Smile News

US Plastics Pact Honorable Mention

June 22, 2023

Smile's home compostable pod is given an honorable mention in Sustainable Packaging Innovations award.

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World Changing Ideas

May 4, 2023

Fast Company named Smile as a honorable mention in the energy/sustainability category. 

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US Plastics Pact Award Finalist

April 20, 2023

Smile is a finalist in the second annual U.S. Plastics Pact Sustainable Packaging Innovation Awards.

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New Certification

March 9, 2023

Smile's plant-based pod is certified by CMA and BPI - North America's primary certifiers of compostable packaging.

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Lomi Approved

January 17, 2023

Smile's coffee pods and straws are approved to break down in the smart waste appliance.

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Home Compostable

December 6, 2022

TÜV Austria awarded the use of its "OK Compost Home" mark, which guarantees complete disintegration, even in home compost.

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Pod Pack Sales Agreement

November 14, 2022

Smile signs a material sales agreement with Pod Pack International, a leading co-manufacturer of single-serve coffee and tea pods and cups.

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Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award

October 31, 2022

US Plastics Pact crowned Smile as the winner of the compostability category. 

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Ocean's Halo Partners with Smile

October 20, 22

Ocean's Halo acquired the license to use BPI Certified Commercially Compostable pods from Smile for its vegan quick-cup broths.

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Fair Trade and Organic

October 1, 2022

The most sustainable coffee pod now encapsules the most sustainable coffee. Smile Coffee Werks upgraded its coffee beans to Fair Trade and USDA Organic.

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Introducing Smile Compostable Solutions

September 27, 2022

The company that has the best and most convenient compostable materials for food packaging.

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CMA Certification

April 28, 2022

Smile proudly announces approval from the Compost Manufacturing Alliance (CMA) to its ever-growing list of environmental certifications.

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