According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 30% to 40% of the nation's food supply ends up being wasted. That adds up to ...

Plastic manufacturers are pushing to have their products counted as compost. Composters and farmers are trying to stop them.

According to the EPA, the average American produced about five pounds of solid waste every day in 2018. Of those five po ...

Buying "biodegradable" products is an easy way to reduce guilt about your ... even though those materials make up just 1 percent of total biowastes that get into the municipal solid waste stream.

Is Biodegradability a Desirable Attribute for Discarded Solid Waste? Perspectives from a National Landfill Greenhouse Gas Inventory Model . Environmental Science & Technology , 2011 ...

The plastic bag, a common sight on Houston curbs for decades, is so yesterday. Starting Monday, the city will require residents to use biodegradable bags for leaves and yard trimmings as part of ...

Kudumbashree conducts survey to ensure 100% biodegradable waste management in Kerala, ... Kerala Solid Waste Management Project, and the Information Kerala Mission will support the survey.