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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Allen King and Steven Levine are trying to change the food service industry, one Spudware spoon at a time. Excellent Packaging & Supply, a small Richmond company started by King and Levine, is carving ...

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 ...