Talking Rubbish - Recycled Content

← Talking Rubbish - Recycled Content30 jul · 5 min

What should we do with stickers on fruit and vegetables?

What should we do with stickers on fruit and vegetables?30 jul5 min

Fruit stickers might be tiny, but they raise surprisingly big questions. In this episode, we explore why they're needed, what happens when they end up in food waste, why composting and anaerobic digestion treat them differently, and why, despite new compostable labels on the horizon, the safest advice for now is to remove them and put them in your general waste rather than your recycling or food waste.

This episode of Recycled Content, is the 'Rubbish Question' from episode 96 of Talking Rub...