Contributing to Policy Options regarding Compostable Food Packaging

  • Margaret Patricia Bates (Principal Investigator)

    Impact: Public policy impacts, 06: Clean Water and Sanitation (UN SDG), 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities (UN SDG), 12: Responsible Consumption and Production (UN SDG)

    Description of impact

    Prof. Margaret Bates contributed expert advice to a POSTNOTE released by the Houses of Parliament Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology regarding compostable food packaging. 

    Stakeholders/Beneficiaries

    Members of Parliament, British Public, food packaging manufactuers

    How have research outputs led to this impact?

    Bates' contributions were based on 30+ years of experience in waste management research.
    Impact statusCompleted
    Impact dateJul 2019
    Category of impactPublic policy impacts, 06: Clean Water and Sanitation (UN SDG), 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities (UN SDG), 12: Responsible Consumption and Production (UN SDG)

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