News and Press Releases
Hawaii Says Goodbye to Conventional Plastic Straws and Aloha to UrthPact’s New Home-Compostable Straws!
HONOLULU & LEOMINSTER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--There’s a new drinking straw coming to Hawaii and it’s read more
Plastic for Good
By Brion O’Connor Paul Boudreau, president and CEO of UrthPact, is a local boy made good. A native of ... read more
2021: The Year of Sustainability
2021 here we come! We’re all excited to put this rollercoaster of a year that was 2020 behind us, and ... read more
25 Billion Pieces – The Story of UrthPact’s Goal to Save the Planet from Plastic
When UrthPact was founded, we set a goal -- to create a world where consumption leaves no footprint. We ... read more
UrthPact’s American-Made “Guilt-Free” Straws Join The Fight Against Plastic Pollution
Boston-based American contract manufacturer UrthPact solves the single-use plastic straw problem with ... read more
Earth Day 2020: People Healthy and Planet Healthy
We just reached the one month mark of this quarantine to help slow the spread of the pandemic that has ... read more
It Happens Here: Leominster’s UrthPact Pioneers New Era Of Bio-Plastics
Leominster, MA — The city of Leominster is known as the “Pioneer Plastics City.” But a shift is ... read more
Danimer Scientific and UrthPact to Fight Plastic Pollution with New Compostable Straw
UrthPact is expanding their line of compostable single-use straws with marine degradable options using Danimer Scientific's Nodax™ PHA material. read more
Sip on This! American Manufacturer Releases Compostable Straw Line
UrthPact is once again flipping the single-use product world upside down with its expansion to a new line of compostable, plant-based straws. read more
UrthPact Customer, Totally Green Bottles and Caps, Named a Finalist at the 2017 Bio-Based Innovations Awards
Because we’re enthusiastic about all things recyclable and compostable, we’re excited to congratulate ... read more
Recycling and Composting at UMass Amherst: Getting Smarter About Waste
Colleges and universities have always been a wellspring for innovation and the University of ... read more
From Zero to Hero: Zero Waste Initiatives
Zero waste initiatives are gathering steam, especially, in large sporting venues and airports which ... read more
