We are quickly approaching a pivotal local election for supervisors in London Grove Townsip. At stake are two seats currently occupied by Ed Bordas and Bob Vanella, individuals who understand the ...

You grab a compostable coffee cup from the office kitchen, feel quietly good about it, and toss it into your backyard compost bin on the way home. It’s a familiar routine. The word “compostable” is ...

Compostable plastics could be part of a solution to the world's plastic waste problem. But currently these materials need ...

Researchers at Michigan State University say they've developed a new biodegradable plastic alternative that's easier to compost. The team created a bio-based polymer blend that’s compostable in both ...

The organic solid waste that citizens deposit in brown recycling bins could currently produce the amount of compost needed to satisfy 8% of the nutrients demanded by urban and peri-urban agriculture, ...

At an industrial scale, compost, such as manure, is produced by mixing plant and animal waste. Manure, however, is likely to contain antibiotic-resistant genes if animals have been treated with ...

Over one-fifth of all plastic produced worldwide is tossed into uncontrolled dumpsites, burned in open pits or leaked into the environment. In Australia, 1.1 million tonnes of plastic is placed in the ...

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 ...