After You Finish Your Drink, You Can Eat This New Edible Straw And if you don't eat it, it can go in the compost--or just dissolve in the ocean.

The London startup Notpla has created a plastic alternative from seaweed that's biodegradable — and even edible. And it's hoping it could put a dent in the 300 million tons of plastic waste ...

As the global fight against plastic waste intensifies, the packaging industry is under increasing pressure to develop sustainable solutions. One promising innovation is edible packaging—a ...

The company also makes a kelp-based edible straw. In talks with major food and beverage retailers, Loliware is rapidly scaling up, with plans to lower its price and replace a billion plastic ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Skipping Rocks Lab has developed an edible, biodegradable water bottle that they hope will someday replace the plastic water bottle. Check out what Skipping Rocks ...

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If people don't want to eat E-Tray's dishware, it still ends up being better for the environment than biodegradable plastic as it decomposes at a much faster rate. The company's edible items only ...

Plastic straws are already a thing of the past in cities like San Francisco and Seattle, which have adopted legislation that bans restaurants and bars from giving the utensils to customers. From ...