Bio Pac, Inc. is an American company that sells cleaning products in bulk and refillable containers. Founded in 1991, Bio Pac is 100%
family owned and based in Incline Village, NV.
The company produces non-toxic cleaners such as laundry and dish liquids which are formulated to be
biodegradable and for people who are chemically sensitive. Bio Pac focuses its outreach efforts on
sustainability and
wilderness preservation. Bio Pac uses
recycled and post-consumer materials in its packaging.
History
In 1990 Bio Pac founder Collin Harris was volunteering at a recycling center in Maine and became convinced that there were too many empty cleaning product containers being thrown away. In an effort to reduce the amount of
packaging waste
Packaging waste, the part of the waste that consists of packaging and packaging material, is a major part of the total global waste, and the major part of the packaging waste consists of single-use plastic food packaging, a hallmark of throwawa ...
, Collin worked to create bulk filling solutions so customers could refill instead of dispose their used soap containers.
In 1991, Bio Pac was founded, and the first bulk soap filling station appeared at the Belfast Coop in Belfast, Maine. Bio Pac marketed the concept to natural food stores nationwide, and within a few years, Bio Pac products could be found in several hundred stores.
In 1996, Bio Pac acquired the company Oasis Biocompatible Cleaners from Art Ludwig, a well known
greywater
Greywater (or grey water, sullage, also spelled gray water in the United States) refers to domestic wastewater generated in households or office buildings from streams without fecal contamination, i.e., all streams except for the wastewater fro ...
expert. The Oasis brand continues to be sold in a small number of natural foods stores in the Western United States.
As of early 2011, Bio Pac cleaning products are sold in approximately 600 natural foods stores nationwide. Bio Pac has appeared in news articles about green cleaning products and greywater.
References
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External links
Official Website
Cleaning products
1991 establishments in Maine
Chemical companies of the United States
Chemical companies established in 1991