Why do containers and cups made from corn have a number 7 for recycling?
We are told that the recycling industry insisted that compostable food ware made from plants bare the number seven symbol. Companies creating these new products asked to have a separate category for compostable food ware made from plants. They were forced to bare the number seven symbol. Compostable food ware, made entirely from plant sources, is free of Bisphenol A, and should not be labeled with a number seven. The recycling industry was original set up by the plastics industry. The compostable food ware industry is in direct competition with the petroleum derived plastic industry.
