Compostable plastic packaging market projected to reach $203 billion by 2035 driven by EPR programs and sustainability ...

While the group is concerned about contamination from synthetic polymers broadly, it’s open to evaluating individual ...

Regulatory questions cloud the segment’s future, as do concerns about feedstocks, material capabilities and compostability ...

In recent years there has been a global movement to pressure corporations into becoming more eco-friendly. One of the most frequent measures taken by these companies is limiting the use of single-use ...

It's no longer a secret that single-use plastic is harming the planet. Not only does the process of creating these materials emit enormous amounts of planet-warming gases, but they also can take ...

The Holy Carp soy sauce dropper, now available for preorder, is a plastic-free and fully compostable alternative that solves ...

In a new study, scientists at the Spanish Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research and the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA-CSIC) argue that compostable plastics, ...

Some plastic alternatives need to be put in industrial compost facilities or require acres of land for production. Sway's seaweed plastic needs neither. This startup turns food waste into bioplastic ...

Materials scientists are cooking up environmentally friendly polymers from natural sources like silk, plant fibers and whole algae. Economics and acceptance remain hurdles. By Boyce Upholt / Knowable ...

California has entered a new phase of waste reduction as a statewide ban on all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores and ...