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Next Decade Outlook is Bright for Compostable Packaging

Compostable packaging should rise in popularity in the next decade, but the U.S. needs to improve infrastructure to accommodate.

The U.S. needs to increase consumer access to composting to support a projected increase in compostable packaging use.
The U.S. needs to increase consumer access to composting to support a projected increase in compostable packaging use.
PMMI Business Intelligence/AMERIPEN: 2023 Packaging Compass

Compostable packaging may degrade into the ground over time, but it’s here to stay in terms of popularity.

Packaging made with compostable materials is poised to increase significantly over the next decade, according to PMMI Business Intelligence and AMERIPEN’s collaborative report, “2023 Packaging Compass.”

The study’s findings are congruent with those found in Allied Market Research’s 2020 Compostable Plastic Market report, which predicts a 15-16% compound annual growth rate in compostable plastic use by 2027.

StatPMMI Business Intelligence/AMERIPEN: 2023 Packaging CompassSome see compostable packaging as the ideal circular economy story. Products are created from natural materials and returned to the earth via degradation back into the soil and basic elements. Compostable packaging can provide a simple one-step collection process, eliminating the need for consumers to wash and clean food contact packaging before disposal.

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