diff --git a/docs/files/recipes/alumcrystalsilk.md b/docs/files/recipes/alumcrystalsilk.md
index ea81bfccccaf742d6654fac0512aa1f0e24b7d92..30addc200c4e482dffd595c053b74e1c6ad20b1e 100644
--- a/docs/files/recipes/alumcrystalsilk.md
+++ b/docs/files/recipes/alumcrystalsilk.md
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ Unlike diamonds, borax and alum crystals can be regrown into different constella
 - Renewable ingredients: no
 - Vegan: yes
 - Made of by-products or waste:  no
-- Biocompostable final product:  yes
+- Biocompostable final product:  no
 - Reuse: yes, dissolve and regrow in hot water
 
 Needs further research?:  yes, local producers seem reluctant to share sourcing information about these products. It is unclear where it comes from, whether it is natural or synthetic and what kind of mining practices are involved. 
diff --git a/docs/files/recipes/biofoam.md b/docs/files/recipes/biofoam.md
index e5159774f3b7a03c39b19efcf68c5e904a2dc182..c267eaca1fa5c9af6840e7bf6a1d698b6071a18a 100644
--- a/docs/files/recipes/biofoam.md
+++ b/docs/files/recipes/biofoam.md
@@ -176,10 +176,10 @@ Using renewable ingredients is not by definition petrol-free. Imagine they have
 - Renewable ingredients: yes
 - Vegan: no
 - Made of by-products or waste:  no
-- Biocompostable final product:  yes
+- Biocompostable final product:  yes, but only professionally (home composting of animal-based materials is not allowed in the EU)
 - Re-use: melt with heat and a splash of water, and recast
 
-Gelatine-based bioplastics can be recasted by melting them in a pot with some water. Should not be recycled as part of PET-plastics waste: this causes contamination of the waste stream. Compost bioplastics in a warm environment with sufficient airflow.
+Gelatine-based bioplastics can be recasted by melting them in a pot with some water. Should not be recycled as part of PET-plastics waste: this causes contamination of the waste stream. 
 
 Needs further research?:  not sure
 
diff --git a/docs/files/recipes/biolino.md b/docs/files/recipes/biolino.md
index e4480cce758cfaf9be1c3e4aefa96aba4991cc0d..d7e5ba60a3da451f2690871ba490b0f79b8d3412 100644
--- a/docs/files/recipes/biolino.md
+++ b/docs/files/recipes/biolino.md
@@ -167,12 +167,12 @@ Using renewable ingredients is not by definition petrol-free. Imagine they have
 - Renewable ingredients: yes
 - Vegan: no
 - Made of by-products or waste:  partially (only the egg shell filler)
-- Biocompostable final product:  yes
+- Biocompostable final product:  yes, but only professionally (home composting of animal-based materials is not allowed in the EU)
 - Reuse: needs further research
 
 Needs further research?:  can this be remelted and reused?
 
-Gelatine-based bioplastics can be recasted by melting them in a pot with some water (but plastics with additives and fillers might not be reusable). Should not be recycled as part of PET-plastics waste: this causes contamination of the waste stream. Compost bioplastics in a warm environment with sufficient airflow.
+Gelatine-based bioplastics can be recasted by melting them in a pot with some water (but plastics with additives and fillers might not be reusable). Should not be recycled as part of PET-plastics waste: this causes contamination of the waste stream. 
 
