If you buy a smoothie in Portland, Oregon, the drink might come in a compostable plastic cup, a choice a thoughtful owner might make to make their operations more sustainable. You might think, at a ...

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Greendot Biopak recently obtained an approved patent for its stretch film technology following several years of internal R&D.

If you are a restaurant owner or manager, here is a simple way to impress customers and possibly attract new ones: Switch your current take-out containers to eco-friendly compostable containers. Why ...

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 ...

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The ACT mandates reusable, recyclable and compostable packaging at all public events, but nearly all of it ends up in ...

Compostable food containers seem like a great idea: They degrade into nutrient-rich organic matter, reducing waste and the need for chemical fertilizers. But much of this packaging relies on per- and ...

Compostable food containers seem like a great idea: They degrade into nutrient-rich organic matter, reducing waste and the need for chemical fertilizers. But much of this packaging relies on per- and ...

Plant-based compostable plastics are going to landfill rather than recycling because almost all Welsh councils are unable to deal with them. The growth of the anti-single use plastics movement has ...