Our wraps are fully compostable - and yes I mean compostable at home!
I’ve trialled it to make sure. I reckon a week or two tops (if you turn your compost properly when you add it; If it just sits on top, you will still have our awesome Dusty Apron logo looking back at you a week later).
My compost was completely emptied during the first lockdown but is back and happily full of worms again. As with all paper products, I rip it up into smaller pieces before adding it.
I compost bread too, by the way.
TIP ON COMPOSTING BREAD: soak it in liquid until it breaks apart into a soft porridge-like glug, then mix it in so well that it’s spread evenly and fully connected to your active compost. If you just throw a hunk of hard bread in, it keeps its shape, goes moldy on the outside and takes ages to break down (which usually only happens after lots of rain).
I know there are purists, but when it comes to compost, my basic principle is: If we eat it, then the worms and their compost friends will too. (Meat complicates this theory for obvious reasons, but that’s what bokashi bins are for!). I love giving everything to my worms, so there you go! Our wraps are compostable. You’re welcome.
Oh, and why is compostable wrap important to us? Because carbon emissions from global food waste are FOUR times those generated by the aviation industry! (That’s horrific! Also a pre-COVID stat, but you get the idea) And why is food waste so bad for the environment? … As I understand it at its most basic: because the landfill approach to waste means everything is just buried, creating an anaerobic environment for decomposition so that even the most compostable organic materials, like food, are broken down anaerobically. This produces methane gas and other gases harmful to the environment and our atmosphere. We don’t want to be part of that problem! So… even if you aren’t a gardener, I encourage you to compost your waste and let it degrade as nature intended (with air!) xxxx
