Big Compost Experiment News Today

This weeks EarthTalk article from Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss.

So-called compostable plastic can only be composted in massive, high-heat industrial composters, and as such often ends up in landfills.

Most plastics marketed as “home compostable” don’t actually work, with as much as 60 per cent failing to disintegrate after six months, according to new research.

A study published last week looked at how “bioplastics” composted. The researchers found it both overhyped and unable to deliver.

Materials put into domestic compost are failing to disintegrate after six months – the only solution is to use less

A study involving 1600 UK volunteers found that 60 per cent of plastics labelled as suitable for home composting don’t break down properly

Around 60 per cent of home-compostable plastics do not fully disintegrate in home compost bins, and inevitably end up in our soil, a UK-wide study has found.

If you make your own compost at home, you can participate in a citizen science project that investigates whether products are as biodegradable as they claim