The Green Team at my church campaigned unsuccessfully for a policy of using — and washing — reusable dinnerware at church functions. Then we campaigned successfully for a policy of using all ...

Quick-service restaurants with Seattle locations are well aware the city's "foam ban" goes fully into effect July 1. That means throw-away packaging can no longer be made of expanded polystyrene and ...

The biggest talking point at restaurants this year is not what is on the menu, but what meals are being served with. Foodservice ware has become more of a focus in 2018 with companies choosing to take ...

The dismal results of the UK's Big Compost Experiment reveal that most so-called compostable plastics do not break down in backyard compost bins. Composting is a bit like alchemy. You put food scraps ...

Disposable dinnerware that's easier for the Earth to digest is finding its way onto store shelves, allowing cookouts and picnics to go greener. Tableware made from corn, sugarcane, switchgrass and ...

Eat out — but don't throw it out. That's what the city of Encinitas has tried to encourage when it comes to dining and plastic leftovers. However, the city's ban on styrofoam and plastic straws in ...

Regulatory questions cloud the segment’s future, as do concerns about feedstocks, material capabilities and compostability ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Most plastics marketed as “home compostable” don’t actually work, with as much as 60% ...