Made from cellulosic material, it combines the performance of plastic with the sustainability of paper. Sustainable packaging and foodservice essentials provider ACR introduces the PrimeWare ...

The new straws are offered in a variety of lengths from 5.5 to 10.25 inches. Eco-Products unveiled a new line of compostable straws. Made from polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), a plant-based plastic derived ...

Almost a year after they first announced plans to reduce their ecological footprint by eliminating plastic straws, Shake Shack has unveiled their next steps. On Earth Day, the company shared a first ...

HONOLULU & LEOMINSTER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--There’s a new drinking straw coming to Hawaii and it’s not another one of those mushy paper ones. It’ll feel and function exactly like the conventional ...

Organic Waste Systems (OWS), based in Belgium, conducted a home compostable study, concluding that the phade straw completely deteriorates in nine weeks. It's pictured here at the start of the study ...

After using a new straw, you can compost it in your backyard, or even eat it. The straw, made with seaweed, looks and acts like plastic while someone is drinking, but if it ends up in the ocean, it ...

The plastic straw banning trend throughout the U.S. has been good news for Lauren Gropper, CEO and co-founder of Repurpose, Inc. “It was fortuitous timing,” says Gropper. “We’re often ahead of the ...

North Hills students returning to school this week will notice some environmentally friendly improvements in the cafeteria. The district has replaced all Styrofoam trays with compostable ones as part ...

WORCESTER — Nate Rossi prefers straws made of a firmer grade of compostable materials to paper straws that, he said, generally don’t hold up too well. Rossi, co-owner of BirchTree Bread Co. in ...

The snack bar at the Carolina Club golf course is stocked with the hits. Peanuts, packs of Nabs, draft beer and a warming oven packed full of foil-wrapped hot dogs. Nothing is out of place at the golf ...

There’s a new drinking straw coming to Hawaii and it’s not another one of those mushy paper ones. It’ll feel and function exactly like the conventional straws you know, but completely biodegrade or ...