While single-use bags labeled as compostable are an alternative for plastic bags, they are not to be disposed of in the green bins used to collect compostable waste, including food scraps and yard ...

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Using plastic bags is an ecological disaster; it takes about 1,000 years for one to degrade in a landfill (and even then, it leaves behind microplastics that can add toxins to soil or water).

plano, texas — The Frito-Lay North America division of PepsiCo, Inc. has taken a major step forward in reducing packaging waste with the introduction of a new industrially compostable bag for its Off ...

Frito-Lay has been working for a year now on developing and testing a biodegradable bag that will completely break down in an ordinary compost pile. The corn-based polymer chip bags are set to hit ...

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Every day, I pack my son’s lunch. I used to heedlessly throw a bagel into a plastic bag and seal it up. It’s easier for him to use than the many other washable lunch containers out there, which means ...

I’ve been a dedicated washer and reuser of plastic sandwich bags ever since learning of the swirling Great Pacific Garbage Patch, now double the size of Texas. With China no longer taking our plastic ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Bags advertising themselves as biodegradable or compostable litter Amazon. A quick search returns thousands of results. Many appear identical to the single-use plastic shopping bags ...