Earthcycle in the News

•Earthcycle appoints J-tech Systems as Aus/NZ distribution partner

•The Year's Best Packages as seen in Converting Magazine

•Earthcycle Among Seven Winners and Three Notables Selected For Sustainable Achievements

•Shannon Boase named as one of Packer 25 for 2008

•Creating More Sustainable Packaging. Trends, information, expertise, new products and ideas on what exactly a designer can—and should—be doing. 
As seen in Dynamic Graphics Magazine

•Going Solo
As Seen in Granville Magazine.

•Fast Company Magazine Profiles Earthcycle
In the November 2006 issue, David Lidsky, Senior Editor of Fast Company, speaks with Earthcycle President and Founder, Shannon Boase

•Palm to Palm
As seen in Shared Vision (www.sharedvision.com), June 1st, 2007

•Palm Husk Paradise
As seen in Business World in Vancouver, May 22th, 2007

•Earthcycle's biodegradable packaging to the rescue?
As seen in Searle's World, ekosTV.com , May 15th, 2007

•Produce in compostable trays debuts on Earth Day
As seen in Packworld, April 23rd, 2007

•The world in the palm of her hand
As seen Spotlight - the Capilano College online magazine on Apr 10, 2007.

•'Creating products with no future'
As seen in the Globe and Mail Report on Small Business on March 6, 2007.

•Local company isn't wasting any time turning garbage into a fruitful business (PDF).
As seen in Happy Planet on Jan. 17, 2007.

•Palm-fibre based containers will find their way into composters.
As seen in The Sun on Dec. 29, 2006.

•Earthcycle joins forces with Ecoripe Tropicals. 
(PDF Newspapaer Clipping)

•Earthcycle gains clients, speeds shipping time.
As seen on thepacker.com on Dec. 19, 2006.

•Earthcycle Positioned to Capture Large Portion of North American Packaging Market, December 14, 2006

•EuroFresh unveils tomatoes in palm fiber packaging, by Laura Pate, Staff Writer, The Packer, July 10, 2006

Vancouver, British Columbia-based Earthcycle Packaging Ltd. and Wilcox, Ariz.-based Eurofresh Inc. share a similar trait -- environmental awareness.

•Eurofresh Farms and Earthcycle Packaging "cherry pick" compostable packaging, Fresh Plaza, June 28, 2006

Eurofresh Farms’ cherry tomatoes on-the-vine are now being shipped in a pack that’As as sweet environmentally as the fruit it protects.

•Compostable, molded palm fiber pulp trays make "green" debut for produce at Wal-Mart, Ben Miyares Packaging Management Update, June 12, 2006

Fresh produce supplier, Oppenheimer Group, Vancouver, BC, Canada, joins forces with Wal-Mart Stores, Bentonville, AR, Earthcycle Packaging Ltd., also of Vancouver, to introduce compostable produce packages...

•Oppenheimer organic tomatoes now available in fully compostable packaging, The Produce News, June 7, 2006

Greenhouse-grown organic tomatoes are next in The Oppenheimer Group's ever-expanding line of products available in completely home compostable packaging. "Tomatoes are among the most popular organic items in the produce section," James Milne, executive director of the Vancouver, BC-based marketer's greenhouse category, said in a statement. "Now discerning consumers can purchase richly flavored organic tomatoes in convenient packs and place all of the packaging into their home compost knowing it will be ready to make a healthy contribution to the garden in 90 days."

•Compostable, molded pulp tray cradles quartet of kiwis, The News, packexpo.com, June 7, 2006

Fresh produce supplier, Oppenheimer Group, Vancouver, BC, Canada, joins forces with Wal-Mart Stores, Bentonville, AR, Earthcycle Packaging Ltd., also of Vancouver, to develop compostable package for kiwifruit. Package consists of food-grade, molded palm-fiber pulp tray from Earthcycle, cellulose-based NatureFlex™ film from Innovia, Smyrna, GA, compostable paper label from Reynders, Boechout, Belgium. Tray, film meet compostability requirements of ASTM D6400 standard, degrade in less than 90 days.

