The Biodegradable Products Institute for the first time added a home compostable certification to complement its commercially compostable product certification, the group revealed Thursday at its ...

DARIEN, Conn., Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Smile Compostable Solutions ® has done it again. Its plant-based coffee pods compatible with Nespresso Original brewing machines are now home compostable.

As single-use plastics fall further out of favor among environmentally-conscious consumers and governments, many companies are turning to newer materials that they say will break down in people’s ...

Most compostable plastics labelled as suitable for home composting don’t break down properly in garden bins, leaving scraps of residual plastic polluting garden soils and even entering the food chain.

According to PackWorld, Coveris, a European packaging firm, and TIPA Compostable Packaging have formed a partnership to make home-compostable labels for U.K. fruits and vegetables as part of a move to ...

In a UK-wide study, researchers found that 60% of home-compostable plastics do not fully disintegrate in home compost bins, and inevitably end up in our soil. The study also found that citizens are ...

It seems to be a short jump from making a shrink-sleeve label home compostable to introducing additional packaging options from the same compostable technology platform. After reporting on a ...

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% ...

HONOLULU & LEOMINSTER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--There’s a new drinking straw coming to Hawaii and it’s not another one of those mushy paper ones. It’ll feel and function exactly like the conventional ...

A deal between two major packaging companies could help shoppers who want fresher produce with less plastic. According to PackWorld, Coveris, a European packaging firm, and TIPA Compostable Packaging ...