Food sold in shrink wrap, on cardboard trays or in paper containers might contain any of nearly 200 chemicals linked to ...

Dart Container Corporation has become a PulPac licensee, investing in Dry Molded Fiber technology: PulPac Scala will address the demand for sustainable packaging solutions.

In a move even more enticing than the satisfying pop of those tiny plastic bubbles, the initiative makes it simple for ...

Chemicals used in food packaging and linked with health problems have been detected in the human body. The chemicals can move ...

The idea is the clear bags would let city collection workers know if people are properly diverting their waste — and not putting organic materials or recyclable packaging in the garbage ...

Clear plastic water bottles made of polyethylene tetraphthalate (PET), a polyester, were designed in the 1980s to be recycled this way. But the volume of polyester plastics is minuscule compared ...

The Bioplastics Innovation Hub aims to “revolutionize” plastic packaging by making biologically-made plastic that can break down in compost, land or water. The aim is to produce water bottles ...

The packaging industry is at a critical juncture as it grapples with the environmental challenges posed by plastic / Credit: DOERS via Shutterstock In the fast-paced world of packaging, sustainability ...

Watch the CBS Reports documentary, "Advanced Recycling: Does Big Plastic's Idea Work?" About 48 million tons of plastic waste are generated each year in the U.S., and very little of it is ever ...

Polyethylene is widely produced and used in things like packaging, plastic bags ... Health Organization report concluded there was no clear risk to human health, based on the available evidence.

In this edition of the Spotlight, Leipa outlines the ‘paperisation’ shift from plastic packaging to paper-based alternatives, and the benefits and challenges of paper composites. As global ...