Compostable packaging
Ditch polythene and plastics for eco-friendly packaging
Does 'eco-friendly' compostable packaging really break down to compost?
Which? reveals the so-called compostable packaging from leading supermarkets that really does compost down into nothing, some that still leaves bits behind and some we found didn’t compost at all!
In our full review you can see...
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Materials that will compost at home
Look out for the logos that mean packaging will break down to nothing on your compost heap
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Materials that won't compost at home
Many people understand PLA to be compostable, but we found you can’t compost PLA at home and shouldn't recycle it either
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Which? Archive
This article, Compostable packaging, was last updated on 16 April 2009 and is now out of date and held in our online archive for reference. Explore our latest Home & garden articles.
