Plastic pollution is a mounting global issue, but scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have taken a bold step ...

The collaboration aims to produce high-quality feedstock for both advanced and mechanical recycling processes and support the ...

A local produce distributor is working to make school lunches healthier and more environmentally friendly by dropping ...

The Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan has made a surprising decision, softening its ban on single-use plastics in the ...

What springs to mind when you're asked to think of plastic chairs? Do you picture the ubiquitous lightweight, stackable ...

Inspired by leaves, WashU researchers designed a bioplastic stronger than petroplastics and compostable at room temperature.

An India-based company has unveiled a fully biodegradable, plant-based plastic alternative that could revolutionize the fight ...

According to insights from Future Market Insights (FMI), the global polyethylene films market is poised to grow steadily over ...

A few major customers account for a substantial amount of Sonoco's revenue. They tend to have bargaining power, and if one of them were to switch to another packaging provider, it would have a ...

Amazon reduced single-use plastic packaging shipments in North America from from 65% in 2023 to just 37% in 2024. There's room for improvement, argues As You Sow.

Packaging not only plays a crucial role in ensuring the efficacy of our products, but also in protecting it from wide-ranging ...

This research introduces a concept for predicting elemental contaminants, namely, chlorine, oxygen, nitrogen, silicon, bromine, and fluorine, in household plastic packaging waste as potential ...