We've long been dependent on styrofoam for packaging, but that lightweight protective material is virtually impossible to decompose. So it makes sense that scientists are working on--or rather, ...

Brand owners are under ever-increasing pressure from online retailers to ensure products are packaged to prevent damage, minimize shipment size, and reduce packaging waste. This year, for example, ...

If you do want to freeze meat directly on its styrofoam tray, take these precautions: Wrap tightly: Coat the package with an ...

On Tuesday, the San Diego City Council voted 6-3 to ban the use of Styrofoam. In doing so, it joined major metropolitan areas like New York, Seattle, Minneapolis and Washington, DC in eliminating the ...

How do you say “fungi” in Swedish? As part of an ongoing effort to reduce its carbon footprint, Swedish flat-pack furniture purveyor Ikea is reportedly exploring alternatives to polystyrene packaging ...

Ottawa, May 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global foam packaging market size was valued at USD 18.32 billion in 2023 and is anticipated to reach around USD 27.79 billion by 2031, a study published ...

As You Sow, a shareholder advocacy group based in Oakland, California, that promotes social and corporate environmental responsibility, announced Jan. 10 that McDonald’s Corp. has agreed to end the ...

Perdue Farms will start packaging some of its meat products in a more earth-friendly way with compostable foam made of cornstarch that disintegrates under running water. The company said the new ...

The best way to remove plastics from the ecosystem is to make sure they never get there in the first place, and Cruz Foam is well on its way to replacing some of the worst ones out there with its ...

If you've ordered furniture or come home from an IKEA run, settled in to put the furniture together, and found that while unpacking everything you've misplaced a screw or that special wrench required ...

American household garbage increases by 25% over the holidays, but it doesn't have to tax the area's stressed trash disposal ...

Middleborough, Massachusetts, residents will have an opportunity to dispose of styrofoam responsibly this Saturday, January 10th!