CMA News & Blog
CMA’s Summary of Survey Results Regarding Mandating Logo Use
CMA recently sent a survey regarding the use of our logo. Many of you were kind enough to answer the survey and many of you went further and provided us...
Eco-Conscious Holiday Practices
Today, consumers are considering their environmental footprint at the holidays, and it’s easy to understand why. There are several costs associated with extraneous festivities. The most obvious cost is the...
CMA Certification Update
Material & Component Certification Author: Kari Rolnick An update to CMA’s certification program is now live. CMA has introduced a track for materials andcomponents to now be eligible for acceptance and...
How Food Lifeline is Prioritizing Equity in Food Hub Initiative – Food Bank News
Food Bank’s Intense Commitment Gives BIPOC Farmers a Lift When Eloise’s Cooking Pot started a program to purchase produce from local BIPOC farmers and producers, it didn’t take long to identify a...
CMA Change in Required Documentation for Certification
Since its inception in 2017, the Compost Manufacturing Alliance (CMA) has required documentation that products submitted for CMA certification meet ASTM laboratory standards for compostability. We have historically allowed other...
BioCycle Nationwide Survey: Full-Scale Food Waste Composting Infrastructure In The U.S.
Nora Goldstein, Paula Luu and Stephanie Motta In winter 2023, BioCycle launched a survey of full-scale food waste composting facilities in the United States. Like in previous reports, BioCycle defines a full-scale facility as a municipal...
LA County Updates Ordinances to Include CMA
On July 3 rd , 2023, Los Angeles County updated their ordinances on acceptable compostable products, including CMA as a new standard for qualifying products. The ordinances can be accessed...
CMA’s Position on ASTM D6868 and D8410
CMA has the privilege, and the responsibility, to certify compostable products to standards that protect compost manufacturing and, in turn, our environment. While there are some areas where the best...
CMA’s Plastic Elimination Strategy
Addition of Paper Produce Stickers CMA strives to create a lane for innovation while acknowledging practical realities of the state of product development and the market. In this spirit, CMA...
Look for the New CMA Logo on More Products
As more of our customers seek to use the CMA certification mark on their products, CMA has updated its logo in response to customer feedback. The official launch of our...