A new symbol is set to be launched to denote packaging that is suitable for composting at home. The symbol will work alongside the Seedling logo, which is already used to show what packaging can be ...

Preparations are underway for the development of a new standard for “compostable” packaging that could be dealt with by home composter units, writes Emily Ross. The use of compostable packaging for ...

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 ...

A new pilot is being launched to better understand the performance of compostable packaging at industrial composting facilities around the country. The Compostable Packaging Degradation Pilot is being ...

The federal definition of compost has been static for decades. In a welcome development, the US Department of Agriculture is reviewing this definition in order to extend it beyond plant and animal ...

Up to half of Britons are baffled by the common recycling symbols used on product packaging, fuelling calls for labelling to be overhauled. A survey carried out by consumer champion Which? found 48 ...