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Drinkware
Hot cups in four sizes, with lids to match in black or natural.
- 8 oz cup
- 10 oz cup
- 12 oz cup
- 16 oz cup
- 80 mm lid
- 90 mm lid
It's Not Plastic, it's PlantSwitch.
Nature made it. We scaled it. Feels and functions like plastic, biodegrades like a plant, No Forever Microplastics. The future of food packaging is here.
In our co-founder's words
We're a material science company.
Dillon Baxter, co-founder and CEO, on how PlantSwitch is solving the single-use plastics crisis by making its own material.
Our own material
Built from a polymer nature already makes.
This kind of polymer has always been expensive, hard to process and brittle. CompostZero™ solves all three, and we make it at a lower cost than others in the industry.
- Made by
- Fermentation Fermenting renewable feedstocks, then harvesting the polymer.
- Material
- CompostZero™ A polymer nature already produces, made at commercial scale by us.
- Home compost
- Certified Our certifications include TÜV Austria, BPI and DIN CERTCO. No industrial facility required.
- Breakdown
- Under 10 weeks In independent home-compost testing. The certification allows six months.
- Left behind
- No Forever Microplastics Breaks down, not apart: metabolized into CO2, water and biomass.
- Food contact
- FDA-compliant For direct food contact, hot or cold.
- Manufacturing
- Vertically integrated We make the resin, develop the application and manufacture the finished product.
- In use
- 2026 World Cup SoFi Stadium, plus Taylor Farms and Live Nation.
Live material simulation
Breaks down. Not apart.
Two forks, one backyard compost bin. Scroll to run the clock. Move your cursor to stir the soil.
Conventional plastic fork
- Goes into the compost bin.
- It doesn't break down. It breaks apart.
- The pieces get smaller. They don't go away.
- That's a forever microplastic.
CompostZero™ fork
- Goes into the same bin.
- Microbes in the soil start eating it.
- Under 10 weeks in independent home-compost testing. The certification allows six months.
- What's left is CO2, water and biomass.
An illustration, not footage. Breakdown times come from independent home-compost testing and vary with temperature, moisture and how the pile is managed.
Shop
Shop the line.
Forks, knives, spoons, kits, straws and stirrers. Same material throughout, wrapped or bare, natural or black.
The straw test
Soggy. Forever. Neither.
Paper straws go soggy. Plastic straws last forever. Ours do neither. Scroll to finish the drink.
Paper straw
- Into the drink.
- Soaks up the drink and starts to fold.
- Gave out before the drink did.
- Soggy.
Plastic straw
- Into the drink.
- Stays firm.
- In the ground it breaks apart, not down.
- Forever.
CompostZero™ straw
- Into the drink.
- Stays firm to the last sip.
- In home compost, microbes eat it.
- Neither.
An illustration, not footage.
Filmed by @farmereverest
Someone else's camera
A farmer tested it without asking us.
A backyard farmer buried our cutlery next to PLA and wooden cutlery in his own compost pile and kept filming. When he dug it up, ours had fully broken down while the PLA and wood were still there. PLA needs the heat of an industrial composter. Ours doesn't. We had nothing to do with how it turned out.
- PlantSwitchFully broke down
- PLAStill intact
- WoodStill intact
- <10 wk
- to break down in independent home-compost testing
- 6 mo
- what the home-compost certification allows
- None
- special equipment needed
Partners
Who we work with.
The whole line
One material. Everything on the table.
Cups, lids, cutlery and straws. Plus the resin itself, for manufacturers who want to make their own.
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Cutlery
Forks, knives, spoons and wrapped kits that stay stiff through hot food.
- Fork
- Knife
- Spoon
- Cutlery set
- Wrapped cutlery kit
- Napkin roll kit
- Wrapped fork, knife & spoon
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Straws
Cocktail, jumbo, giant and boba straws, plus stirrers. Wrapped or unwrapped, natural or black.
- Cocktail
- Jumbo
- Giant
- Boba
- Stirrer
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Resin
CompostZero™ itself, made through fermentation from renewable feedstocks and developed for injection molding, sheet extrusion, thermoforming and extrusion-coated paper.
- Injection molding & thermoforming
- Made through fermentation
- Certified home compostable
Where to buy
Three ways to get it.
Order here, add it to your next distributor order, or try samples before you commit.
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Order here
Order straight from us. We keep stock in three US warehouses.
3US warehouses
Shop the line- Texas
- New Jersey
- California
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Through your distributor
Already buy from one of these? Ask your rep for PlantSwitch and it comes on your next order.
See all distributors- Sysco
- Performance Food Group
- Bunzl
- Edward Don
- Imperial Dade
- Ben E. Keith
- EZ Food Packaging
- Chaz Distributing
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Try it first
Request samples and put them through a real service before you place an order.
