Peri & Sons Farms Rolls Out Compostable Onion Stickers

The Nevada and California grower is replacing plastic PLU stickers on its onions with stickers designed to break down with the onion peel.

Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Organic Food

Gouache-painted editorial illustration of a single onion centered on an ochre field with a small blank round sticker on its skin. — Peri & Sons Farms has begun rolling out compostable PLU stickers on its onions, replacing plastic labels that often end up in landfills or contaminate compost. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

Peri & Sons Farms has begun rolling out compostable PLU stickers on its Organic White, Yellow and Red onions. The change is being introduced in phases as current inventory cycles through.

Why it matters

Traditional plastic PLU stickers do not break down and often end up in landfills or contaminate compost streams. The move extends the company's Earthbag packaging work, which is plastic-free, compostable and recyclable.

The stickers are made to be composted along with the onion peel, and retailers will not need to change how they order, stock or sell. Retailers can contact their Peri & Sons Sales representative for rollout details.

The players

Peri & Sons Farms

A third-generation family farm growing onions in Nevada and California that is introducing compostable PLU stickers and plastic-free packaging.

The details

Peri & Sons Farms, a third-generation family farm growing onions in Nevada and California, is trialing paper tags and plastic-free mesh alongside the stickers to reduce packaging. The company says the new stickers break down naturally without recycling.

Article announcing the compostable sticker rollout published November 3, 2026.
Compostable stickers appear on onions in phases as current inventory cycles through.

Packaging Shift

The move replaces plastic PLU stickers, which cannot break down and often end up in landfills or compost streams, with stickers designed to compost alongside the onion peel. It extends the company's Earthbag packaging line, which is plastic-free, compostable and recyclable.

Shoppers buying Peri & Sons onions will find compostable stickers that can go into the compost bin with the peel instead of the trash. Retailers keep their existing ordering and stocking routines while the new stickers roll out.

The takeaway

Compostable labels let consumers keep sticker-based produce tracking while sending less plastic to landfills, and checking whether a grower offers them is a simple way to cut household packaging waste.