{"id":2532,"date":"2021-04-13T07:28:49","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T07:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/?p=2532"},"modified":"2022-03-23T16:07:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T05:07:35","slug":"environmental-benefits-of-compostable-packaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/environmental-benefits-of-compostable-packaging\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Benefits of Compostable Packaging"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2532\" class=\"elementor elementor-2532\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-208138f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"208138f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1a8853\" data-id=\"c1a8853\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cc3fbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cc3fbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The linear model of consumption for traditional packaging materials is your basic take, make and waste cycle.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1faae0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1faae0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a78eb48\" data-id=\"a78eb48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-032ad25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"032ad25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Circular-Economy-1-768x604.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2514\" alt=\"Compost In Trash Bin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Circular-Economy-1-768x604.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Circular-Economy-1-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Circular-Economy-1-1024x806.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Circular-Economy-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecf9f93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ecf9f93\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80e4099\" data-id=\"80e4099\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f1604c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f1604c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The raw materials \u2013 usually fossil-based plastics \u2013 are sourced and manufactured by the cheapest means possible, with little to no thought given to how the material will be disposed of when no longer useful. The final resting place for this material is probably in landfill, or at best in a food-contaminated and low-value recycling stream. Literally and figuratively speaking, this model is rubbish!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The benefit of using compostable packaging materials is they are designed with the circular economy in mind. Made from plant-based renewable materials, compostable packaging is able to live beyond the waste part of the cycle, re-entering the resource stream as nutrient-rich compost, improving our soil and at the same time sequestering carbon from the atmosphere.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So \u2013 can we break it down?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3055ea elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3055ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-755e123\" data-id=\"755e123\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8274ca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8274ca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What are the environmental benefits of compostable packaging?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cfa8d8\" data-id=\"4cfa8d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5837af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5837af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#diverts-waste-from-landfill\">Helps divert organic waste from landfill<\/a><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#reduces-greenhouse-gases\">Reduces greenhouse gas emissions from organics<\/a><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#made-from-plants\">Made from plant-based, renewable materials<\/a><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#goodbye-fossil-fuels\">Reduces dependency on fossil fuels<\/a><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#creates-compost\">Can be recycled into nutrient-rich compost<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c70be68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c70be68\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35791da\" data-id=\"35791da\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c22860b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"c22860b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"diverts-waste-from-landfill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbf3ca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dbf3ca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30af397 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30af397\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dffcafd\" data-id=\"dffcafd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db5979f elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"db5979f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CompostConnect-OperaHouse-1.mp4\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" playsinline=\"\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd6d288\" data-id=\"cd6d288\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5dc9d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5dc9d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>1. Diverts organic waste from landfill<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The problem with traditional single-use food service items is they are often unable to be recovered or recycled due to food contamination. This means the packaging and the organic food waste both end up in our general-waste bins. Compostable packaging allows a single collection of waste, which leads us to the added benefit \u2013 reducing the environmental impacts of organic materials in landfill. In Australia alone, the food industry generates 1,000,000 tonnes of organic waste \u2013 with most of it going to landfill.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-463f0c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"463f0c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"reduces-greenhouse-gases\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94f6e1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94f6e1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c6f658\" data-id=\"6c6f658\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e9e94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"58e9e94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a08e1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a08e1f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-938063f\" data-id=\"938063f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5020c05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5020c05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>2. Reduces greenhouse gas emissions from organics<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organic waste in landfill is starved of oxygen and when it breaks down it emits the greenhouse gas methane. Methane is 28 times more harmful for our atmosphere than carbon, and if the overall contribution of gases from landfill were to be considered as a country, it would rank third in the world behind China and the USA. Composting our food waste along with our compostable packaging has a massive positive impact and is a key strategy to combat climate change. In addition, composting is a process that sequesters carbon from the atmosphere and locks it in the soil.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb749e8\" data-id=\"eb749e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e8a5df elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"7e8a5df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"made-from-plants\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-174dcbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"174dcbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Methane-1-01-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2538\" alt=\"Methane On Earth Icon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Methane-1-01-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Methane-1-01-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Methane-1-01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Methane-1-01-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Methane-1-01.