There’s a growing market for disposable eating utensils. They have names like taterware or spudware — forks and knives can be made out of potato starch instead of plastic. You might buy the tableware ...

Walmart has launched Great Value Compostable Cutlery, the company’s 100% commercially compostable private brand cutlery, made in the U.S. Starting today, the assortment can be found in 1,400 Walmart ...

It can be difficult to say goodbye to plastic cutlery. You’ve grown up with it, after all. It also seems to be everywhere. It comes with every takeout or delivery meal, even when you don’t ask for it.

The orange Styrofoam coffee cups with “Microsoft” printed in white, once as ubiquitous as Windows on the company’s Redmond campus, are a thing of the past. In their place are compostable, dark-green ...

Between aluminum cans, compostable spoons, and plastic bottles, recycling isn't always as simple as you think. While lots of people want to recycle, figuring out what can be recycled — and how you ...

A new year's resolution: Reconsider the environmental virtues of silverware. As of Jan. 1, 2022, Chittenden Solid Waste District will no longer accept plant-based, compostable utensils, cups and ...

We are seeing a lot exciting advances being made in the world of eco-friendly plastics, where forms of the material are being produced that safely break down in the environment in a few years or even ...

Seattle is set to enact a ban on plastic straws and utensils. All businesses that sell food or drinks must offer compostable or recyclable options — or ask patrons to forgo the tools altogether — come ...