While the group is concerned about contamination from synthetic polymers broadly, it’s open to evaluating individual ...

The Biodegradable Products Institute is focusing on bringing more clarity to compostable packaging’s future in California, ...

While single-use bags labeled as compostable are an alternative for plastic bags, they are not to be disposed of in the green bins used to collect compostable waste, including food scraps and yard ...

Brian Kramp is at Outpost Natural Foods where compostable packaging, refillable options and soil-health-forward labels are ...

Burial and cremation come with some pretty major environmental problems. Both involve huge amounts of energy, resources and ...

Emerging market forces are poised to push compostable plastic packaging from niche to necessity — potentially reshaping the packaging landscape in the process. Valued at $58.38B in 2024, the market is ...

Keep Compost Local outlines how local governments can partner with community composters to advance composting goals.

When you throw out food waste, even though it's organic material, it doesn't just harmlessly decompose at the landfill. This process releases methane. In a 20-year period, methane is 80–85 times more ...

If you compost at home, keep these things away from your bin ...

For Tara Pelletier, it came down to deodorant. Her company, Meow Meow Tweet, had developed a formula for deodorant that she loved. It worked, it smelled great, and it was ready to make its way out ...