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 ...

Senate Bill 543 would phase out polystyrene foam dishware, packing peanuts and coolers, and will prohibit the use of PFAS, the so-called “forever chemicals,” in food packaging. It takes effect ...

The holiday season brings lots of foam packing into our homes and it usually gets tossed in the trash. This year, Mecklenburg County will recycle that foam for you. We're talking about the kind of ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A ban on plastic foam containers, like Styrofoam to-go boxes, and packing peanuts goes into effect for all of New York this new year. This will be the first statewide ban in the ...

Foam packing peanuts will be outlawed for manufacturers and retailers. The ban also applies to caterers, food carts, food trucks, retail food stores, delis, grocery stores, cafeterias, coffee ...

It also prohibits businesses from using or selling foam packing peanuts or single-use foam coolers. The Senate approved the bill in early April. Nine cities in Oregon already have local policies ...

The bill also would prohibit vendors from using or selling single-use styrofoam coolers and foam packing peanuts. Those bans would take hold in 2025, and impose fines ranging from $100 to $500 a ...

Brian Wilke has lived in his Westerville home for about 20 years. And until now, he said he's had few reasons to complain about city services or annoyances of suburban life. But when he learned ...

TIGARD, Ore. — A Tigard company has come up with an effective way to recycle that bulky, polystyrene foam packing material that takes up a huge amount of space in your garbage can and also in ...

The personal care brand Lush uses “eco-flo chips” in its packaging, an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional foam packing peanuts. Made from potato starch, these dissolvable ...

Foam packing pieces are pretty easy to come by, though, and usually free for the taking. [Lou]’s method of turning them into insulation is a box containing four circular saw blades mounted to a ...