Loblaw Companies Limited announced the launch of BPI-certified 100 per cent compostable President's Choice® single-serve coffee pods on Sep. 30, 2016. The Keurig®-compatible pods are made almost entirely from plant materials and reclaimed coffee bean skins, using Canadian innovation from BDDC at the University of Guelph and Club Coffee of Toronto. With the launch of this innovative product, 100 million President's Choice® and no name® pods sold annually will be compostable in the kinds of large scale composting systems that serve millions of Canadian households. As the single-serve coffee category has grown exponentially over the past few years, so too has concern about the impact of the waste.

Minister Glen Murray and Ian Gordon, Loblaw announce 100 percent compostable President's Choice coffee pods (CNW Group/Loblaw Companies Limited).

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