Container, packaging, and method for producing same

1. A container comprising:

a) a plant based structural layer having an inner surface and an opposed outer surface; and

b) a pre-formed polymeric liner layer secured to the plant based structural layer and lining at least one of the inner surface and the outer surface;

wherein the structural layer comprises a pair of flexible panels, each panel having a pair of opposed side edges, the pair of panels being joined to each other along the side edges, the container movable between a flattened configuration in which the panels are flattened to provide a flat container, and an expanded configuration in which the panels are flexed outwardly to define an interior volume of the container therebetween.

2. The container of claim 1 , further comprising at least one end cap for retaining the container in the expanded configuration.

3. The container of claim 1 , wherein the pre-formed polymeric liner layer is removably secured to the structural layer.

4. The container of claim 1 , wherein the liner layer is secured to the structural layer with an adhesive.

5. The container of claim 1 , wherein the liner layer is mechanically secured to the structural layer.

6. The container of claim 1 , wherein the liner layer is fabricated from silicone.

7. The container of claim 1 , wherein the structural layer is fabricated from bagasse.

8. A container comprising:

a) a plant based structural layer having an inner surface and an opposed outer surface; and

b) a pre-formed polymeric liner layer secured to the plant based structural layer and lining at least one of the inner surface and the outer surface, wherein the pre-formed polymeric liner layer is removably secured to the structural layer; and

c) a liquid-permeable filter media positioned interior of the structural layer, wherein the pre-formed polymeric liner layer comprises a first liner layer lining the outer surface, and a second liner layer secured to at least one of the structural layer and the first liner layer and sealing the filter media within a volume defined by the inner surface of the structural layer and the second liner layer.

9. The container of claim 8 , further comprising a thread secured at a first end to the filter media, a second end of the thread being adapted to be grasped by a user, whereby the filter media can be separated from the structural layer by pulling on the second end while restraining the structural layer.

10. The container of claim 9 , wherein the first end of the thread is secured about a perimeter of an upper end of the filter media.

11. The container of claim 9 , wherein the first end of the thread is also secured about a perimeter of the second liner layer.

12. The container of claim 9 , wherein the second liner layer, the filter media, and the thread are compostable.