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b98ce22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b98ce22\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bbd1760\" data-id=\"bbd1760\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8caab9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"8caab9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"goodbye-fossil-fuels\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d99aeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5d99aeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c32708f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c32708f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6ba2e6\" data-id=\"a6ba2e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b886a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b886a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>3. Plant-based materials \u2013 away from plastic, towards the future<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plant-based materials are not only compostable, they are renewable. Bagasse, for example, is a material made from sugarcane pulp \u2013 a byproduct of the sugarcane industry. Rather than being burnt, this material can be recovered and have a useful life in our food service industry before being recovered, composted, and returned to the soil to provide nutrients for \u2013 wait for it \u2013 more plants.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d8dbe7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d8dbe7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd4ca0e\" data-id=\"dd4ca0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62665f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"62665f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfaec08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfaec08\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32a675a\" data-id=\"32a675a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2075776 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2075776\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>4. Reduces dependence on fossil-fuels<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compared to plant-based materials, fossil-fuel-based plastics are with us for a very, very long time. Whether they end up in landfill or our oceans, these toxic materials do not easily break down, and growing evidence of the presence of plastics throughout our ecosystems \u2013 including within our own bodies \u2013 is reason enough to give them a miss.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a031825\" data-id=\"a031825\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-602e12c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"602e12c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Plastic-waste-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2539\" alt=\"Beach Waste\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Plastic-waste-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Plastic-waste-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Plastic-waste-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Plastic-waste.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2de1b48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2de1b48\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ea59a2\" data-id=\"1ea59a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9155db7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"9155db7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"creates-compost\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-546f00c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"546f00c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50af9a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50af9a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05f95fa\" data-id=\"05f95fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dcf8c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dcf8c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>5. Composting for our environment<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ecosystems around the world are under extreme pressure, with overpopulation and pollution key causes. Surveys of biodiversity paint a very grim picture indeed, but composting is one way in which we can help restore the balance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compost is beneficial to soils, plant and animal life in many ways:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It enhances soil structure and quality which promotes plant growth and water retention.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Composting sequesters carbon and promotes an abundance of beneficial micro-organisms which makes our soil fertile and productive.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It reduces the reliance on chemical fertilisers, minimising the impact of contaminated water run-off in our rivers and marine environments.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74b6365 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74b6365\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f026fb\" data-id=\"6f026fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000f96c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"000f96c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Compost-Pile.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2521\" alt=\"compost pile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Compost-Pile.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Compost-Pile-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Compost-Pile-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Compost-Pile-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Compost-Pile-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a05e6b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a05e6b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Enhances soil quality<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-378af83\" data-id=\"378af83\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e78182b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e78182b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CO2-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2542\" alt=\"Tree Consuming Carbondioxide\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CO2-1.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CO2-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CO2-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CO2-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CO2-1-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bea8975 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bea8975\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Sequesters carbon<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aaeda32\" data-id=\"aaeda32\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d83686c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d83686c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Fertilizer.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2543\" alt=\"No Chemical Fertilisers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Fertilizer.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Fertilizer-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Fertilizer-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Fertilizer-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Fertilizer-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fff921 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fff921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Reduces use of chemical fertilisers<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-145a523 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"145a523\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6aaee8c\" data-id=\"6aaee8c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4805ee6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4805ee6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For these reasons capturing and composting our organic waste is the key to creating a healthy circular economy. The impact of soil erosion and the degradation of viable farmland globally is a threat to our future food security; composting can help reverse this trend and create a valuable resource to establish sustainable and regenerative agricultural practices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74b9257 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74b9257\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e1d392\" data-id=\"7e1d392\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e9f812 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9e9f812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55f54bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55f54bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b43a07\" data-id=\"5b43a07\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0b52db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0b52db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Why is compostable packaging perfect for foodservice?<\/h2><p>Packaging used in the food service industry usually ends up being fairly contaminated with food residues. 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