As single-use plastics fall further out of favor among environmentally-conscious consumers and governments, many companies are turning to newer materials that they say will break down in people’s ...

In a UK-wide study, researchers found that 60% of home-compostable plastics do not fully disintegrate in home compost bins, and inevitably end up in our soil. The study also found that citizens are ...

The dismal results of the UK's Big Compost Experiment reveal that most so-called compostable plastics do not break down in backyard compost bins. Composting is a bit like alchemy. You put food scraps ...

Most compostable plastics labelled as suitable for home composting don’t break down properly in garden bins, leaving scraps of residual plastic polluting garden soils and even entering the food chain.

Tipa, a global leader in compostable packaging solutions for fashion and food, has announced the certification of its home compostable pouches, both with and without child-resistant zippers. The ...

NEW YORK and ATLANTA, Sept. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) has officially announced its new Commercial & Home Compostable Certification program, unveiling it ...

HONOLULU & LEOMINSTER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--There’s a new drinking straw coming to Hawaii and it’s not another one of those mushy paper ones. It’ll feel and function exactly like the conventional ...