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Stalk Market is based in Portland, Oregon

Some packaging companies make one feel much better about our “throw-away” side — StalkMarket Products, for instance. In September, this Oregon-based producer of compostable food service products, became the first company in the North American packaging industry to gain Carbon Trust Certification for the carbon footprint of its sugar cane plates and bowls.

Presently StalkMarket is one of a few U.S. based companies to gain this certification. The Carbon Trust was set up in 2001 by the UK government as an independent company , with a mission to accelerate the move to a low carbon economy.

Evidence of such a commitment to reducing our carbon footprint sustainability is admirable. For those still unsure, the Carbon Trust is a global authority on carbon reduction and carbon labeling. A carbon footprint is an estimate of the amount of greenhouse gas emitted in the production, use and disposal of the a product. .

“As a company who places emphasis on providing high quality products with low environmental impacts, we think it is critical to fully understand our carbon emissions so we can continually make improvements to our product line and thus offer the most environmentally-friendly compostable products to customers,” said StalkMarket co-founder, Buzz Chandler, in its press release.

Such news makes me hope a growing number of consumers start requesting products such as those manufactured by StalkMarket.