The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has issued a new update on fines for banned items in the new bin collections for every household in England in March ...

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has issued a new statement as every household in England to get new bins next month ...

Designing organics programs that protect compost quality and public trust. By Michelle Horneff-Cohen Across the U.S., ...

Lea el artículo en español aquí. Rob Carey was surprised after garbage pickup day to see the pink notice affixed to his green bin. The note left for the Sebastopol resident was a soft reprimand from ...

You probably know that simply tossing dead batteries in the trash is no bueno – they release toxic heavy metals as they break down over time in landfills, contaminating the soil and nearby water ...

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Hard plastic made from bamboo is as strong and durable as conventional plastics for uses such as household appliances and car interiors, but is also recyclable and biodegrades easily in soil. Plastics ...

Innovations in compostable packaging are moving towards a commercial reality, and CPG brands that engage early with PHA solutions will be better positioned to meet sustainability and compliance ...

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I saw an ad for compostable coffee pods that claimed we throw away enough pods each week to encircle the earth. Is that true? Will compostable pods solve the problem? And why are ad copywriters so ...

At the urging of the plastics industry, the USDA is considering allowing materials such as bioplastic cups, coffee pods and compostable plastic bags into the organic compost waste stream. Farmers and ...

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