Responsible Packaging

At Believe Athletics we go one step further in our commitment to our environment, that is why we have decided to introduce compostable packaging in our products.

These beautiful bags in which you receive your products, are not only nice and reusable to store things like makeup, store seasonal clothing and other uses you can think of, but when you decide not to use them anymore you can throw them in the organic garbage container to decompose.

Unlike biodegradable packaging, which can take many years or even decades to decompose, compostable packaging goes one step further and composts within a maximum period of 2 years (3 to 6 months if deposited in the appropriate container) and leaves no microplastics behind after decomposition.

We answer your questions:

1. What is the material?
PLA+PBAT.

What is PLA and PBAT?
PLA is polylactic acid from corn, PBAT is poly (butylene terephthalate adipate) from petroleum. They are fully compostable materials.

3. What is the condition of degradation and composting?
Microorganism, Temperature (28-58 degrees Celsius), Humidity: 95%. 

4. How long will it take to degrade and compost?
In an industrial setting it will take 3-6 months. Home compost 1.5-2 years.

What is the shelf life of the compostable bag?
Shelf life is 1-1.5 years in sealed paper carton (no water, sun, humidity).

5.Do you have any certificates?
Of course, the bags are certified by TUV Austria.