Should all certified biobased plastics be counted as compostable? The answer depends on who is asked. The National Organic ...

If you’re like many, you’ve taken notice of the growing interest in composting. Maybe you’ve heard about its benefits, seen an uprise in compostable products on the market, or are looking for new ...

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The use of plastic across all facets of human life has grown more ...

It’s no longer a secret that single-use plastic is harming the planet. Not only does the process of creating these materials emit enormous amounts of planet-warming gases, but they also can take ...

It takes time to make compost. Organic matter requires about two to three months to break down in hot compost piles, and up to a year or more in cold composting systems. But if you add a compost ...

Food scraps and yard waste: That’s all that A1 Organics, the largest composting facility in Colorado, wants you to throw in your compost bin as of April 1 (no joke). That’s a big change from the long ...

When I began researching how to compost a few months ago, I immediately became overwhelmed. All the different composting methods I read about were seemingly inaccessible to me —I couldn’t start ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The primary company accepting compostable materials across Colorado’s Front Range plans to stop taking packaging and service ware such as carryout containers ...

Here’s the dirty truth about “compostable” cups and takeout containers distributed in Colorado: They’re probably going to the dump. On July 1, a new Colorado law took effect to address the problem by ...