Benefits of home compostable products – in the words of the EU
“Home composting as a means of treating domestically produced biowaste brings ecological benefit because it eliminates related GHG emissions from fuel used to run vehicles/machinery for collection and transport, thus also bringing economic benefit of saved collection and transport costs of the waste.”
Citing “Relevance of biodegradable and compostable consumer plastic products and packaging in a circular economy”
Added value for producers
- Fulfilling sustainability goals demanded from consumers, legislations or shareholders
- Radical implementation of the circular economy with economic and ecologic benefits
- Not affected by the ban of single-use plastics
- No plastic-tax applicable
- CO2 reduction resulting in carbon credits
- No greenwashing
- Sustainability certified by independent third-party labs
Added value for consumers
- Contribute to the transition towards a circular economy
- Fight climate change through CO2 reduction
- Reduce plastic pollution
- Home compostable product resulting in savings for disposal costs
- No greenwashing
- Not harmful for any environment