Guangzhou, China – July 3, 2013 – BASF and Guangzhou Joraform Environmental Co Ltd (Joraform) announced that compost produced from its joint composting project at Chinaplas has come full circle and will be used to improve soil quality of the Guangzhou Nansha District Dagang Institute of Agricultural Sciences farm in Guangzhou. The compost produced has been tested and proven to be of high quality.

“The high quality of the compost attests to the importance of using only certified compostable bags, cups and plates. It also demonstrates that the closed loop concept works,” said Thierry Wong, Technical Consultant, Joraform, operator of the mobile composting facility and laboratory tests.

The compost was produced from the collection of food leftovers and fully biodegradable plates and cups in certified compostable bags made with BASF’s ecovio® at the international plastics exhibition and conference Chinaplas, which took place from May 20-23 in Guangzhou. These bags were then sent directly to Joraform’s facility, placed in its mobile composting machine, and quickly and cost-effectively converted into high quality compost. Non-organic and non-biodegradable waste, such as sweet wrappers or plastic bottles, were disposed in separate bins to ensure that it would not enter the composting waste stream.

High quality compost produced from the collection of food leftovers and fully biodegradable plates and cups in certified compostable bags made with BASF’s ecovio® at Chinaplas 2013 used to improve soil quality of the Guangzhou Nansha District Dagang Institute of Agricultural Sciences farm in Guangzhou.