 ##PROPERTIES
 
diff --git a/docs/files/recipes/bioresin.md b/docs/files/recipes/bioresin.md
index 97294699b69991004c629d84c1aa91284f075d02..6985a5958ae759184ba445f1ebe329836e42e9d8 100644
--- a/docs/files/recipes/bioresin.md
+++ b/docs/files/recipes/bioresin.md
@@ -173,12 +173,12 @@ Using renewable ingredients is not by definition petrol-free. Imagine they have
 - Renewable ingredients: yes
 - Vegan: no
 - Made of by-products or waste:  no
-- Biocompostable final product:  yes
+- Biocompostable final product:  yes, but only professionally (home composting of animal-based materials is not allowed in the EU)
 - Reuse: yes, by melting and recasting
 
 Needs further research?:  not sure
 
-Gelatine-based bioplastics can be recasted by melting them in a pot with some water. Recycling them with PET plastics contaminates the waste stream. Compost bioplastics in a warm environment with sufficient airflow.
+Gelatine-based bioplastics can be recasted by melting them in a pot with some water. Do not recycle them with PET plastics, it contaminates the waste stream. 
 
 ##PROPERTIES
 
diff --git a/docs/files/recipes/biorubber.md b/docs/files/recipes/biorubber.md
index ad691184e514e5735857192a8d0688588e669169..e5cc49c0a204c9333b663163c6e92bf891c6c008 100644
--- a/docs/files/recipes/biorubber.md
+++ b/docs/files/recipes/biorubber.md
@@ -178,12 +178,12 @@ Using renewable ingredients is not by definition petrol-free. Imagine they have
 - Renewable ingredients: yes
 - Vegan: no
 - Made of by-products or waste:  no
-- Biocompostable final product:  yes
+- Biocompostable final product:  yes, but only professionally (home composting of animal-based materials - like gelatine - is not allowed in the EU)
 - Reuse: further research needed
 
 Needs further research?:  not sure
 
-Gelatine-based bioplastics can be recasted by melting them in a pot with some water (but plastics with additives and fillers might not be reusable). Should not be recycled as part of PET-plastics waste: this causes contamination of the waste stream. Compost bioplastics in a warm environment with sufficient airflow.
+Gelatine-based bioplastics can be recasted by melting them in a pot with some water (but plastics with additives and fillers might not be reusable). Should not be recycled as part of PET-plastics waste: this causes contamination of the waste stream.
 
 ##PROPERTIES
 
diff --git a/docs/files/recipes/biosilicon.md b/docs/files/recipes/biosilicon.md
index 65c78daf5b8cd1f511350a139a9331d3d56c240d..d454e80a60869db1968f1e788ef1b19feff33851 100644
--- a/docs/files/recipes/biosilicon.md
+++ b/docs/files/recipes/biosilicon.md
@@ -158,12 +158,12 @@ Using renewable ingredients is not by definition petrol-free. Imagine they have
 - Renewable ingredients: yes
 - Vegan: no
 - Made of by-products or waste:  no
-- Biocompostable final product:  yes
+- Biocompostable final product:  yes, but only professionally (home composting of animal-based materials is not allowed in the EU)
 - Reuse: yes, by melting and recasting
 
 Needs further research?:  not sure
 
-Gelatine-based bioplastics can be recasted by melting them in a pot with some water (but plastics with additives and fillers might not be reusable). Should not be recycled as part of PET-plastics waste: this causes contamination of the waste stream. Compost bioplastics in a warm environment with sufficient airflow.
+Gelatine-based bioplastics can be recasted by melting them in a pot with some water (but plastics with additives and fillers might not be reusable). Should not be recycled as part of PET-plastics waste: this causes contamination of the waste stream. 
 
 ##PROPERTIES
 
diff --git a/docs/files/recipes/fishskin.md b/docs/files/recipes/fishskin.md
index bb257cd19b4ca12eae617337a1546a77430a7b9d..6cad3d302a6382faa1427945324866e646d9b6a0 100644
--- a/docs/files/recipes/fishskin.md
+++ b/docs/files/recipes/fishskin.md
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ It is unclear if copyright rests on this publication. Further research is requir
 - Renewable ingredients: yes
 - Vegan: no
 - Made of by-products or waste:  yes
-- Biocompostable final product:  yes
+- Biocompostable final product:  yes, but only professionally (home composting of animal-based materials is not allowed in the EU)
 - Re-use: the tanning liquid can be reused
 
 Needs further research?:  Not sure