Gardener restarts compost pile after 'compostable' restaurant packaging shreds into plastic

A gardener's hard-earned composting lesson is striking a chord online after "compostable" restaurant paper turned into a pile ...

Hidden plastics in your garden and how to ditch them

For many gardeners, the plastic elements used in horticulture are obvious – black plastic pots and seed trays, artificial ...
Popular Science

Your compostable cups and containers aren’t reversing the plastic problem

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A popular ‘compostable’ bioplastic isn’t as biodegradable as it seems

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The Washington Post

Plastic food packaging has become composters’ greatest challenge

Slowly but surely, Americans are getting into composting. Curbside collection is on the rise, and more states and cities are making it mandatory to keep food scraps out of the garbage. But the rise in ...
CNET

Plastic goods for your compost heap

A biotech firm and agricultural giant ADM plan to sell the biodegradable plastic for eco-conscious consumers next year. Photos: Natural plastics for eco-conscious consumers Martin LaMonica is a senior ...