The 20,000ft² plant has an initial capacity to produce 250t per month.

The Biodegradable Products Institute is focusing on bringing more clarity to compostable packaging’s future in California, ...

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 ...

The study concludes that compostable coffee capsules are the most sustainable option when considering both greenhouse emissions and material circularity PLYMOUTH, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new study ...

(Nanowerk News) For many years, Thomas Geiger has been conducting research in the field of cellulose fibrils – fine fibers that can be produced from wood pulp or agricultural waste, for example.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Ninety percent of industrial composting facilities accept compostable packaging, according to a new report from the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) here. The study, ...

Brown compost materials are the carbon-rich backbone that lets your pile heat up, break down efficiently, and ultimately supercharge your soil. By pairing these browns with nitrogen-heavy greens at ...

When you throw out food waste, even though it's organic material, it doesn't just harmlessly decompose at the landfill. This process releases methane. In a 20-year period, methane is 80–85 times more ...

It takes time to make compost. Organic matter requires about two to three months to break down in hot compost piles, and up to a year or more in cold composting systems. But if you add a compost ...

Generating less trash is a worthy goal. But we all have to eat, and more food ends up in landfills than any other type of trash material, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. It makes up ...

While the group is concerned about contamination from synthetic polymers broadly, it’s open to evaluating individual ...