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 ...

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 ...

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) ...

A recent Reddit thread posed an important question about compostable packaging: What if you don’t have a compost bin? “What to do with paper products that are marketed as compostable? I don’t have a ...

A new pilot is being launched to better understand the performance of compostable packaging at industrial composting facilities around the country. The Compostable Packaging Degradation Pilot is being ...

Restaurant that uses 100% compostable packaging, utensils and plates, Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by: Lindsey Nicholson/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Compostable ...