Hosting can be one of life's greatest joy—and also create a lot of waste. Single-use utensils, empty bottles, and used cups often end up in bulging trash bags, doomed for decades in the landfill. One ...

The Miami-Dade County public school system is saying so long to an environmentally unfriendly menace: Styrofoam. Instead, the district is rolling out compostable plates. “Our district has been working ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. School lunches may be healthier than when you were a kid, but the wasteful and ...

We’re told repeatedly not to use single-use plastics or create waste by using throwaway dishes, but that might not be true anymore. Mobi Ecoware is a new and eco-friendly disposable plate you can ...

WATERVILLE — The Huhtamaki fiber plant is the first in the nation to manufacture compostable lunch trays and recently entered a contract with six of the largest school districts in the United States ...

Six of the largest school districts in the country have banded together to revamp school lunches — and they're starting from the plate up. School administrators in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, ...

For decades, Styrofoam trays have been an indispensable part of the school lunch experience — emphasis on indispensable. The trusty old trays can’t be composted or recycled, and they tend to last for ...