Those crinkly plastic cartons are so much more than just a single-use receptacle for storing your favorite fruit.

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Concerned moms won't notice much different about the thin plastic containers of organic baby yogurt. But Stonyfield Farm Inc. hopes they do. Responding to health concerns about ...

November 5, 2004 A brand of plastic water bottle made from corn is going on sale in America that is 100% environmentally friendly and bio-degrades in about 80 days in commercial composting ...

I’ve been noticing lately a lot of “green” businesses and restaurants in my area using compostable plastics, usually made of corn, if I recall correctly. I can’t compost (I know, I know, but I live in ...

PLA, or corn plastic, is made with Midwestern corn, not Middle East oil. Its production releases fewer toxic substances than making petroleum plastic and uses less energy, spewing an estimated ...

An interesting product recently popped up in the GreenWise section at Publix: spring water housed in clear bottles made from corn. While it remains undecided if corn is the gasoline of the future, the ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The future of corn-based plastics is good news for the environment and for Minnesota corn growers, according to University of Minnesota Chemical Engineering and Materials Science ...