In Australia, we use 5.4 million tonnes of packaging per year, only 11,000 tonnes are certified compostable and 1,500 tonnes are recovered through composting. That’s an extremely low recovery rate. In this article we’ll have a look at the two different types of compostable packaging and the role of certifications to prevent greenwashing.
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If you’re a café owner, a sustainability nerd, or just someone trying to do the right thing, knowing the difference between home and industrial composting is key to making better packaging decisions.
Let’s start with a simple question: What exactly are commercially compostable products? ​​ Commercially compostable products are made of bioplastics. > Bioplastics are not naturally present in the environment. They are made from components which are biobased. > Biobased means the material or product is either in full or in part derived from biomass (plants),
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