•Kiwifruit keeps good company, by Pamela Groberman, 24hours, May 31, 2006

I love kiwifruit. It's so sensual. Tastes like gooseberry with a hint of strawberry.... And now, thanks to Earthcycle Packaging Ltd., a Vancouver start-up company, it comes in biodegradable packaging.

• Earthcycle and The Oppenheimer put organic kiwifruit in completely home compostable packaging in Wal-Mart stores

VANCOUVER, B.C. – May 16, 2006 – The Oppenheimer Group and Earthcycle Packaging announced today the availability of their new line of completely compostable kiwifruit packaging at Wal-Mart Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets in the U.S.

• Earthcycle turns pulp into produce packaging, America Fruit, February/March 2006

This Vancouver BC startup company believes it has an environmentally-friendly answer to the produce industry's packaging dilemma.

• Vancouver business briefs - Earthcycle Packaging Ltd., by Joel Gebet, The Produce News, March 20, 2006

Peggi Peacock, vice president of marketing for Vancouver BC-based Earthcycle Packaging Ltd., hopes that the term "cradle-to-cradle" will soon become commonplace. Using the empty fruit bunches from Malaysian palm oil trees, the company has turned what used to be a waste product into a packaging material that is totally home-compostable. In fact, Ms. Peacock believes that Earthcycle Packaging will be the first firm in North America to offer a completely home-compostable tray, wrap and label packaging product for the produce industry. With the rising costs of petroleum and plastics, the release of its products could not have come at a better time for the numerous produce growers, packers and retailers who have expressed interest to Earthcycle in such a product, Ms. Peacock said. "We anticipated being a niche item, but the interest has been much broader in places we didn't expect," she said. "We plan to have our product being utilized by a large retailer very soon, possibly as soon as March."

• Big debut for palm-based packaging , by Celeste LeCompte, Sustainable Industries, December 5, 2005

A new compostable packaging debuts in North American groceries in November, and its producer says it has an advantage over its corn-based predecessor: It actually composts.

• High oil prices boost corn-based packs, by Jim Offner, The Packer, November 23, 2005

In the produce industry, the oil-futures market is kind of like the weather: Everyone complains about it, but nobody does anything about it. Well, almost nobody.

•Organic produce packer chooses sustainable, compostable palm fiber trays
Ben Miyares' Packaging Management Update, November 7, 2005

Produce packer Oppenheimer Group, Vancouver, BC, Canada, pioneers use of compostable palm fiber trays from another Vancouver-based company, Earthcycle Packaging Ltd.

• Vancouver firm to feature ‘eco-friendly’ packaging by Laura Pate, The Packer,
November 4, 2005

The women of Oaxaca, Mexico, have woven it into baskets for thousands of years. The ancient Egyptians threaded it into ropes. Now Shannon Boase is using it to package produce.

• Produce turns to compostable packaging - Pack Expo, November 4, 2005

Produce packer Oppenheimer Group, Vancouver, BC, Canada, pioneers use of compostable palm-fiber trays from another Vancouver-based company, Earthcycle Packaging Ltd.

• Earthcycle unveils sustainable packaging solution - Food Ingredients First, November 2, 2005

Earthcycle's brand new line of biodegradable and compostable palm fiber packaging will be unveiled at the PMA Fresh Summit 2005...

Events

All Things Organic show in McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. May 6th-8th
http://www.organicexpo.com/07/public/enter.aspx

Press Releases

• Earthcycle and Innovia Films: Winners of the 20th Annual DuPont Awards for
  Packaging Innovation
• Earthcycle Packaging: 2007 GLOBE Awards Winner
• Scientific testing confirms Earthcycle Packaging is certifiably renewable
• Earthcycle joins forces with Ecoripe Tropicals. 
  (Download PDF newspapaer clipping)
• Del Campo showcases packaging design
• EuroFresh Farms "cherry picks" compostable packaging
• Earthcycle completely home compostabe packs now in Wal-Mart stores
• Earthcycle launches Fresh Produce Packs at The PMA Fresh Summit 2005.  
  (Download PDF newspaper clipping).

Media Kit

• Company Profile
• Fast Facts
• Shannon Boase Bio
• Earthcycle Evolution
• Earthcycle Packaging: Certifiably Compostable - for Earthcyle - release final.doc
• Contributing to A Sustainable Palm Oil Industry
• High Resolution Product Photos