Biobased products are A) composed, in whole or in significant part, of biological
products, including renewable domestic agricultural materials, renewable chemicals,
and forestry materials; or (B) an intermediate ingredient or feedstock. Biobased
Products are derived from raw materials such as plants and other renewable
agricultural, marine, and forestry materials. Biobased products generally provide an
alternative to conventional petroleum derived products and include a diverse range of
offerings such as lubricants, detergents, inks, fertilizers, and bioplastics. 12
For more detail on understanding what composes biobased content you can view this
resource from the USDA. 3
Waste Happy bags are 30% biobased.

1 https://www.biopreferred.gov/BioPreferred/faces/pages/AboutBioPreferred.xhtml
2 https://www.biopreferred.gov/BioPreferred/faces/pages/BiobasedProducts.xhtml
3 https://www.biopreferred.gov/BPResources/files/Understan
dingBiobasedContent_2017.pdf