{"id":13441,"date":"2012-01-21T15:08:12","date_gmt":"2012-01-21T15:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/articles\/compostable-plastics-101-overview-issues\/"},"modified":"2024-05-01T16:49:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T16:49:40","slug":"compostable-plastics-101-overview-issues","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/es\/article\/composting-for-community\/compostable-plastics-101-overview-issues","title":{"rendered":"Compostable Plastics 101: Overview &#038; Issues"},"template":"","class_list":["post-13441","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_type-presentations-events","initiatives-composting-for-community","authors-brenda-platt"],"acf":{"details":{"featured_image":10501,"background_color":"","article_type":[29],"initiative":15,"display_event_fields":false,"start_date":null,"end_date":null,"start_time":null,"end_time":null,"time_zone":"America\/New_York","virtual_event":false,"location":"","topics":false,"impact_areas":false,"abstract":"<p>This presentation covers the basics of compostable plastics:\u00a0 what they are (and are not), where they are being successfully used, key challenges such as identification and labeling, and certification and standards. Presentation at the 2nd Annual Composting Plastics Symposium US Composting Council Conference &amp; Trade Show January 21, 2012 Austin, Texas<\/p>\n","authors_tax":[601]},"sidebar":{"title":"\u00cdndice"},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<div class=\"ttr_start\"><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/placeholder.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-24189\" title=\"marcador de posici\u00f3n\" src=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/placeholder.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/a>This presentation covers the basics of compostable plastics:\u00a0 what they are (and are not), where they are being successfully used, key challenges such as identification and labeling, and certification and standards.<\/p>\n<p>Presentation at the 2nd Annual Composting Plastics Symposium<br \/>\nConferencia y Exposici\u00f3n Comercial del Consejo de Compostaje de EE. 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