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Serviceware and other products that display the Biodegradable Products Institute’s (BPI) Compostable Logo meet either ASTM D6400 "Specifications for Compostable Plastics" (bioplastics) or ASTM D6868 “Specification for Biodegradable Plastic Coatings on Paper and other Compostable Substrates” (fiber-based applications) standards. ASTM D6400 or D6868 are the only certified standards for compostability.

Part 2 of our occasional installments on coffee environmental trends...

Finding reusable items for different purposes is getting easier everyday. There are many places to find the items you need. Here are just a few…

Upcycling, according to Wikipedia, is the process of “converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality or for better environmental value.”

Community composting presents a scalable food diversion option that is applicable in virtually any community, whether urban, suburban, or rural.

These sculptures are so wonderful I had to share!

NERC received funding from the Roy A. Hunt Foundation to develop model environmentally preferable purchasing (EPP) specifications for three common products that purchasers find challenging to buy “in green”—toner cartridges, copy and multipurpose 20 lb. paper, and office supplies. The draft specifications are now available for review.

The NERC Blog officially launched in May 2012. For more than two years now we have been posting at least one article a week.

NERC’s Guest Blogger, Ted Siegler with DSM Environmental Services, Inc., continues our discussion on flexible packaging.

...the times they are a changin’. “Pods” are the growing coffee trend.