As lawmakers take aim at hard-to-recycle plastic and foam, a California ... damage caused by nonrecyclable materials. As a result, businesses face stricter packaging regulations that continue ...

Styrofoam bans like this help reduce our exposure to toxic substances in food packaging and reduce microplastics in our environment. This common packaging material is typically non-recyclable and ...

Behold! We submit 36 things you (probably) didn’t know about packing material. Since its humble beginnings as a lab experiment in the late 1830s, polystyrene-you might be more familiar with its ...

But all that packaging ... plastic-based foam cushioning. Rather than discard those boxes, researchers have developed a cushioning foam from cardboard waste. Their upcycled material was stronger ...

[Photo: courtesy University of Göttingen] Styrofoam is such good packaging material and insulation because it’s made of 95% air, but it’s still especially harmful to the environment.

Cardboard boxes with other packing materials attached Some products may come in cardboard boxes with additional materials affixed inside with adhesives, like molded plastic or Styrofoam.

Say goodbye to those flimsy containers. Foam cups, plates and other tableware are banned in Washington starting Saturday. The ban is the latest phase in the state’s 2021 law that seeks to reduce ...

But all that packaging ... based foam cushioning, such as Styrofoam™. Rather than discard those boxes, researchers publishing in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering developed a cushioning foam ...