design concept¹. Since 1955, designers and producers can apply for the prizes, with the winners being presented in an annual ceremony¹.

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