Compostable Packaging Disintegration at Composting Facilities
Closed Loop Partners, Composting Consortium
Closed Loop Partners / Composting Consortium
Urban Farm DB summary
Closed Loop Partners' Composting Consortium conducted the largest known North American field test of certified, food-contact compostable packaging, analyzing over 23,000 units across nine commercial composting facilities. While roughly 70% of food waste composters already accept such packaging, the report says public data on actual disintegration performance and optimal composting conditions had been limited. Data will feed a public database and the first ASTM field test standard for compostable packaging.
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- 23,000 units
units tested(compostable packaging)
Compost- region
- North America
- year
- 2024
- method
- field test across 9 composting facilities
- 70 %
composters accepting compostable packaging(food waste composters)
Compost- region
- United States
- year
- 2024
- 9 count
participating facility count(composting facilities)
Compost- region
- United States
- year
- 2024
- 230 billion_usd
economic loss(food waste)
Economics- region
- Global
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- Compost / nutrient cycleInconclusiveWith caveats
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