07 Feb 2020 --- Leader of the UK Plastics Pact WRAP has released new guidance to address confusion over compostable plastic packaging. WRAP states that compostable plastics could be particularly useful for flexible packaging which contains food residue, such as tea bags and fruit and vegetable stickers. Meanwhile, the organization limits its support for rigid compostables to ready meal trays and “closed system” events using items like cups. WRAP also calls for clearer consumer labeling and urges the avoidance of compostable plastics where there is potential for them to contaminate conventional plastics recycling.
