Food Handling Gloves

The US food industry uses roughly 30 billion disposable gloves per year. Without even considering the other industries or countries that are using disposable gloves, this is already tens of billions of gloves ending up in landfill each year. This amount has risen significantly during the pandemic, adding to the world’s massive waste problem. It doesn’t have to be all doom and gloom. BioPak has a simple solution – food-handling gloves made from bioplastic.

The Problem With Single-Use Plastic Gloves

As disposable food gloves (made from conventional plastic) are not recyclable, they only add to rapidly increasing plastic pollution on our planet. Even latex gloves made from natural rubbers take years to break down in landfill due to the other chemicals added to the gloves, and that’s not to say they biodegrade without toxic residues! ‘Biodegradable plastic gloves’ are not a responsible choice for the planet as they are usually just plastic gloves with a chemical additive that cause them to disintegrate into tiny pieces of microplastic.

The Solution: BioPak’s Bioplastic Gloves

BioPak’s food gloves are made from bioplastic – not fossil fuels, helping keep people and the planet healthy. Our food prep gloves are suitable for anywhere where hygiene is a priority. They are BPA-free, latex-free and food safe. They are certified home compostable to Australian AS5810 and industrially compostable to Australian AS5736 standards. After use, they can be safely disposed of with food waste in your compost bin without any toxic residues remaining. They are designed to fit in with the circular economy where there is no waste. If you want to make a positive change in your food service business, these food-safe disposable gloves are a fantastic alternative to single-use plastic gloves. For extra environmental brownie points, sign up to Compost Connect to help your food service business start composting today!