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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Terravive, a Richmond-based maker of single-use compostable products, has experienced 600% annual growth over the last three years, its execs say, and is now at a crossroads. It must decide whether to ...

Colorado-based Eco-Products has launched a new line of biodegradable, certified compostable straws made from polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA). The company says the straws are "heat resistant and durable ...

Researchers have developed a way to make a promising, sustainable alternative to petroleum-based plastics more biodegradable. A team has made a bio-based polymer blend that's compostable in both home ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- A locally based company that makes compostable cutlery, plates and other food-service products is bringing new offerings to the table. Terravive recently started to ship its next wave ...

The environmentally friendly cutlery is made from 100 percent compostable birch wood. Novalex introduces the newest Eco-Products line: compostable cutlery made from Forest Stewardship Council ...

Eco-Products is offering a new line of clamshells, cups, lids, cutlery, bowls and containers that meet requirements of a new Colorado labeling law taking effect July 1. All of the innovative products ...

Better Earth Compostable Products, an Atlanta-based leader in sustainable foodservice packaging solutions, has announced the addition of several new hires to its sales and marketing team to help ...