Compostable packaging only works with industrial composting and correct disposal, conditions most waste systems lack.
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 ...
Quick-service restaurants with Seattle locations are well aware the city's "foam ban" goes fully into effect July 1. That means throw-away packaging can no longer be made of expanded polystyrene and ...
The “best-by” labels on food packaging don’t tell you if the food inside is safe to eat. Food often lasts days or even weeks longer, and these printed dates are one of many reasons that Americans ...
Jillian Salinas first noticed the lack of female ownership and sustainable packaging in the coffee industry when she started roasting beans in college.
Unilever and PepsiCo have goals to design 100% of packaging to be reusable, recyclable, compostable, or biodegradable by 2025. Companies like Zume – formerly a robotics pizza company – are trying to ...
TIPA, a compostable packaging company, makes fully compostable bags for shipping products in multiple stages of the supply chain. Swapping out traditional plastic bags in the food and fashion ...
Whisky by-products and fungi have been used to create compostable packaging tipped as an eco-friendly alternative to plastic. Arbikie Distillery in Montrose, Angus, partnered with academics to use ...
As governments and businesses continue to move away from single-use plastics, compostable food packaging is becoming a ...
Tipa, an Israel-based supplier of compostable plastic flexible materials, has partnered with US packaging manufacturers PPC Flexible Packaging and Clearview Packaging to expand production of ...
Da Louangkhoth, left, and Yaowaluck Vorachak serve food at the Thai BBQ stand at the Lebanon Farmers Market at Colburn Park in downtown Lebanon on Thursday. Food vendors at the farmers market use ...