Eco-friendly products can help you lower your impact on the environment, and compostable products are a particularly great choice for reducing plastic waste. In the right conditions, compostable ...

Should all certified biobased plastics be counted as compostable? The answer depends on who is asked. The National Organic ...

Certified compostable plastic cups, cutlery, coffee pods, clamshell containers and other packaging may be touted as greener options at the grocery store, but they're banned from most residential ...

Composters, consumers and foodservice companies now have unprecedented detail — and confidence — in BPI Certified Compostable Products thanks to the industry’s first item-level online database of ...

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 ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - A bill introduced at the Vermont Statehouse seeks to ban the sale and distribution of compostable products that contain PFAS, the forever chemicals that are ubiquitous in many ...

Single-use plastic items are a substantial contributor to litter across Canada, but compostable alternatives can follow a similar path, Marketplace has found. As various levels of government ban many ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI), North America’s leading certifier of compostable products and packaging, today announced the release of a first-of-its-kind set ...

I recently received a package with white peanuts that dissolve in water. I assume they are made of starch, or at least I’ve heard of that. Can I compost them? Excellent question, Diane. The first time ...