Straight to landfill: Compostable packaging but nowhere to compost it

The ACT was the first Australian jurisdiction to require public event organisers, vendors, and caterers to use reusable, recyclable, or compostable alternatives.

But for many vendors and waste advocates, it is window dressing, with nearly all of it ending up in landfill because there is no facility to compost it.

The ACT government says waterproof and non-stick coatings on many seemingly compostable products should not be composted, which adds to the complexity.

There is something very wholesome happening at ACT events when you are eating your food truck treats from a compostable plate, with compostable cutlery and sipping from a compostable cup.

The ACT mandates reusable, recyclable and compostable packaging at all public events, but nearly all of it ends up in landfill because there is no facility to compost it.

Debbie Clifford pours hundreds of coffees every Saturday morning at the Capital Region Farmers Market, and is demoralised by the lack of action.

We re being sold a lie, Ms Clifford said.

It says compostable, but it s going straight to landfill.

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Straight to landfill: Compostable packaging but nowhere to compost it