Virginia food vendors are preparing to say goodbye to expanded polystyrene containers beginning July 1 after a state law goes ...

Pregis LLC, a Chicago-based protective packaging developer, has unveiled a foam packaging product supported by certified-circular polyethylene (PE) resins through a collaboration with Irving, ...

As lawmakers take aim at hard-to-recycle plastic and foam, a California packaging company is introducing a new shipping cooler made of woven paper fibers that could transform how temperature-sensitive ...

The system is now used in production of custom foam inserts, shadow boards and protective packaging assemblies.

With the holiday season in full swing, gifts of all shapes and sizes are being shipped around the world. But all that packaging generates lots of waste, including cardboard boxes and plastic-based ...

Recorded on September 23, 2021. Over 380 million tons of plastic are produced every year and 50% of that for single-use purposes such as product packaging. Until now, companies have been hard-pressed ...

With its implementation of the WARDJet X-Series Waterjet Cutting System, SmartShield Packaging, a major supplier of custom ...

The makers of Cup Noodles recently announced a switch to microwavable packaging, as components of the current Styrofoam packaging have been found to be bad for the environment and possibly ...

Researchers have converted waste sawdust into packaging foams with beeswax coatings, expected to match the strength and ...

Non-recyclable, non-biodegradable, petroleum-based EPS (expanded polystyrene) foam packaging is not eco-friendly stuff. There could soon be a greener and snazzier-looking alternative, however, in the ...

To develop a sustainable alternative to polystyrene, researchers reporting in ACS Applied Polymer Materials tested an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A city-wide Styrofoam recycling event is coming to Naperville next month. On Aug. 10, anyone wanting to get rid of the styrene ...