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Compostable peanut packs debut at Mariners ballgame

Ten thousand Mariners fans receive peanuts in a new pack made from a six-layer flexible film that is said to be 100% compostable.

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BASF, The Chemical Company, says it has made a game-changing breakthrough toward sustainable snack packaging that can help companies and communities everywhere get closer to their goal of zero waste. Earlier this month, BASF partnered with The Seattle Mariners to debut prototype packaging developed with its advanced biopolymer technology for peanut packaging. The first 10,000 fans that arrived at Safeco Field to see the Seattle Mariners take on the Boston Red Sox received a free bag of peanuts in a 100% compostable snack bag.

The snack-food package was constructed of a six-layer food packaging material made up of multiple BASF technologies, including film resins, inks, adhesives and primers. The new packaging is fully compostable, so it can go to industrial composting facilities instead of landfill.

“Flexible packaging with this BASF technology is a big step forward for the snack-food industry,” says Kimberley Schiltz, market development manager Consumer Packaging, BASF. “It means that popular snack foods can be brought to market in compostable packaging that delivers needed shelf life at a competitive price point, with a more sustainable ‘end-of-life’ solution than with conventional packaging materials.”

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