compostable

/ kɒmˈpɒstəbəl /

adjective

1. capable of being used as compost

   compostable waste

Example Sentences

It also requires that the remainder of single-use plastic packaging and foodware items still being sold and marketed are 100% compostable or recyclable.

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Athens noted that the law encourages the distribution of compostable material to “farmers and other property owners for beneficial use.”

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Or what about the compostable produce bag you used to hold the few broccoli heads you purchased from the bulk bin at your local grocery store?

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But, said Pryor, if bioplastic and compostable food packaging manufacturers’ get their way, the whole system could collapse.

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At issue is a 2021 California law, known as Assembly Bill 1201, which requires that products labeled “compostable” must actually break down into compost, not contaminate soil or crops with toxic chemicals, and be readily identifiable to both consumers and solid waste facilities.

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