When a cup manufacturer says their cup is ‘compostable’, what does this actually mean? Can it be composted at home? Does the council compost it? These questions have bugged and preoccupied me for the last few years since I set up Plastic Free Faversham and have been advocating for a reduction of waste and single use plastic in our community. Two examples of compostable plastic given to me by Faversham takeaways. Both made from PLA (Polylactic acid – Made from plant starch), b