Project - Plastic in composting feedstock

Plastic in food waste

Desk, laboratory and field based project for an environmental regulator client

This project built on Solidsense Ltd's established expertise in analysis of plastic contamination in composts, soils and digestates applying in-house developed bespoke testing methods 

Challenge

Our client wanted to gain a better understanding of levels and types of plastic received at composting sites with separated food waste from domestic and commercial sources. Using the results generated the project required our detailed industry knowledge to make recommendations for various stakeholders.   

Value

Solidsense Ltd's value to this project was not limited to expertise in the analysis of plastic fragments and organic matrices. In addition to this, the project benefitted from experimental design and results analysis skills ensuring that maximum useful information could be generated in this short timeframe project. A detailed tailored report completed delivery of this work.
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