Compostable packaging is something we hear about and talk about a lot here at Re. Before we opened we wrote to the companies that manage the waste from our area, to find out what would actually happen to ‘compostable’ or ‘recyclable’ take away cups, for example (we needed to know we were right to just not use them at all: to back up our hunch with facts). We received substantive replies, which basically told us what we needed: avoid, completely.
This morning a customer came in who is a waste management expert and kind enough to spend time answering some of our questions! We were looking, at the time, at a compostable bag, whicih triggered the discussion. This link is a great explainer.
https://recycleforgreatermanchester.com/blog/the-truth-about-compostable-packaging/
We will be looking into this continually, and more in depth, so expect to see some follow up posts as we learn more!
Lindsay