2005

BSIbio Began
BSI Biodegradable Solutions was incorporated by CEO Susanna Carson with the goal of making packaging less harmful on the environment.

2006

First Sale
We sold a case of compostable plates and took our first step into the compostable packaging industry.

2010

BESICS® Sister Company Founded
Established our retail line of compostable packaging.
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Vancouver 2010 Winter Games
Achieved one of our original company goals by supplying compostable packaging at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games.

2011

Women Entrepreneur Award
TPH Sustainability Award was presented to CEO Susanna Carson for her achievements that contribute to the Canadian and global economies within the sustainability sector.
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2013

Compost Facility Acceptance
Conducted a survey of compost facilities’ acceptance of compostables in the Pacific North West region.
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2016

Nature Canada
Conservation is one of our company values and we support others with this same passion to conserve Canada’s natural land and beautiful wildlife. Just one way we give back. Check out our CEO Susanna Carson in BSIbio’s fully compostable ball gown.

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Disintegration Protocols Published
Signed an MOU with the US Composting Council to help them build an open source composting database.

US Composting Council & Compost Council of Canada
CEO Susanna Carson presented at the COMPOST2016 Conference to share her expertise with other industry leaders. BSIbio also became a member of the Compost Council of Canada. We look forward to sharing more knowledge throughout our country.

2017

Academic and BioCycle Publications
Since 2013 BSIbio has been testing our certified compostable packaging on-site at real-world compost facilities. This research was first shared in our 5-part blog series ‘A Compost Story” and in 2017 we co-authored and published a peer-reviewed paper in International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation (2017) titled “Field testing of certified compostable foodware and packaging in municipal composting facilities,” contributing real-world data to bridge lab certification with field disintegration outcomes. This foundational research helped shape the methodology for the Compostable Field Testing Program.

Also in 2017, we published on this field testing research in BioCycle magazine for the first time!

2018

Announcing the International Field Testing Program collaboration in BioCycle
While in 2017 we achieved both our first-ever journal publication and first-ever magazine article, in 2018 we advanced our regional field testing research to broadcast the development of the field testing project into an international collaboration with the Compost Research & Education Foundation (CREF).

2019

Forget forever chemicals! PFAS-free alternatives launched
PFAS is a class of chemical used in many everyday products and has been present in paper food packaging since the 70’s – including compostables! Starting in 2019, we’ve worked with our manufacturers to find practical alternatives and source new materials to help keep these chemicals out of our compost.

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2021

The Compostable Field Testing Program gets a makeover
Working with our US non-profit partner the Compost Research & Education Foundation, we received our first grant from the 11th Hour Project to jumpstart the next phase of the Compostable Field Testing Program!

Learn more about this international platform for real-world disintegration testing co-founded and administered by BSIbio.

2022

A new era of open-source for field testing data on compostable products.

Thanks to the support of the 11th Hour Foundation, we began working with the University of Chicago’s Data Sciences Institute on compiling and preparing a decade of field testing data for publication on a global stage.

We also joined ASTM International, a standard-creating body, and began collaborating cross-sector to turn the field test protocols we’d grown under the CFTP into standardized, public, and internationally relevant test methods.

2023

Partnering with Closed Loop Partners on a one-of-a-kind Disintegration Study

Working cross-border under the Compostable Field Testing Program, we stepped up to the plate when the Composting Consortium, an initiative led by Closed Loop Partners Center for the Circular Economy, was looking for experts to design and run a broad-scale study on compostable packaging disintegration in real-world compost sites. We supported all stages of this research in collaboration with RRS, provided the tried-and-refined field test methods and supported in analyzing and reporting on the data.

Read about the launch of this study via Closed Loop Partners.

And, BSIbio moved for the first time in 19 years, to our new location: 8949 Shaughnessy Street, Vancouver, BC.

2024

Spreading our field testing research to global and provincial audiences

What a huge year! For the first time, organizations across North America who field test compostable products in real-world compost facilities presented at the annual COMPOST conference. Our team presented the preliminary data from the CFTP both at this conference and on a special webinar with the Coast Waste Management Association.

Then, in fall 2024, thanks to a partnership with the University of Chicago Data Science Institute, we launched CompostableTesting.org the first-ever open-source dashboard to explore real-world field testing data! Read more about this in our Biocycle article.

2025

Spreading the word – compostable products DO break down, under the right conditions

We presented at the world’s largest compost conference, COMPOST2025, held in Pheonix, Arizona, and began a series of BioCycle articles explaining the role of field testing for compostable products.

Learn about the methods used in field testing.