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 ...

Tipa, a global leader in compostable packaging solutions for fashion and food, has announced the certification of its home compostable pouches, both with and without child-resistant zippers. The ...

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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).

Tipa, an Israel-based supplier of compostable plastic flexible materials, has partnered with US packaging manufacturers PPC Flexible Packaging and Clearview Packaging to expand production of ...

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

California has entered a new phase of waste reduction as a statewide ban on all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores and pharmacies takes effect. Under Senate Bill 1053, retailers are now ...