Bimbo Canada is the first national bakery in North America to take an important step toward achieving a circular economy by transitioning plastic bread bag tags to compostable, cardboard bread bag clips on all its bread products. This small, yet impactful, change is beginning immediately and is anticipated to be complete by this June. Once complete, it will reduce the company’s single-use plastic by approximately 200 metric tonnes annually.
The cardboard bread tags are made from 100% recycled cardboard and have been tested over repeated use cycles at room, refrigerator, and freezer temperatures to ensure the clips keep products fresh until the last bite. The clips have been certified by the Compost Manufacturing Alliance and have also been certified compostable in municipal settings by BNQ (Bureau de normalisation du Québec), a member of the National Standards System (NSS). They biodegrade in 84 days.
