The first compostable biopolymer at industrial scale, twenty years on the market.
Supply/purchaseIn marketSupplier
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Updated Sept 29, 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
TU
Mango Materials
PHA pellets formulated to behave like conventional resin in rigid packaging.
Pilot or trial engagementIn developmentStartup
The Ohio State University
PHBV blended with natural rubber and upcycled waste modifiers.
Sponsored researchIn developmentUniversity
DS
Addisperse Technology
An impact modifier that gives PLA and PHA the ductility they lack.
In marketSupplier
Bosk Bioproducts
A food-contact certified compound for injection molding.
In marketStartup
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
Pectin side streams fermented into PHA, closing two loops at once.
In developmentUniversity
Coatings from cellulose and chitin
CW
University of Missouri, Columbia
Nanocellulose coating replacing a multilayer, on the line that exists.
In developmentUniversity
AV
Cellulose with chitin matches EVOH on oxygen and adds antimicrobial action.
Sponsored researchIn developmentSupplier
Chitin coatings that block gas and UV, and hold produce seven times longer.
In developmentStartup
NS
Barracuda Technologies Inc.
Nanocellulose coatings that are recyclable or home compostable, at low OTR.
In marketStartup
JC
Penn State University
Polysaccharide complexes forming films, foams and sheets, tested to TAPPI T559.
Sponsored researchIn developmentUniversity
PFAS-free coatings for paper and fiber
ON
Water-based PFAS-free coatings tuned for a cellulose substrate.
In developmentStartup
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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. 31% of the solutions are in market. Co-development and sponsored research are the usual partnering routes, and about 61% 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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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?
The most recently updated biodegradable packaging solutions on Halo include:
Which companies and suppliers are developing biodegradable packaging solutions?
There are 928 organizations with biodegradable packaging solutions on Halo, 236 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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