While single-use bags labeled as compostable are an alternative for plastic bags, they are not to be disposed of in the green bins used to collect compostable waste, including food scraps and yard ...

The Treehugger editorial team is a diverse group of experts—with advanced degrees, professional experience, published books, and more—whose expertise spans every corner of the sustainability space. In ...

Using plastic bags is an ecological disaster; it takes about 1,000 years for one to degrade in a landfill (and even then, it leaves behind microplastics that can add toxins to soil or water).

When you pick up your dog’s poop, you do everyone a favor, but if you want to do the environment a favor as well you’ll need to use the right poop bag. A regular old plastic bag can pollute oceans, ...

Online micro-grocer Farmstead was founded on the vision of reducing food waste. Now, it’s tackling plastic waste. Ditching the thin plastic film commonly used in conventional supermarkets’ produce ...

1:10 p.m. July 21, 2025: An earlier version of this article referred to an independent review board, contracted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, as the Organics Material Review Institute. The ...

plano, texas — The Frito-Lay North America division of PepsiCo, Inc. has taken a major step forward in reducing packaging waste with the introduction of a new industrially compostable bag for its Off ...

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

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WJRT) - Meijer is the first retailer nationwide to sell a brand of organic mini peeled carrots that come in a fully compostable bag. Bolthouse Farms, which packages the Earthbound ...

Texas-based potato chip peddler Frito-Lay Thursday has introduced an industrially compostable bag. Credit: Instagram / offtheeatenpathsnacks Plano, Texas-based potato chip peddler Frito-Lay Thursday ...