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 ...

Compostable packaging only works with industrial composting and correct disposal, conditions most waste systems lack.

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 ...

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 ...

As governments and businesses continue to move away from single-use plastics, compostable food packaging is becoming a ...

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 ...

Composting Consortium Maps Path for Integrating Compostable Packaging in EPR. As extended producer responsibility (EPR) takes ...

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 ...

YORK, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--C-P Flexible Packaging (C-P), a leading supplier of compostable flexible packaging, is the first and only company to offer BPI (Biodegradable Products Institute) certified ...

The material is both biodegradable and compostable, aiming to provide lower-cost options with reduced environmental impact.

Sustainable Retail Packaging Solution Replaces EPS On Processor Production Lines CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In its continuing pursuit to develop packaging materials that meet the ...

Once packaging leaves the consumer, it enters fragmented collection and sorting systems where contamination, infrastructure gaps, and market forces determine its fate.