Request samples
How CompostZero™ works
From fermentation to your compost bin.
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We ferment renewable feedstocks. Microbes make a polymer nature already produces, and we harvest it.
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Our proprietary process turns that polymer into CompostZero™, at a lower cost than others in the industry.
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Injection molding, sheet extrusion, thermoforming and extrusion-coated paper. We make the resin, develop the application and manufacture the finished product.
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Cups, lids, cutlery and straws with performance on par with plastic.
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Certified home compostable. It breaks down at ordinary temperatures, with no industrial facility required.
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Microbes metabolize it into CO2, water and biomass. It breaks down, not apart, with No Forever Microplastics. Then the loop starts again.
Live impact
Updated
133,843,550
forks, knives, spoons and straws delivered. None of them a forever plastic.
1,083,646lbs
of plastic those pieces replaced.
Counted from our delivery records and updated every hour as new orders ship.
Coming soon
Hot cups. Here soon.
The same home compostable CompostZero™ you already trust, now built for your coffee and tea. No Forever Microplastics.
Just announcedDillon Baxter, co-founder and CEO
“For the first time ever, we have our … compostable hot cups made from our proprietary material, CompostZero.”
- 8 oz
- 10 oz
- 12 oz
- 16 oz
- Lids in natural & black
Straight answers
The things people actually ask us.
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Questions answered here. Anything else, a real person replies within one business day.
Ask us directly01Will it hold up to hot food?
Yes. It's FDA-compliant for direct food contact and made to handle hot soup, coffee and greasy food without warping, going soggy or snapping.
02What is it made of?
CompostZero™, our own material, built on PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoate), a polymer that nature already produces. We ferment renewable feedstocks, harvest the polymer and turn it into CompostZero™, then make it into cups, lids, cutlery and straws. Because this polymer already exists in soil and seawater, microbes already carry the enzymes to consume it.
03How is this different from PLA?
Most compostable foodservice is PLA or PLA-lined paper, certified for industrial composting only, which needs a facility most of the country can’t reach. CompostZero™ is certified home compostable and breaks down in an ordinary backyard compost bin, with no industrial facility needed.
04Do I need a special composting facility?
No. It’s certified home compostable and breaks down at ordinary temperatures, so an ordinary backyard compost bin works. No industrial facility, no special infrastructure required.
05Does it leave microplastics behind?
No Forever Microplastics. Conventional plastic fragments into particles that stay. CompostZero™ is metabolized into CO2, water and biomass. It breaks down, not apart.
06Which straw should I use for boba?
Both boba straws, the 8.5″ Colossal and the 7.75″ Boba, are wide enough for tapioca pearls. For thick smoothies and shakes, try the Giant.
07Can manufacturers use CompostZero™ for their own products?
Yes. CompostZero™ is developed for injection molding, sheet extrusion, thermoforming and extrusion-coated paper, with performance on par with plastic. Use the form below to talk to us about resin.
08Is it more expensive than plastic?
Materials like ours have historically been expensive, which is why buyers passed on them. Our process makes it at a lower cost than others in the industry, and because we make the resin and the finished products ourselves, pricing is competitive with other compostable options. It depends on the product, volume and any customization, so ask us for a quote.
09Can I get samples before ordering a full case?
Yes. Use the form below and pick Samples, and we'll get some to you before you commit.
A letter from our founders
Why we made the switch.
We started PlantSwitch because we believed the world deserved a better alternative to plastic than a paper straw. Back then, plastic waste was mostly about saving the turtles. Today, we're facing a microplastics crisis, and it's become far more personal.
Microplastics have now been found in our blood, our hearts, and our brains. A growing body of research has linked them to inflammation, heart disease, infertility, and even cancer. Plastic food packaging makes this worse. When you eat with plastic, you end up eating plastic.
We know many of you already want to move away from plastic. You may have tried. And you may have been let down by alternatives that fall apart mid-meal, cost too much, or don't break down the way they promise.
So we spent six years building something better. CompostZero™ looks, feels, and functions like plastic. It is certified home compostable, it leaves No Forever Microplastics behind, and it's priced so real businesses can actually use it. Today we're proud to offer it across multiple product categories, with more on the way.
But a better material is only half of what we owe you. Switching suppliers takes trust. You're putting your name, your customers, and your operation in our hands, and we don't take that lightly. When you work with us, you'll get a team that picks up the phone, tells you what's happening before you have to ask, and goes the extra mile when it counts.
Thank you for trusting us and for being part of this. We can't wait to make the switch together.
Dillon Baxter
Co-Founder & CEO
Maxime Blandin
Co-Founder
Buying for a business
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- Full product catalog with specs and case counts
- Volume pricing for your usage
- Samples before you commit to a case
- Answers on anything the site did not cover