The amendment prevents compostable waste from being included under recyclable waste.
We need to encourage composting, and biodegradable waste—all compostable waste is biodegradable—is a vital part of the waste stream to tackle.
Compostable crops could be planted and, for example, the fertiliser burden could thus be reduced.
That means that incinerators become less viable generators of heat and power if they receive less recyclable and compostable waste.
They have pointed out to me that, apart from some regulations on heavy metal content, not much is said about the nature of compostable and composted material.
Compostable waste would include kitchen waste.
Compostable material and non-recyclable material are collected on alternate weeks.
The outer wrapper of the individually wrapped tea bags is made from compostable eucalyptus and aspen leaf.
