After years of looking for greener alternatives to its paper cup — which is lined with plastic — Starbucks is testing out something new. The company announced on Wednesday that it is testing out a ...

The good news: Compostable packaging does actually turn to compost just like your food scraps do, which is way gentler on the planet and can get used to help nourish soil. The bad news: It doesn’t ...

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In an effort to mitigate consumer confusion and help maintain the integrity of recyclable materials streams, three laws proposed in North Carolina and Alabama would require containers made from ...

The food packaging industry is undergoing a rapid shift toward recyclable mono-materials, compostable paper, and PFAS-free coatings as regulations tighten and consumer demand for eco-friendly products ...

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Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Most plastics marketed as “home compostable” don’t actually work, with as much as 60% ...

GEHR (Mannheim, Germany) a producer of thermoplastic semi-finished products globally, introduces Eco-Fil-A-Gehr, a novel wood-based filament designed for professional 3D printing with high dimensional ...

Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have developed a new class of baroplastic polymers that are biodegradable, recyclable, and can be molded using only pressure at low temperatures. This ...

Some councils have already trialled or rolled out all four bins to their residents. Why would more bins help? While recycling and reducing waste enjoy widespread support, there’s often a gap between ...