We’ve gathered up a whole lot of info for you about the  Biofill loose fill packaging peanuts. You can find our biofilL product page here and many more of our void fill products or machines here

In the past Biofill was made from expanded polystyrene foam, however in Australia in the 2000’s Biofill corn starch based loose fill become the preferred solution for most businesses, with production of polystyrene loose fill ceasing production.

The starch based biofill comes from crop sources such as corn starch. its non toxic and biodegradable. Its safe to eat for humans, but we do not recommend it. the Biofill is made on the same sort of machine that makes Cheetos. However the biofil is not made to food standards, its also had its sugars removed so it does not attract rodents and bugs.

What is void fill?
 Void fill  refers to any cushioning, padding or paper you add to your shipping package in order to protect your goods in transit, void fill stops products from moving in their outer packaging, reducing damage and breakages.

What is biofill Made from?
Biofill is made from corn starch or other plat based materials such as potatoes, its biodegradable and compostable.

What are packaging peanuts used for?
Packaging peanuts are made to encompass your products top stop them from moving and absorb shock in transport. they keep your products safe and prevent damage to them.

Can packaging peanuts kill you?
So I was going to say no, but I like facts, apparently a 10 year old boy suffocated when his head got stuck in a box of packaging peanuts. The peanuts are somewhat safe to eat if accidentally ingested, but we do not recommend eating them whatsoever, they’re not made in a food safe environment.

Will Biofill attract rodents and bugs?
No, while the biofill it edible, all the sugars and nutrients are removed.

How quickly will Biofill dissolve in water?
In seconds, watch here!

How big are the biofill bags?
Our bags are the industry standard size of 400 liters, the bags are approximately 600x600x1200mmin size.

Is Biofill good for glass products?
It can be if used with other packaging, but you need to make sure the product can move or shuffle around in the biofill, the problem with biofill can be that single items place in the middle of biofill can shuffle to the bottom of the box in transport, which leads to breakages.

Can i use Biofill in a bag?
We would not recommend it, because courier bags move around a lot and are very flexible the biofill and therefor your product can move. we recommend the use of biofill for filling voids in cartons.

What else is Biofill called?
Loose fill, packaging peanuts, box fill, box filler.

What are the alternatives to biofill as void fill?
You could use paper as void fill, pillows or bubblewrap.

Biofill is Home composable

The best thing about biofill is that its home compostable. Home compostable means that the material will degrade in a compost bin fully with no additive within 180 days.

This is my setup from home. 2 are pretty new and the other i just moved from the other side of my house. As I want to have all the compost and vegetable gardens on the same side of the property.
Ive put some biofill in one of these to record the results at home rather than lab conditions.

These are mostly filled with long grass and weeds from when i cleared it out form this side of the house. with some soil ontop.

Day 1 – adding the biofill

Further days and weeks will be added soon, now mind you if i sprayed these with water, they will pretty much degrade instantly. but lets so lets see how they fair without outside intervention.