Continuing its drive against the use of plastic bags, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has decided to replace these with compostable bags for disposal of bio-medical waste at hospitals.

Biodegradable plastic passes the test under real-world conditions Leftover lettuce, old bunches of flowers, potato peelings, coffee grounds: the average kitchen generates lots of organic waste. This ...

These bags usually compost to nothing within three months, sometimes as fast as 15 days in optimal conditions. Check out https://bonniebio.co.za/breakingdown/ to see ...

They're often touted as 'eco-friendly', but a new study may have you second guessing buying compostable bags. Sourceful, a Manchester-based sustainable packaging startup, analysed more than 20 ...

Greg Pryor of the composting company Recology holds a handful of processed compost at the integrated waste management's compost site in the San Joaquin Valley town of Vernalis in June. He tries to get ...

How feasible is it to identify the source of a single-use carry bag that was purchased from a nearby district? If you though that was impossible, the Nilgiris district administration has tracked down ...

Frito-Lay made a marketing blunder last year when it unveiled biodegradable SunChips bags that were louder than a screeching subway when rustled. The move triggered widespread irritation/heckling ...

The governments decision to delay an exemption for biodegradable carrier bags from the levy to be introduced in England has been criticised by oxo-biodegradable bag makers but welcomed by UK ...