A scientific study conducted by Chaire CoPack, in partnership with AgroParisTech and the University of Montpellier, has provided confirmation that certified compostable food contact packaging does indeed biodegrade in industrial composting facilities. 

The composting test used 20 tons of food- and bio-waste collected from households, along with 323 kg of assorted certified compostable packaging. In parallel, a 'control' compost test was conducted with no packaging added.
The study was carried out over a four-month period from October 2022 to February 2023. It took place under real industrial composting conditions, without forced aeration, and was closely monitored by researchers from the University of Montpellier and AgroParisTech, in collaboration with the industrial composting platform of the Syndicat de Centre Héraut in Aspiran.
Next to to assessing the ‘real-life compostability’ of certified biodegradable, compostable materials, the study also aimed to establish the properties of the micro-fragments generated during the composting process and their fate in agricultural soil, and the impact of these materials on the quality of the final compost.

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