[OKRA] Fwd: New Study on Food Residue Levels in Residential Recycling Stream

[Ellen Bussert]

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One question that is frequently asked is how much food residue can be left
on packaging and it still be recyclable.  Read this article from the
Foodservice Packaging Institute and learn the results of their research.

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The Foodservice Packaging Institute, the trade association for the
foodservice packaging industry in North America, recently commissioned an
audit on materials in the residential recycling stream to determine whether
levels of food residue on foodservice packaging (i.e., pizza boxes, paper
and plastic cups, clamshells, and aluminum trays) differed from food
residue levels on food contact packaging items (i.e., paper ice cream tubs,
peanut butter jars, and food cans) that are traditionally included in
recycling programs. The study found that a vast majority of food contact
and foodservice items in the recycling stream were rated as a level 1
(defined as clean packaging with no food residue) or a level 2 (defined as,
clean packaging, with some crumbs or staining from oils). Read the full
study summary here: FPI Food Residue Study 2022
<https://www.recyclefsp.org/resources/fpi-food-residue-study-2022>

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