We thought long and hard about this and although it is an exciting future proposition, current systems to compost this type of packaging are few and far between. While it’s great to compost at home, this is not an option for everyone – our worms certainly don’t like bioplastics! To add to this, many councils don’t collect FOGO waste (food organics and garden organics). If compostable plastic does end up in landfill like other waste, it generates methane, a greenhouse gas far worse for the environment than carbon dioxide.
Compostable plastics also don’t offer the same protection that recycled plastics do, leading to milk with a shorter shelf life and a potentially greater food waste problem.