As scientists explore the threats of microplastics on the environment and public health, some Baltimore-area restaurants hope to reduce their footprints — one compostable container at a time. The ...

For years, Minneapolis has banned non-compostable, non-recyclable to-go containers. Starting Jan. 1, black plastic, which isn’t compatible with recycling equipment, was included in that ban’s ...

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

Harvard University Dining Services will no longer offer disposable to-go containers but will replace them with a reusable alternative that students can check out like library books, the school ...

Seattle-based PCC Community Market has introduced compostable deli containers in all 11 of its co-op’s scratch delis. The move will remove 8 million pieces of plastic packaging per year from the ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — A local business that specializes in selling compostable containers and other sustainable products is taking issue with Ann Arbor’s new composting restrictions. Daniel Stephens, ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — Two words: No plastics. Winter curbside compost collection resumes in Ann Arbor on Monday, Jan. 8, and the city has new rules for residents to learn before placing compostable ...

The Bainbridge Island City Council updated its list of restaurant takeout containers that must be home-compostable at its Nov. 18 meeting. Hot beverage cups and serving tongs did not make the list, ...