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

Home chefs (or elsewhere) are more careful about cleanup. But in this day and age those who cook at home are more mindful of food waste. If you're not sure about whether or not you should be too, you ...

Choosing a biodegradable fork over a traditional plastic utensil seems like an environmental win, but that product still follows the path of a linear economy: raw materials are collected to make ...

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 ...

At the urging of the plastics industry, the USDA is considering allowing materials such as bioplastic cups, coffee pods and compostable plastic bags into the organic compost waste stream. Farmers and ...

A new type of circuit board which is almost entirely biodegradable could help reduce the environmental harms of electronic ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The use of plastic across all facets of human life has grown more ...

Sustainability can mean many different things, depending on what you’re focusing on. When you dive in deep, the terms can get confusing, and many that seem interchangeable are actually very different.

Think your compostable cup will magically vanish in your backyard compost pile? Think again. You've popped into your nearest coffee shop and ordered your go-to drink. It's handed over, only this time, ...

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 ...