Traditional Medicinals Announces First Ever BPI-Certified Compostable Tea Wrapper
Traditional Medicinals®, a leading botanical wellness company with more than 60 high quality teas, lozenges and capsules, has announced that their new compostable, plastic-free tea wrapper is the first ever compostable tea wrapper to receive a Biodegradable Products Institute® (BPI) certification. After more than 10 years of development in partnership with ProAmpac®, the global leader in flexible packaging solutions, Traditional Medicinals will transition to these BPI-certified wrappers starting with 10 organic teas in 2023. With a commitment to create a sustainable packaging roadmap that reduces the use of plastic, the company has also joined the One Step Closer to Zero Waste Campaign, a campaign for action and inspiration to reduce and eliminate single use plastics in products, packaging, and personal lives.
The new compostable tea wrapper is an essential component in keeping Traditional Medicinals’ teas fresh, adhering to strict quality standards and ensuring the herbs maintain their efficacy. This new packaging eliminates reliance on non-renewable fossil fuels and is made from BPI-certified compostable materials. The compostable wrapper contains a thin metalized barrier layer, commonly found in snack food packaging, which protects the quality and freshness of Traditional Medicinals’ herbs. These materials are food grade quality, BPI-certified, and fully compostable, and the transition to this wrapper will reduce single-use plastic waste from the company’s entire product line by 70 to 90 percent within three years. As the first-ever compostable tea wrapper to be certified by the BPI, the packaging meets stringent standards for biodegradability, compostability, and eco-friendliness, ensuring that it truly breaks down and returns to the earth, leaving no harmful residues behind.