Should all certified biobased plastics be counted as compostable? The answer depends on who is asked. The National Organic ...

It’s no longer a secret that single-use plastic is harming the planet. Not only does the process of creating these materials emit enormous amounts of planet-warming gases, but they also can take ...

My mom used to fling banana peels out of the car window shouting, “They’re biodegradable!” (don’t do this) and then she’d go home and cover enchiladas with plastic shower caps that have probably ...

Colorado-based Eco-Products has launched a new line of biodegradable, certified compostable straws made from polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA). The company says the straws are "heat resistant and durable ...

Researchers have developed a way to make a promising, sustainable alternative to petroleum-based plastics more biodegradable. A team has made a bio-based polymer blend that's compostable in both home ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The primary company accepting compostable materials across Colorado’s Front Range plans to stop taking packaging and service ware such as carryout containers ...

Better Earth Compostable Products, an Atlanta-based leader in sustainable foodservice packaging solutions, has announced the addition of several new hires to its sales and marketing team to help ...

Terravive, a Richmond-based maker of single-use compostable products, has experienced 600% annual growth over the last three years, its execs say, and is now at a crossroads. It must decide whether to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A local is now using compostable medical supplies, according to reports from the Hickory Record. Catawba Valley Medical Center ...

SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ArchPoint Group, Inc., the parent company of Acadian Crossing Consumer Products, LLC, is pleased to announce it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire a 50% ...

Since January, I have focused this column on the importance of recycling organics, but there is one category of organics requiring caution before composting: paper. Organics include anything once ...