Committee hears concerns about 'de-packing' plants and plastics contamination
Cat reported on de-packing facilities that separate food from packaging and warned the separated food can be contaminated with microplastics; she said Casella operates a de-packing facility in Vermont and that rulemaking on food recovery is contested at state level.
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Cat briefed the committee on 'de-packing' facilities that receive packaged food in bulk and mechanically separate the food from its packaging. She said the separated food can be contaminated with microplastics and noted that Casella operates a de-packing facility in Vermont.
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