Compostable packaging only works with industrial composting and correct disposal, conditions most waste systems lack.

Composting Consortium Maps Path for Integrating Compostable Packaging in EPR. As extended producer responsibility (EPR) takes ...

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The material is both biodegradable and compostable, aiming to provide lower-cost options with reduced environmental impact.

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 ...

August 19 - We’ve all been there: standing by a bin, squinting at a piece of packaging, trying to figure out its fate. Is it recyclable? Does it go straight into the rubbish bin? Increasingly, there’s ...

Most compostable food containers, however, need a commercial facility to decompose properly. File/Dean Fosdick/AP At Charleston County's Bees Ferry Composting Facility, the only one in the area, ...

For years, restaurants have been buying expensive compostable takeout packaging, hoping it was a more planet-friendly solution to single-use plastic. Sadly, few cities have the infrastructure to ...

The company’s products, including reusable, recyclable, and compostable options, will be distributed through Vegware.

COVID-19 has led to a new pilot program that could be the start of public composting in Aspen. Through ski season, the city has set up a container at the Rio Grande recycling center that accepts ...

Based on insights from Towards Packaging, the global compostable paper barrier coating market will likely grow from USD ...