Paper cups and plates may look eco-friendly, but heat can break down their plastic lining, releasing microplastics and ...

Consequently, paper plates are emerging as the preferred choice for practical and eco-conscious solutions. Based on end-use, the disposable plates market is classified into residential and commercial ...

Pablo Päster is an energy and sustainability management consultant who wrote a weekly advice column for Treehugger from 2009-2012. The key to the question of durable vs. disposable lies both in the ...

The first single-use food service item was the paper plate, invented in 1904. Paper cups followed soon after. Over the next century, disposable cups, utensils and plates were developed in increasingly ...