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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. Foam cups for customers are pictured at the coffee counter of ...

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 ...

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, ...

Last month, we showed you a company in Santa Cruz that is revolutionizing the packaging industry with its eco-friendly version of polystyrene foam, commonly known as Styrofoam. Now their products are ...

Plastics are not inert. More than 16,000 chemicals are used in plastic production. Many — including phthalates, bisphenols, flame retardants, and PFAS — are associated with cancer, endocrine ...

On a picture-perfect day in Seattle, Emily Gonzalez, the director of Law and Policy at Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, walked around the water at Lake Union with a large bag in one hand and a grabber in ...

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 ...

Foam Cycle, Augusta, New Jersey, a manufacturer of packaging recycling systems, was recently issued a utility patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for “method and system of recycling ...

While no solid decision was made Wednesday, the Nevada City Council is one step closer to banning Styrofoam packaging from restaurants and other vendors who operate their businesses in the city limits ...