What’s the Difference Between Biodegradable, Oxo-Degradable, Compostable and Home Compostable Packaging?
Ever wondered what all those terms used by sustainable brands really mean? Here’s a break down.
Plastic pollution is now considered one of the most pressing environmental issues globally, with the level of production and use of disposable plastic products far outweighing the world’s ability to deal with them.
“Of 6.3 billion tonnes of plastic we’ve thrown away since we started mass-producing it in the 1950s, just 600 million tonnes has been recycled.” — Science Advances
It’s no surprise then, that packaging manufacturers are now producing more options aside from plastic packaging, and we see more and more brands opting to choose alternative solutions in order to become more sustainable.
But to a consumer, the terms used by brands to describe their packaging can be confusing to say the least.
How do we know what options are truly sustainable? We’re here to dissect the different terms out there to help you, hopefully, understand and make wiser choices.
