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Over five years, Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy’s Composting Consortium has helped advance composting access, infrastructure and understanding of compostable packaging across the U.S.—supporting food waste diversion and the recovery of compostable materials at scale.
Through collaboration with more than 50 stakeholders across the composting value chain, the Consortium tested over 23,000 compostable packaging items in real‑world facilities, published 11 industry‑shaping research reports, and expanded access to organics recycling for nearly 240,000 additional households—bringing food waste and compostable packaging collection within reach for at least half a million more Americans.
This impact report captures how cross‑sector research, field testing, grantmaking and policy analysis helped replace fragmentation and uncertainty with clearer, system‑level insight into what it takes for compostable packaging and food waste recovery to work in practice. From the largest known field test of compostable packaging in North America to practical tools for municipalities, composters and policymakers, the Consortium’s work demonstrates the power of collaboration in strengthening composting systems—while also underscoring the critical conditions still needed to scale organics circularity nationwide.
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