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Compostable Products Management in Washington State: Report to the Legislature

Cascadia Consulting Group

Washington State Department of Ecology

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A report to the Washington State legislature summarizing an advisory committee's research on standards for managing compostable products at composting facilities. Compostable products make up only 0.4% by weight of material sent to commercial compost facilities in the state, yet the associated contamination disproportionately raises processing costs, and consumer confusion is identified as a major driver of misdisposal.

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  • 0.4 %

    share of compost stream by weight(compostable products)

    Compost
    region
    Washington State
    stream
    commercial compost facilities
  • 31–49 %

    cannot distinguish compostable items rate(consumer confusion)

    Social
    region
    Washington State
  • 32 %

    plastic bag contamination share(organics cart contamination)

    Compostn = 103
    cart type
    residential
    region
    Washington State
    source
    Washington State Organics
  • 50 %

    target reduction(food waste reduction goal)

    Policy
    baseline year
    2015
    target year
    2030
    law
    RCW 70A.205.715
    region
    Washington State
  • 75 %

    target reduction(organic material landfill reduction goal)

    Policy
    baseline year
    2015
    target year
    2030
    region
    Washington State
  • 90 %

    biodegradation threshold(astm compostability standard)

    Compost
    timeframe
    84 days
  • 30.8 %

    plastic bag contamination share(organics cart contamination)

    Compostn = 103
    cart type
    commercial
    region
    Washington State
  • 71 %

    food contact packaging acceptance rate(compost facilities)

    Compostn = 200
    region
    United States
    year
    2023
    source
    BioCycle

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  • Compost / nutrient cycleMixedWith caveats
  • Policy and governanceSupportsWith caveats

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