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A new report from Beyond Plastics, an NGO, claims that very little of the bioplastics labeled as compostable can be composted by consumers. “Compostable” bioplastics can only be broken down in ...

Napa County is moving forward with a requirement that food providers use reusable or compostable foodware and accessories. The Napa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to declare intent to ...

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Two coffee companies will no longer be able to advertise their products as “compostable,” a UK advertising regulator said. That’s because they can only be composted in industrial facilities — ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Revolution Foods, California's largest K-12 school meal vendor, has launched a compostable school lunch packaging pilot across all 95 San Francisco ...

Greg Pryor began composting yard and food waste for San Francisco in 1996, and today he oversees nine industrial-sized composting sites in California and Oregon that turn discarded banana peels, ...