This document will help businesses to make choices about where to use compostable plastic packaging.
It clarifies what compostable plastic packaging is, outlines current waste management practice, identifies key applications and opportunities within existing infrastructure, and considers communication with citizens on appropriate disposal.
The document is a snapshot and relates to the products and infrastructure that are available
to packaging designers and specifiers in the UK today.
Whilst the document talks about the need for correct labelling, design, communications and treatment of compostable materials, it does not suggest uses that are currently unfeasible in the UK today, unless changes to labelling, design and recycling infrastructure are made.
Decision trees are included in this report to help users determine which packaging applications might be better suited to either composting or traditional recycling routes.
It should be noted that for some packaging neither of these options may be currently ideal owing to constraints in infrastructure.
The report has been developed through desk based research coupled with consultation with key stakeholders from across the value chain.
from https://wrap.org.uk/resources/guide/compostable-plastic-packaging-guidance