AGT Green Technology Co., Ltd has earned the USDA Certified Bio-based product label for a line of compostable, disposable and reusable products

PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 8, 2019 The following AGT Green Technology Co., Ltd products have earned the USDA Certified Biobased Product Label:

•     CPLA SPOON with 96% biobased content.
•     CPLA SPORK with 96% biobased content.
•     CPLA FORK with 96% biobased content.
•     CPLA TEASPOON with 96% biobased content.
•     PLA TASTER SPOON with 96% biobased content.
•     CPLA KNIFE with 96% biobased content.
•     See® Tefee Cup with 100% biobased content.
•     See® BREERE For KIDS (CPLA-portion only) with 100% biobased content.
•     See® FUN PLATE with 100% biobased content.
•     See® Breere food container (CPLA-portion only) with 100% biobased content.
•     See® Coolunch (CPLA-portion only) with 100% biobased content.
•     See® Twins Spoon with 96% biobased content.
•     See® Drain Plate with 100% biobased content.

Third-party verification for a product's biobased content is administered through the USDA BioPreferred Program, an initiative created by the 2002 Farm Bill (and recently reauthorized by the 2018 Farm Bill). One of the goals of the BioPreferred Program is to increase the development, purchase and use of biobased products.

The USDA Certified Biobased Product label displays a product's biobased content, which is the portion of a product that comes from a renewable source, such as plant, animal, marine, or forestry feedstocks. Utilizing renewable, biobased materials displaces the need for non-renewable petroleum-based chemicals. Biobased products, through petroleum displacement, have played an increasingly important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) that exacerbate global climate change.

Biobased products are cost-comparative, readily available, and perform as well as or better than their conventional counterparts.

"Demand for single-use disposable foodservice products in the United States is forecast to approach $226 billion in 2021. Every year, more than 8 million tons of plastics are leaked into the world's oceans, as companies seek for biobased alternatives as a result, they need to have assurance that the biobased products they purchase are replacing non-renewable petroleum-based chemicals. By having the USDA Certified Biobased Product label on our products, we can provide assurances to our customers that they are buying a product from a reputable and certified renewable source" said Vicky Wu President of Breere, LLC an AGT and Strata-USA joint venture company.

"We applaud AGT Green Technology Co., Ltd for earning the USDA Certified Biobased Product label," said Kate Lewis, USDA BioPreferred Program. "Products from AGT Green Technology Co., Ltd are contributing to an ever-expanding marketplace that adds value to renewable agriculture commodities, creates jobs in rural communities, and decreases our reliance on petroleum."

According to a report that USDA released in July 2019, biobased products contributed $459 billion to the U.S. economy in 2016 (a 17% increase from 2014) and support, directly and indirectly, 4.6 million jobs. The report's research team estimates the reduction of fossil fuels and associated GHGs from biobased products equivalent to approximately 12 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) prevented as of 2016.

The increased production of renewable chemicals and biobased products contributes to the development and expansion of the U.S. bioeconomy - where society looks to agriculture for sustainable sources of fuel, energy, chemicals, and products.

About AGT Green Technology Co., Ltd:
AGT is a manufacturer based in Taiwan and is expanding globally, a specialist in plant-based compostable foodservice packaging, reusable compostable kitchenware and food storage containers. Our extensive range of eco disposables offers quality environmentally friendly products which include straws, cups, food containers which are made from renewable, lower carbon materials and in an active compost AGT products breakdown within 180 days. In June 2019 AGT and Strata USA established Breere LLC for the manufacture and distribution of our USDA Certified Bio-based product line in the USA closer to our plant based raw materials and growing markets on the West and East Coasts.

About Breere LLC:
Breere understands the connection between the health of the planet and the impacts of disposable packaging made from petroleum as plastic waste is a global epidemic that impacts us all. Today, Breere LLC in collaboration with the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) are developing innovative alternatives to conventional plastics. Our innovative biobased and compostable products and formulations are designed with sustainability in mind. Headquartered in the Silicon Valley Breere is developing and launching its Breere and NEST line of reusable and disposable line of compostable products at the Western Foodservice Expo on August 25th at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

SOURCE AGT Green Technology Co.