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Defra: Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM) Consultations
Defra newsletters announced consultations on a first then a second draft Recycling Assessment Methodology (RAM) Guidance under Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR). The response deadlines were 31st October and 27th November 2024.
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Management of compostables for organic recycling
Report on compostable packaging and non-packaging treatment trials (in-vessel composting and, separately, thermal pressure hydrolysis as part of pre-treatment before AD) and on a system for identifying and classifying different types of plastics. It also includes an overview of depackaging machinery.
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Autumn 2024 Organics Recycling and Biogas Magazine
Download the Autumn 2024 edition of the Organics Recycling and Biogas Magazine!
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Organic Recycling of Compostable Items in the UK
Download REA’s document on the current landscape of organic recycling and recovery of compostables in the UK.
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Composting Consortium reveals North America field test findings
North American study shares data on disintegration of over 23,000 units of compostable packaging and identifies optimal composting conditions that support it. Read also about what’s next and potential collaboration and data exchange with the Compostable by Design Platform.
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Compostable Coalition UK unveils successful consumer behaviour trial with compostable packaging
The Compostable Coalition UK, with advisory board members including the REA, M&S, Ocado Retail and WWF, has reported a 5-fold increase in consumers disposing of their compostable packaging in the food waste bin, in a first-of-its-kind consumer behaviour trial.