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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
As extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs roll out across seven U.S. states, the Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners, New York, has released a new report through its ...