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title: NAD Reviews Green Claims for Trash Bags
date: 2024-06-06T00:00:00-04:00
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# NAD Reviews Green Claims for Trash Bags

  June 6, 2024 | 5 min

 

 

 

 

 

 

 [Kelley Drye Ad Law Access Podcast](https://soundcloud.com/adlawaccess "Kelley Drye Ad Law Access Podcast") · [NAD Reviews Green Claims for Trash Bags](https://soundcloud.com/adlawaccess/nad-reviews-green-claims-for/s-TawMGaEGo7s "NAD Reviews Green Claims for Trash Bags")

 <a class="link-r-arrow link-arrow-secondaryorange" href="">Apple</a> [SoundCloud](https://soundcloud.com/adlawaccess/nad-reviews-green-claims-for/s-TawMGaEGo7s?si=d3e7177892f04fda9abf289649985d5c&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing) <a class="link-r-arrow link-arrow-secondaryorange" href="">Spotify</a> 

 

HoldOn makes trash bags that are certified by the Biodegradable Products Institute (“BPI”) and TÜV Austria as compostable in commercial and home composting settings. The company advertises that the bags are great for trash, composting, recycling and that they are more ​“sustainable” than competing bags that are resistant to biodegradation. A competitor filed an NAD challenge arguing that HoldOn overstates the benefits of its bags. The decision covers a lot of ground, but here are some highlights.

[www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blog…-for-trash-bags](https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kelleydrye.com%2Fviewpoints%2Fblogs%2Fad-law-access%2Fnad-reviews-green-claims-for-trash-bags&token=827c7e-1-1717603410149 "https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/ad-law-access/nad-reviews-green-claims-for-trash-bags")

 

 

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