CompoGloves are 100% certified compostable and break down to form a rich biomass (soil) in approximately 90-180 days when placed in an industrial compost facility or home compost heap respectively. They leave behind no trace or toxic residue and no harmful chemicals are released into the environment during the process. 

Yes! CompoGloves are completely food safe and comply with FDA 21CFR 177.1520 as well as European standard EN 13130-1.

No, compostable and biodegradable are not the same thing although both are used to describe something that breaks down over time. Biodegradable plastics are still made from plastic (derived from non renewable fossil fuels) with added
components to encourage them to break down over a longer and generally
unspecified amount of time. They can also leave behind toxic residues that take years or decades to break down. Compostable ‘plastics’ break down in specific conditions (with heat, oxygen and moisture) into 100% natural nutrient rich soil. They are made from annually renewable ingredients and break down
completely leaving no toxic residue in 90-180 days.

Compogloves have a shelf life of approximately 12 months so we recommend purchasing in 6 month batches to avoid any concerns over product structure or quality. Our gloves are free from chemicals, fragrances, sodium benzoate (a preservative- hence why we say they have a shelf life of 12 months for maximum quality) and propylene glycol.

CompoGloves are made from 100% annually renewable plant and vegetable starches which are not hazardous to produce and form a natural bioplastic. This breaks down into carbon dioxide, water, biomass (soil) when composted. These ingredients together create a material with strength, shape and composability.

CompoGloves are 100% vegan and do not contain any direct animal products or animal by-products.

CompoGloves are strictly NOT meant for consumption and should not be consumed in any way. Despite being FDA Certified they are for food contact/handling only and should not be ingested as they are neither edible nor digestible. Our gloves are
intended solely for hand protection and waste reduction in a sustainable and
environmentally friendly way.

CompoGloves compostable gloves should be disposed of in with other food and garden waste in a compost bin for it to reach an industrial compost facility. They can also be disposed of on a home compost heap if you have one available to you. Please note a home compost heap does not exhibit the ‘perfect and optimal’ conditions for degrading so they will take slightly longer (approx. 6 months) to fully
degrade on a home compost heap.

Recyclables and compostables are very different and require different treatment to make the most of their sustainability benefits. Recycling facilities may have difficulty processing compostable bioplastics and because bioplastics and PET don’t mix well, recycling facilities consider compostable bioplastics a contaminant. Similarly compost facilities find it difficult separating recyclables and
plastics from the compost. It’s therefore best to dispose of waste in the correct bins if possible. 

The ideal and most beneficial way to dispose of used gloves is composting, however if this option is not available to you a regular black mixed waste bin can be used. This waste goes to landfill which means the glove takes longer to degrade
as it does not possess the conditions for composting. However landfill is better than littering and choosing CompoGloves over traditional plastic are always better for the environment and help to create a more sustainable future.

Composting is a very specific process which does not occur in landfills therefore CompoGloves are designed to be composted in a compost heap or specific composting facility. Microorganisms, carbon, water, oxygen and nitrogen are all essential parts of the compost process and these factors need to be present in the right circumstances (such as in a compost pile) for composting to occur. CompoGloves need to be composted under these same conditions and environment.

In an ‘open landfill’ where air is present, compostable items will break down just like other biodegradable materials or an apple for example therefor landfilling is better than littering. Choosing CompoGloves Compostable Gloves over traditional plastic which is made without renewable materials, is still better for the environmental and better for the planet.

Yes absolutely! Ideally our gloves are at their most effective when disposed of in
an Industrial Compost Facility as they possess the perfect conditions for decomposition so we would recommend disposing of CompoGloves in a compost bin. If however you are a keen home composter, our gloves carry the OK Compost HOME certification meaning they still decompose though the process will take slightly longer.

Our gloves are NOT marine degradable so do not recommend or advise disposing of our gloves or any other plastic in the ocean or waterways.

CompoGloves are made from natural plant-based materials meaning our gloves do not break down into microplastics when composted. Our gloves are tested against the ASTM 6400 standard and it is part of the certification requirements to ensure compostable products do not leave behind
nano and microplastics.

Plastics leach harmful chemicals and toxins as they break down and create micro plastics which end up in waterways, rivers the ocean and eventually inside a lot of meat and fish that we consume and CompoGlove DO NOT leach. Instead a CompoGlove breaks down into C02, water and rich soil leaving no toxic residue or
microplastics