That is what we found in the inquiry. Compostable plastic has to reach 60°C; it has to be industrially composted. That will work, but not in someone’s garden. That is why the material has to be collected separately. Somehow or other that has to be explained to the public, because at the moment they are rather confused about the whole matter.
Plastic Food and Drink Packaging
Proceeding contribution from
Neil Parish
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 24 October 2019.
It occurred during Debates on select committee report on Plastic Food and Drink Packaging.
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