When you first start composting, it can be tempting to throw anything and everything into your heap to make it bigger and hopefully speed up the rate of decomposition. However, there are some ...

You may not be able to turn over a mound of steaming compost where you live, but you can still keep food out of the landfill ...

only 3% of compostable packaging in the U.K. ends up in a proper composting facility. Instead, it claimed a lack of composting infrastructure means 54% goes to landfill and the remaining 43% gets ...

Contamination Risks: Non-compostable items mistakenly placed in food waste bins can contaminate the composting process, ...

When lunch is over, everything gets pitched into a compost bin, which in an ideal world is, of course, never far away. “We’re seeing a tremendous acceleration in the demand for packaging ...

To determine if you can compost your parchment paper or not, take a look at the parchment paper packaging. Parchment paper that’s been “coated” or “treated with silicone” is generally ...

Recycled packaging 'may end up in landfill' Why are 99.75% of coffee cups not recycled? Why 12 is the magic number when it comes to composting The Guardian said the wrap was suitable for domestic ...

Manufacturers will be responsible for covering most costs associated with the refill, reuse, recycling or composting of packaging and paper products – which in turn reduces the cost of what ...