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home compostable packaging

Renewable, food-safe, ready-to-shop sustainable packaging. shop renewable packaging
Made in New Zealand

AWARD WINNING vacuum seal bags

For food, dried goods, fresh meat and more. Certified AS5810 home compostable. VACUUM SEAL BAGS

waste is a design flaw

Salty is a NZ based multi award-winning manufacturer of functional materials and packaging that are renewable by design Our Story

stand up pouches

Our best-selling kraft stand up pouches, made in NZ from home compostable materials. Shop Pouches

custom packaging available

Customise one our renewable materials. Bioplastic and paper options available. From 5,000 units

packaging innovation since 2017

Salt of the Earth Packaging is an award-winning New Zealand based manufacturer and designer of alternative materials and packaging.

Our materials are responsibly sourced, regenerative and have a circular pathway in end of life.

We are lovers of the ocean and spend as much time on, in or nearby the ocean. Salt runs through our mind and body each day.

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our best-seller

Stand Up Pouch ~ Kraft | Home Compostable Materials

$41.00

From $0.79 incl GST per unit

  • Made from AS5810 Home Compostable Biofilm 
  • NZ Made
  • Made from Certified Food Safe Materials
  • Heat Sealable  
  • 70g / 100g / 150g / 250g / 500g / 1kg sizes

Our sustainable kraft stand up pouch offers a renewable flexible packaging alternative to traditional non renewable soft plastic. Constructed from certified AS5810 home compostable biofilm and kraft paper.

WHY SALT OF THE EARTH PACKAGING?

Unlike many other sustainable packaging alternatives, our resealable kraft stand up pouches are safe for both home and commercial compost, anaerobic digestion and bokashi


PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS:
- Made from certified food safe materials
- Made from AS5810 certified home compostable biofilm
- Renewable and regenerative raw materials
- Suitable for printing, hand stamping or printed labels
- Tear tabs at top of pouch for easy access
- Fridge and freezer safe
- Metalised FSC cellulose layer for maximum gas and moisture barrier (Sourced from sustainably grown eucalyptus trees)
- Heat sealable and resealable
- Compostable zipper is thicker than the pouch film and can be removed and commercially composted 


POUCH DIMENSIONS 
70g - 110mm x 170mm x 70mm
100g - 120mm x 190mm x 80mm 
150g -
140mm x 210mm x 80mm
250g
- 160mm x 230mm x 90mm 
500g - 190mm x 265mm x 100mm
1kg - 235mm x 340mm x 110mm 

 

CUSTOM ORDERS
Custom packaging orders start from 5,000 units. Please get in touch here.

sustainable partnerships

We form long-term partnerships with organisations across global supply chains to drive real systems change. Innovation, education, and collaboration are non-negotiables. Meaningful impact does not happen in isolation.


Our work focuses on removing non-renewable, hard-to-recycle fossil fuel plastics from the supply chain, while retaining material value across business systems. We collaborate with industry leaders to make better materials accessible, scalable, and commercially viable, so sustainable packaging becomes the standard, not the exception.

Custom packaging

Available from 5,000 units.

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OUR MATERIALS

CERTIFIED HOME COMPOSTABLE

All materials are certified food contact compliant with FDA and EU standards.

All bioplastic materials are certified
home compostable to global standards (AS5810)

All biocoated fibre is repulpable to
global CEPI standards (95% or more fibre). Biocoated fibre is free from added PFAS.

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