The study found a growing body of evidence demonstrating that the use of compostable foodservice packaging can increase food scrap diversion and reduce contamination when used in conjunction with known best practices for food scraps collection.
The Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI), Falls Church, Fla., completed a review of literature related to the impact of compostable foodservice packaging at different points in the composting value chain. The study found a growing body of evidence demonstrating that the use of compostable foodservice packaging can increase food scrap diversion and reduce contamination when used in conjunction with known best practices for food scraps collection.
The study, commissioned by FPI’s Paper Recovery Alliance and Plastics Recovery Group, examined how compostable foodservice packaging impacts: