Compostable and biodegradable dog poop bags are a load of, well, crap. Experts say there’s a difference between marketing claims and what the bags actually do after they’re thrown away. Scooping up ...

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 ...

When you pick up your dog’s poop, you do everyone a favor, but if you want to do the environment a favor as well you’ll need to use the right poop bag. A regular old plastic bag can pollute oceans, ...

Question: I was glad to read about the city’s upcoming pilot project that will collect food waste in the green carts for composting (808ne.ws/45xLl6R), but the flaw I see — which I predict will ...

Biodegradable plastic carrier bags are more toxic than conventional plastic bags, a new study has found. Researchers analysed three types of bags – a compostable bag made of vegetable starch, a ...