27 Jan 2023 --- The Composting Consortium, a collaboration of industry partners managed by Closed Loop Partners, announced the launch of its Compostable Packaging Degradation Pilot. The initiative is said to be “the most comprehensive collaborative study of real-world compostable packaging disintegration in the US to date.” The consortium says the project marks a milestone, as it aims to improve available data on how certified, food-contact compostable food ware and packaging are currently breaking down at different composting facilities. “By donating data to the [Compostable Field Testing Program] CFTP, Closed Loop Partners and its Composting Consortium help enable our organization to launch an open-source database on compostable packaging degradation results,” says Diane Hazard, executive director at the Compost Research and Education Foundation, a founding partner of the CFTP.
