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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 ...

The bad news from the past year (and there was a lot of it) drowned out much of the GOOD news that made smaller headlines.

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, ...

According to Cortec, the new formulation provides three times the cling and more than one-and-a-half times the tear strength ...

Bin with compost items and suggestions on what to do with paper and compostable bags, Union Square Farmer's Market, New York City. (Photo by: Joan Slatkin/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) ...

Sold and marketed as environmentally friendly, compostable food packaging has been exploding in popularity in Australia. The plant-based fibre and bioplastic packaging can now be found at thousands of ...

Israeli company Tipa, an award-winning developer of compostable packaging solutions for food and goods, has nabbed a $70 million investment, the firm announced on Sunday. Founded in 2010, Tipa makes ...

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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 ...

Possibly the worst aspect of K-cup and Nespresso-style coffee pods is that they are made from aluminum. Because aluminum is recyclable, a whole lot of otherwise conscientious folks buy them. But it ...

Most people know by now that the disposable plastic used for take-out food is an environmental hazard. Containers, cups, utensils, straws — very little of it gets recycled and very much of it ends up ...