Fate of Non-organic Packaging Materials from De-packaging Operations – How Much is Recycled & Into What?

De-packaging is growing as a way of making the significant amount of waste from unused packaged food available for anaerobic digestion and composting. During the webinar, attendees heard from operators of de-packaging facilities. The webinar covered:

• How do de-packaging operations work?
• What are the non-organic materials generated by de-packagers?
• What happens to the non-organic materials – what and how much is recycled and how much ends up as waste?
• The impact of de-packaging on organic material and the potential for transfer of contaminants, including micro-plastics.

  Presenters:

• Ryan Harb [PDF], Vanguard Renewables
• Rashi Akki & Dan Woodger [PDF], Ag-Grid Energy
• Eric Roy [PDF], University of Vermont