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<p>HM Government notes the findings from UCL's study into the home composting of plastics
and will use this to inform our evidence base.</p><p>The study has shown that home
composting is not a viable destination for managing plastic waste and this echoes
HM Government's existing position to prioritise the reduction, reuse and recycling
of plastics before anything else.</p><p>In April 2021 we published our response to
the call for evidence on the need for standards for bio-based, biodegradable and compostable
plastics. The Government response acknowledges that compostable plastics must be treated
in industrial composting facilities to be broken down and, when processed incorrectly,
can be a source of microplastics and contaminate recycling streams. Therefore, our
focus will be on reducing unnecessary consumption and working towards a circular economy,
not composting of plastics.</p>
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