Compostables & Composting
Bioplastic Manufacturing FAQ: Are Organic Straws Compostable?
With environmental consciousness on the rise, more and more consumers are demanding eco-friendly options ... read more
How Compostable Products Can Benefit Your Business
Compostable products provide a wide variety of benefits to not only our planet, but your business as ... read more
How a Compostable Lifecycle Benefits the Planet
We all know that plastic pollution is a huge problem facing not only our planet but our society as well. ... read more
How Different Methods of Compost Benefit a Sustainable Future
There’s more to compost than meets the eye. Many people think of compost as just dumping your veggie ... read more
Industrial Composting: What Is It and How Does It Work?
As 2020 continues on, plastic pollution continues to be a major problem for our planet. And the more ... read more
Compost 101: The What, The How, and The Why
What is compost? We’ve been hearing that word a lot recently in the bioplastic industry, as compostable ... read more
10 Reasons Why Composting Is Better Than Recycling
Up until recently, recycling has been a great method of addressing plastic pollution in our society. It ... read more
Relying on Recycling vs. Bringing on the Bioplastic – The Best Solution for America’s Plastic Pollution Problem
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. The 3 R’s. Basically the everyday American’s system for living a “greener” ... read more
The Home Compostable Revolution for Single-Use Products
Last week’s 50th Anniversary celebration of Earth Day could not have come at a better time. As we ... read more
Industrial Composting: What It Is and How It Works
The world is awash in traditional, petroleum-based plastics that are choking our waterways and filling ... read more
Plastic Makers Facing New Regulations Around Circular Economy
As recycling initiatives pick up steam nationwide and increasing numbers of states and communities ... read more
A Look at Home Composting in Winter
Last October, Urthpact CEO Paul Boudreau sent his leadership team to Green Mountain Compost in Vermont ... read more
RESOURCES
Recycling vs. Landfilling #’s (2022)
US 2020 Recycling Stats
How It’s Made – Paper vs. PHA
What is Compost
Top 10 Reasons Why Compost is Better than Recycling
The Material Single-Use Plastics Problem
Straws Type Good-Better-Best
Setup a Compost Pile
Recycling vs. Landfilling by the Numbers
Old Carbon vs. New Carbon
Material Breakdown Comparison
Lifespan of Compostables vs. Petro-Based
Lifecycle of Home Compostable Straw vs. Plastic Straw
Jobs in Landfilling vs. in Composting
