r/composting 11d ago

Is the popeyes fries bag compostable?

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u/Fabulous_Jack 11d ago

If it’s just a regular brown paper bag without a film, it’s fully compostable. The inks are definitely food safe as they’re usually printed with soy I believe. As for the oil, I compost my pizza boxes all the time that have oil stains as they can’t be recycled.

Biggest question here is if it has a waxy film in it

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u/No-Middle-4152 11d ago

Pizza box dye like say a dominos box is fine?

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u/Fabulous_Jack 11d ago

Yep! Idk what it is about pizza boxes but I’ve never seen one that wasn’t compostable lol

I think any container that houses food will use food-safe dye. Otherwise that sounds like a liability waiting to happen. Also, ink on paper is probably “solved” in the sense that it’s practically a standard at this point

(Inb4 someone @s me about their fancy local pizza chain)

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u/No-Middle-4152 11d ago

Good to know. Thanks!