“Plastic is not part of our diet for a reason,” Leffel said. “No straws [would] be a better solution, because reducing waste ...

Now, the environmental commission is working on an amendment to require single use foodware be compostable or reusable. Even ...

On March 18, the city of Beverly Hills announced that as of Tuesday it is implementing a comprehensive new ordinance aimed at reducing s ...

Vermont state chose to ban plastic carry-out bags on July 1, 2020, along with plastic straws, stirrers, and Styrofoam cups.

With restaurants, stadiums, and hospitality venues aiming to adopt greener practices, ReRoute Americas emerges as a trusted sustainability partner.

See a few examples of bio-based innovations from Starbucks, Heavenly Tea, and Bioloeather from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

Charleston  entrepreneur Tom Crowley is on a mission to end single-use plastic pollution by convincing businesses to switch ...

Repurpose makes their straws from PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoates), a nontoxic type of polyester. “It’s a marine degradable certified compostable straw, and it feels and looks like plastic ...

It's the latest in a string of proposals that have elicited mixed public reactions and drawn opposition from the restaurant ...

Some companies — Alaska Airlines and Starbucks, for example — have long ago pledged to move toward strawless or compostable straw options amid growing concerns over plastic’s impacts on ...

Paper straws, like paper cups, are often coated with plastics ... and many are more expensive to produce than plastic. Some are labelled "compostable" or "biodegradable". The term compostable suggests ...