Regulatory questions cloud the segment’s future, as do concerns about feedstocks, material capabilities and compostability ...

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 ...

Mad Tea’s 100% compostable tea pods, made from a blend of PHA and other compostable bioplastics, aim to satisfy consumer demand for sustainable packaging, yet experts warn that high production costs, ...

Restaurant that uses 100% compostable packaging, utensils and plates, Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by: Lindsey Nicholson/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Compostable ...

As global environmental concerns like greenhouse gas emissions, plastic pollution, and soil degradation continue to intensify, innovators are stepping up to address these challenges head-on. Better ...

Amcor, a Zurich-based packaging producer, has entered a joint research project agreement with Waterloo, Ontario-based Nfinite Nanotechnology Inc. to validate the use of Nfinite’s nanocoating ...

In a market study released in June 2022, Data Bridge Market Research reports that the compostable packaging market was valued at $46.4 billion in 2021 and is expected to reach $75 billion by 2029.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

On January 1, Berkeley, California rang in the New Year by putting a new rule in place requiring all cafés and restaurants to start charging 25 cents for disposable cups. The cups, in addition to lids ...