Compost Infrastructure Reality, Function Over Form, Supply Chain Crisis (Feb 3, 2026)

About this episode

This episode discusses the challenges and realities of compost infrastructure and the impact of recent decisions on sustainable packaging.

Compost Blocked, rPET Plants Close, PP Cups Succeed (Feb 3, 2026) Your bi-weekly sustainable packaging briefing. This episode: NOSB decision on compostable bioplastics, Canadian study on food waste vs. packaging reduction, simplification that cut plastic 80%, domestic rPET crisis, and what infrastructure success actually takes. This episode's stories: - NOSB blocks compostable bioplastics from organic-certified systems - Food waste prevention beats minimal packaging - Simplification:...

People in this episode

Host: Michael Markarian

Topics covered

• compostable bioplastics
• food waste
• packaging reduction
• supply chain crisis
• sustainable packaging
• infrastructure

Keywords

• compost
• bioplastics
• food waste
• packaging
• supply chain
• sustainability
• rPET
• PP Cups

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NOSB, Canadian study

Products: compostable bioplastics, rPET, PP Cups

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