Buying compostable products is just the first step to sustainability. Now you must ensure that the products are brought back to the earth and allowed to compost. After all, what's the point of sending such special products to a landfill?
Products made from biopolymers take a long time to biodegrade in a home composting system and should be brought to a commercial facility. Here's a list of commercial composting facilities in your area.
Aside from calling up your nearest facility and making the trip, the infrastructure to bring your products to these facilities is not quite there. However SustainableParty.com is working on a way to make composting at the right facility simple and easy. Sign up for our email list and we'll let you know when the After Party Take Back Program heats up.
Commercial composting facilities grind materials, turn over their piles, and reach high temperatures- all good things! These factors help reduce the amount of time it takes to compost in ways that home composting cannot. You can help your home compost be more effective by turning your pile over frequently and keeping it damp and warm. It will still take about 40% longer, but if if you don't mind some forks sticking out of your flowers, the earth doesn't either.
Yes we did! Sustainable Party believes it's important for manufacturers and retailers to claim responsibility for their products. We want to help the bourgeoning commercial compost industry grow and make it easy for customers to do the right thing. So we're creating an After Party Take Back Program. In the very near future, you're be able to send your post-party compostable materials back to us and we'll facilitate their journey back into the earth.
We're extremely excited about this game-changing idea and look forward to making it an integral part of our products and services. Until then, sign up for our email list and we'll keep you posted about this and a few other exciting ideas coming your way.